ENTREPRENUERSHIP
All the essential tips and advice for the budding entrepreneurs.
“There is only one success- to be able to spend your life in your own way.” – Christopher Morley
Running a Service based Business – Pros and Cons
All of us have our own set of skills and areas of expertise—all you really need to possess is the drive, dedication and the desire to turn your skills into a revenue generating opportunity. A service based business is difficult to start and continue simply because in essence, you will be basically selling yourself and not [...]
In a Tough Economy will Freelance Thrive
Freedom is that instant between when someone tells you to do something and when you decide how to respond. ~Jeffrey Borenstein And that to me is what freelancing is all about.A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer. (Source: WiKi) Is there [...]
Career Options for Baby Boomers or Post-Retirement
According to the Thomas C. Nelson, Chief Operating Officer, AARP (2006), by 2012 nearly 20 percent of the U.S. workforce will be age 55 or older, up from 14 percent in 2002. As the baby boom(er) generation nears retirement age, and the generations coming after are considerably smaller, analysts are predicting labor shortages in many industries. [...]
Entrepreneurship for Baby Boomers or Post Retirement
Baby Boomers as Entrepreneurs According to Going Your Own Way, an article in USnews.com a CGC analysis of government data shows that those 55 to 64 and older represent one of the fastest-growing groups of self-employed workers. Some 1.8 million American workers ages 55 to 64 are self-employed outside of agriculture, up 29 percent from 2000, [...]
Entrepreneurship for Women Re-entering Workforce
Why being self-employed could work for you now more than ever before? With work experience not featuring in your resume, or your resume highlights a conspicuous gap from when you last had a full-time job, it is time to think of a new career move. Often starting a small scale business could be a viable possibility [...]
Reentering the Workforce – 50 Plus and Baby Boomers
Age No Bar Are you planning on re-starting your career after age 50 or post-retirement? Though it might take a longer time and a concentrated effort, there has never been a better time for the baby boomer generation to think about reentering the workforce. Many baby boomer generation men and women are learning new technology, going [...]