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Baby Boomers: Exercise Your Entrepreneurial Independence

Note to all baby boomers - one billion, seven hundred million people have access to the Internet. For the aspiring baby boomer entrepreneur just staring up his or her home-based business, every one of those people is a potential customer. With the right Internet marketing, a lot of them could be convinced to buy the product or service that's offered.

Retirement Income Opportunities

More than ever of the 78 million Baby Boomers in the United States alone are discovering that they will need to supplement their retirement income to replace staggering losses in 401Ks and IRAs. With pension plans going broke, Social Security in uncertainty, a volatile stock market, and rising cost of living, more and more people who are in retirement or at the end of their working years are looking for retirement income opportunities.

Fellow Baby Boomers

Few Baby Boomers are financially prepared for retirement. With the business opportunity I recently discovered, there is still time to comfortably enjoy our golden years.

The Political Failures of the Baby Boomers, and the Challenges for the Next Generation

The Boomers' failures are distributed uniformly from Right to Left. But given the liberal-leaning Boomers' original rise from the 1960s counterculture, their weak-kneed absorption into the partisan political establishment is most ironic. The generation that fought for free speech and the right to question authority now enforces strict political correctness and quashes political dissent from their tenured posts in academia.

Communication: What’s the Best Way?

We are experience many different communication challenges in our workforce everyday given the different communication styles of each of the generations in the workplace. Is one generation’s style more correct than another? Is there one communication style that is better than another? It depends…on the people you work with, the clients you interact with and the culture of your company. As part of our research for Bridging the Generation Gap, Linda Gravett, PhD, SPHR, CEQC and I asked 500 individuals in each of the generations what their preferred communication method was in order to learn more about the different communication styles. We quickly learned there were definitely preferences based on the generations.

Baby Boomers Conquer the Internet

Baby boomers are realizing the benefits of establishing an Internet marketing business and working from home. Time flexibility, low initial investment and the freedom to choose a product or service that appeals to them are all key factors in their decision.

Are You a Baby Boomer and Is Retirement for You?

Many baby boomers are starting second careers and self employment is very appealing to them.

Can Baby Boomers Retire

Boomers take on 2nd careers.

Marketing High-Tech Careers to Y-ers

Generation Y is the biggest bulge since baby boomers and the largest consumer group in the history of the US. This strong-willed, choice-driven generation is forcing marketers to rethink their old strategies.

Baby Boomers - Business should be Booming for you!

If you were born between the years 1946 and 1964 then you are classified as a baby boomer, although you are closer to death than infancy. This is the biggest generation of entrepreneurs at the moment. This generation has guts, drive, motivation, determination and persistence. They are frantically working towards a dream retirement and nothing is going to stop them. At the moment baby boomers make up about 27% of the population, and about 70% of baby boomers own their homes. This just goes to show that this must be one of the hardest working generations of our time.

Are You An Accidental Consultant?

Times of economic upheaval are great equalizers and cleansers. The conditions shake out people who may not be at the top of their industry. Sometimes "natural selection" is at play, and the process can be cruel. On the flip side, when we stop taking ourselves so seriously, there are "natural" opportunities that evolve. The Accidental Consultant knows just what I mean.

Baby Boomers Can Make Money Fast!

If you are a Baby Boomer then you know you are coming close to having to face, retirement, even if you are not ready to retire. If you are considering putting something in place to secure your senior years, then now is the time to begin. TO ensure your success to make money fast, go the extra mile and get an experienced MLM Mentor.

Why mature age Australian Consumers? Because that's where the money is!

When infamous felon Willie "The Actor" Sutton was asked why he robbed banks, he replied by stating the obvious - "because that's where the money is!". That reply is equally obvious, and accurate, whenever a business owner or manager asks why their business should target mature age Australians - "because that's where the money is!".

What Boomer Women Want - New Rules for Retailing to these Harried Customers

When it comes to retailing, it's easy to get distracted by the hype about selling to the upcoming Millennials (twenty somethings) or Gen Xers (thirty somethings). Fine if your products are meant for these groups, but if your target-market is Baby-Boomer women, you'll need to operate quite differently from the current practices of most retailers...

From Boomer to Bloomer - A New Life Phase for Baby Boomers

Baby boomers are starting to reach what we used to call the age of retirement. Now they are looking to create a new life-cycle with its own stages of birth, growth and maturity.It's time to rename their generation baby bloomers.

The Perfect Storm

January 1st, 2008 came and went as any typical new year's day. People celebrated the New Year in a vast array of traditions around the world. The hope of a brand new year brought promise of great things to come. Organizational leaders, captains of industry, managers and entrepreneurs all joined the celebration as they have in past years. There were no headlines of concern, no alarms in the corporate conference room and no big fuss about the pending storm of change that would besiege most organizations for years to come. People simply did not notice or even acknowledge the magnitude of change that day would bring to most organizations in the United States.

The Workplace 2020

I cannot believe that I am writing anything about the year 2020. It almost sounds like a science fiction movie title and yet it is only ten short years away. I say "short" because this past decade flew by at an inconceivable pace in my own mind. The reality of the present is that 2020 is just around the corner and the corner is getting closer as we speak.

NOSTALGIA, A POWERFUL BUT OFTEN NEGLECTED SELLING TOOL

Nostalgia can be used as a powerful selling tool. Here's how:

Utilizing Transition

Assessing the roles of email and social networking sites for effective book marketing.

Goal Achieving Made Easy

The first step towards successful goal setting and goal achieving is to realize that you do have the power to control your life. Successful people know how to achieve their goals by utilizing personal and business coaches.

Boomers are Changing the World AGAIN

A key trend in American business is the rise of the Baby Boomer small business entrepreneur.

The Coming U.S. Dollar Devaluation - A Major, Negative Impact on All of Us

The coming U.S. dollar devaluation will have a major impact on all of us. The fact that the dollar is falling in value means that investors consider the United States economy to be in disarray and out of control.

Baby Boomers: Work From Home

Have you ever questioned why there are so many Baby Boomers? I mean, what was going on about nine months before we all got born? Even more important, what's happening to us today? Also, have you thought about retiring? Yeah, Right! In today's economy, are you kidding? We're probably in another "great" depression, but government "reports" won't come out in time to help us decide. So let's call whatever's happening an extended recession. Okay? Back to your retirement plans. With government spending totally out of control, and all the corporate failures and downsizing, can you even be sure you'll keep the job you have?

Attracting the Next Generation of Workers

Facing the expected retirement of millions of baby boomers and a smaller pool of Generation X employees to replace them, managers will need the help of another group of professionals: Generation Y. Also known as Millennials, this group consists of more than 80 million individuals born approximately between 1979 and 1999. Millennials are the workforce of tomorrow, and according to a survey conducted by Robert Half International with CareerBuilder.com, hiring managers consider this generation the hardest to recruit and retain.

Do I have to blog, tweet or link-in? Social networking unmasked.

If you're anything like me, you've been bombarded with requests to get on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter. Being the Boomer I am, I really don't want to tweet, peep, or anything else that sounds like making friends online...just too creepy for me. None the less, reality is that social networking is here to stay. To understand why, and how critical it is to the future of your business, please read my article that describes why social media is here to stay, and why it's time to jump in.

Baby Boomers – How They Are Effecting The Franchise Industry

This article discusses how Baby Boomers make great franchisees and how they are effecting the franchise industry.

Transfers vs. New First Time Franchisees

Many of today's experienced franchisees started when they were in their early forties. Now these Baby Boomers are in their fifties and sixties and looking toward retirement. Of the 25 million or more business owners in the U.S. today, many of them are Baby Boomers. Therefore, transfers or franchise re-sales will rise relative to new units in the next few years.

Back to Basics: Offering Opportunity and Community in Times of Change

When we show people a way to invest in their inner wealth and provide them with a medium for exchanging value, we enable them to live from possibility rather than from fear and lack. Wealth and freedom can be attained here and now, when our work fulfills our hearts.

Succession Leadership Today's & Tomorrow's Sales Management Challenge

Succession leadership with the forthcoming retirement of the Baby Boomers (representing the largest percentage of the workforce) is becoming a critical success factor for businesses from small to large. No where is this more apparent than in sales management.

Boorish Behaviors Are Today’s Common Business Behaviors

People do business with people they know and trust. Learn if your behaviors are professional or simply boorish.

Three Trends Facing Future Business Strategic Planning

Where does time go? What seems like just yesterday you were planning this year's goals and now it is 6 months or heaven's forbid 2 years later!

New Career Path? Look Over Your Shoulder

When embarking on a new career it is helpful to examine the path that brought you to this point.

Recession-Proof Lessons of Succession

This article is based on the author’s experience in partnering with a Level 5 CEO who was orchestrating his own succession. This leadership transition represented the first at this level since the 153-year-old company became an employee owned business in a buyout from the last family owner. The company became employee-owned after 140 years of family ownership, growing more than 10 times in 10 years following the transfer of ownership. They have sustained more than 10 years of consecutive profitability as a privately held organization. Today, they generate revenue of more than $1.5 billion with over 2,500 employees of whom more than 300 are stockholders.

From Radicals to Retirees

This article, published in the June edition of Winning Workplaces, will help you discover proactive ways to address the impact of the loss of boomer employees and ways to meet the needs of workers over 50.

The 'Booming' Franchise Industry- Franchises That Cater to Baby Boomers

As the nation's population of baby boomers approach retirement, they are finding themselves with financial security and the luxury of free time. Their children are grown and they are embarking on a new chapter in their lives. Many are devoting time to traveling and taking better care of themselves. As they embrace their new lifestyle, they are discovering new wants and needs. Frequently, the products and services provided by franchises are meeting those needs.

What's A Recession Proof Franchise?

Provides a brief explanation about what a recession proof franchise is including a list of industry categories that are considered recession proof.

Article #4 Attention: Legitimate, Affordable, High-Income Home Based Business Seekers!

“Attention Home Based Business Seekers! Are you seeking a business that is legitimate, affordable with high income potential? Then this report could be the most important you ever read!” In 1989 the World Wide Web was born, and we entered the information age. Young entreprenuers were becoming millionaires but the baby boomers were getting laid off because they were technically ignorant. They didn’t know how to work the computers and companies didn’t want to shell out the money to train them. In todays economy it is getting worse. Baby Boomers are

Does Age Matter?

There is a lot of talk about age these days. People talk about the X and Y Generation, the Baby Boomers and recently I have heard the expression, igeneration!!! Then there is the ageism debate and Governments bringing in legislation to make employers employ people of all ages.

Ideal Jobs for Baby Boomers

Seventy-eight million baby boomers will be considering retirement in the next 5-15 years and they are reinventing what it means to be "old" and still working. Now is the time to think about what it is you truly want in your working experience to make this transition easier and without confusion or frustration.

Leadership Development Your Company Can Afford…Even This Year!

Do you need to be developing leaders for the future? Do you think it must cost a fortune, and it's just plain out of reach for this year, given budget constraints? Learn how one company built it's bench to prepare for baby boomer retirements with an inexpensive, no-travel, highly effective leadership development process. And after strengthening their leadership team using this approach, learn about the great results they produced during the last five years.

Winning the War for Leadership Talent

The demand for leadership talent greatly exceeds supply. If economic growth continues at a modest 2 percent for the next 15 years, there would be a need for one-third more senior leaders than there are today.

ATTENTION PresidentElect Obama Heres the Real Economic Rescue Plan

The economy is falling. Times are uncertain. Many people are in crisis. What's the answer? Will the government bail us out? When will it kick in? How will it affect us? No one knows the answers, and with all due respect; even President-Elect Obama doesn't know these answers. What's the real answer? The real answer is that a collective bailout will require each and every one of us to participate in our own rescue.

How To Destroy The Bridge Between Generations - Scoop 44

Creating effective communication within organization

How to Become a Home Based Travel Agent

The travel industry is the world’s largest market and the experts are saying that it is only going to get bigger. As the baby boomers are reaching retirement age, they are expected to increase their traveling creating a whole new market to the industry. Internationally, as developing countries are growing their economies, more middle-class residents are coming to the travel market creating another new market to the industry.

Sales Leadership Excellence: How to Recruit & Retain More High-Producing Sales Leaders

As work becomes less about muscle and more about intellect, sales leadership styles need to change. Know what causes a worker to enjoy their work and motivate them to become high producing sales leaders...

Why Should I Have to Keep Them Entertained?

Why you have to nurture your relationships with the youngest workforce

Leveraging Generational Diversity

The different generations at a glance and how to utilize the strengths of each

The 7 Most Effective Ways to Recruit, Retain and Motivate Your Youngest Generation

How to make your organization more productive

Helicopter Parents Descending onto Your Organization

Has your organization seen an increase in the number of "helicopter" parents involving themselves with their child's work, social and personal life? If so, you're not alone. This trend has definitely taken an upswing the past few years, and has become so common that there are organizations trying to devise strategies on how to combat this phenomenon.

Succession Leadership is the Success Lynch Pin for Individuals, Businesses and Organizations

What makes some individuals to organizations more successful and sustainable than others? The answer simply is great and effective leadership. Much is written about leadership. Bad leadership spells disaster!

Guerrilla Marketing for the Small Marketing Budget

A smallish budget and a need to spend it wisely- a common cry from the small business. But small budget does not mean ineffective – you just need to be specific, memorable, unusual and have a lot of energy.

I WANT IT AND I WANT IT NOW – The dilemma of employing Gen Y

This kind of thinking is probably what got us all into the terrible financial crisis that is raging across the world like some kind of out-of-control bush fire. The Wall Street credo that greed is good has rapidly become greed is very expensive. In this article though, I want to focus primarily on the habits and behaviours of what we know as the Gen Y kids, those born between 1979 and 1994.

Senior Care Franchises--A Business Opportunity Even In Recession

Recession comes and goes, but people will always get old. Here are some ways that you can profit from an industry that no recession can stop.

What Does Age Have To Do With Anything?

There’s an expression that I’ve heard over and over again – “If you didn’t know how old you were, then how old do you think you’d be?” More and more baby boomers are leaving the corporate world and starting their own businesses – only to come up against the mindset that perhaps they are too old to start up a business. This mindset not only exists in the ‘outside world’ but is even stronger inside our own heads!

Management styles for Gen-X and Gen-Y

Managing today workforce is not an easy task. It takes different tools to get through to Gen X and Gen Y.

The New Leadership Frontier

The next decade is expected to present three major challenges for leaders. • Skills shortages • Employee Retention • Innovation Skills Shortages • In 2006, 9 out of 10 U.S. Manufacturers polled indicated they could not find enough skilled workers to fill the jobs needed to run their shops. • 64% of HR Professionals polled indicated recruiting is their leading challenge and they expect that to continue • Three-fifths of the new jobs in this century will need skills that only one-fifth of today’s workers have • Nearly 3 out of 10 employers worldwide said they would have hired more workers last year but were unable to find qualified applicants

Its A Booming Time For Business

If you were a man you expected to retire at 65 and die at 75; and if you were smart you banked enough dough to see you comfortably through that stretch. We figured we'd get at least 10 good leisurely years before the grim reaper shows up without having to worry about money. Turns out, we were wrong.

Entrepreneurs Just Get Better With Age

According to recent studies 22 percent of men and 14 percent of women over 65 are self-employed. That's compared to just 7 percent for other age groups. According to a Vanderbilt University study the number of entrepreneurs age 45 to 64 will grow by 15 million by 2006.

Succession Planning – How to Plan for a Changing of the Guard

In business there has been a lot of talk recently about baby-boomers looking to retire and who should they hand over the reigns to. This succession planning debate is great – but it neglects the general successions that happen all the time in business. By this I mean the sort of succession that happens: • When a manager goes on holiday and someone steps into their shoes to fill in while they are away • When someone gets promoted or transferred to another role • When someone resigns

Millennials – Can’t Work With ‘Em…Can’t Work Without ‘Em: So what’s a company to do?

Millennials: The youngest members of your workforce, given that moniker becaue they began entering the workforce at the turn of the millennium. As with their older counterparts, they have their own set of stereotypes that come along with them: "Slackers" - "Whiners" - "The 'get a reward for everything' generation." How do companies, and particularly we Boomer bosses, make the most of these young people's capacities while we help them learn how to navigate a work world that will not always be as warm and fuzzy as was mom and the soccer coach?

Employee Retention Ideas

What can your small business do to help build a positive culture and create a workplace that attracts and retains employees? Here are a few cool ideas from a company I work with...

Why Motivation Malfunctions at Midlife

Do you have trouble completing tasks? Do you lack organization and drive? These questions identify why so many baby boomers find it difficult to maintain their momentum through the overwhelm of their daily responsibilities. The following are several reasons why motivation falls apart and what you can do about it.

Motivating the late, the lazy and the terminally uninspired

How to delegate while also growing your staff

The Joy of the “Y”: Coaching a New Generation

Tapping into the potential of generation "Y"

Starting a Business on the Internet

Often, retirement is the time when most baby boomers contemplate the idea of starting a second career. There are number of ways in which baby boomers can earn some additional income, one of which is starting your own online business. If you are one of those who want to have a booming online business, you may want to consider some useful tips listed in this article.

Baby Boomers - Turn your Creative Practical Hobbies into a Business

Each one of us is talented and enthusiastic about our hobby. Wouldn’t it be great if our hobby could help us make money? This is what most of the baby boomers are doing. They are converting their hobby into money making ventures. But do not confuse this with a quick money making scheme, because it is not that simple. It involves hard work and dedication.

Are You a Baby Boomer Who's Coachabl

Baby boomers are alive and well and living in droves, in all corners of the globe. Now in their 50s and 60s, many baby boomers reject any notion of retirement. Yet, many still have an entrepreneurial flame that’s burning brightly, which fuels their motivation to keep working. To take your place, and succeed in today’s new economy, means total openness to fresh approaches, and new learning. The big question is, “ how coachable you are?” and "are you really as coachable as you think? Here are three ways to check.

3 Powerful Ways Baby Boomers Scared of Outliving Their Retirement Can Be an Encore Entrepreneur

Are you a baby boomer who's been laid off? Are you a boomer who knows that you'll likely outlive your retirement nest egg! Are you scared because you don't know what to do and how to do it? Discover three ways to get started creating a work from home opportunity for yourself.

What You Must Do In a Shrinking Job Market

The economic crisis continues to take a toll on people around the world and unemployment rates are steadily rising, suggests Mike Farrell with aspenIbiz. Read this short post as it highlights that a home-based business opportunity may be the answer to a shrinking job market in The New Economy.

Are You a Baby Boomer Who Wants to Succeed?

For baby boomers to have the desire to succeed means having will, determination, and courage. Read what baby boomers need to do to be successful working from home.

Three Billion-Dollar Ideas

If you're looking for a business idea, you could find it within one of these three hot start-up opportunities.

Where ideas are born

Is there a secret place where great business ideas hatch? Want to launch your own business but stuck for inspiration? Read this article to find out where most entrepreneurs find their "A-ha!" moment.

Home Based Business Success: 3 Key Marketing Essentials

As the economy waffles along increasing one minute and decreasing the next, and unemployment hovers near 10% nationwide, people are fast realizing that home-based businesses are the way for to supplement or replace income without being dependent on others. To build a successful home-based business you need three key marketing essentials.

The Secret To Make Oprah Winfrey Call About Your Small Business

Firstly, should Oprah Winfrey call about your small business be prepared to have a backup plan for increased productions and delivery! Receiving a phone call from Oprah Winfrey's camp is like winning the mega lottery for any size business. This woman has the absolute power to create instant overnight business success. That's why every small business should inline their company to receive this recognition.

Statistics Show Senior Care Category Will Only Increase

The senior-care industry is a thriving sector and is expected to undergo a major boom as the “baby boomers” start to retire. They are in sound health and have good money in their hands. But they too need effective assistance at times and that is exactly what is fueling the growth of this segment of the franchising industry.

Work Enjoyment Helps Employee Retention.

Employee retention is about the nature of the work itself and the work environment/culture. What can you do? Firstly, you have to get the basics right - good pay, appropriate conditions, etc. Secondly, you have to remove the fear of uncertainty - employees should feel safe and secure in their employment. They should not be concerned about your employment practices. They should not picture you 'with a whip'. Thirdly, you have to work hard to create and maintain a good work culture and climate.

This Is An Overlooked Business Opportunity Right at Your Fingertips

Having a home-based business is rapidly becoming a necessity in our underperforming economy, suggests Mike Farrell with aspenIbiz. Read this short post as it provides some guidelines to reduce your worries about the IRS ruining your home-grown financial survival plan in The New Economy.

Why every business needs to consider generational differences

It turns out that different generations of employees respond to very different management approaches and incentives. Likewise, different generations of consumers respond differently to different marketing messages. Four generations are common in the workforce and consumer market today, and it is important to understand each. This article is indebted to the work of University of Illinois’s Extension Program and their research on engaging generations.

Finding Fulfillment at Midlife: Home Staging as a Second Chance Career

The Staging Diva Home Staging Business Training Program fills a crucial need for career training as the trend continues for baby boomers to look for "second chance" careers that will make their lives more meaningful and fulfilling. Home Staging, a fast growing real estate service career, gives individuals the chance to use their passion for decorating to make a difference in people's lives.

A Perfect Next Career for Recent Retirees and Seasoned Businesspeople

This article discusses the reasons why business coaching and consulting are an ideal career for retired businesspeople and seasoned executives in transition.

Looking for a "Handy" Franchise Opportunity?

As long as people need homes, they will need home maintenance. And today, more and more home maintenance is being performed by professional labor. It is much more common these days to see both the husband and wife each with their own career working outside the home.

Bridging the Generation Gap

Young people, we hear, want to play video games all day, while thinking they should be in charge the Monday after they start. They are disloyal and will leave the job at the drop of a hat. Young people need praise all the time, yet they are non-conforming and don’t understand the rules of workplace.

Boomer Entrepreneurs: 4 Secret Motivators That Drive Your Customers To The "Buy Now" Button

How do you attract customers to your home-based business ? As a savvy boomer entrepreneur, do you understand the "hot buttons" that motivate them to click the "buy now" button on your website? Discover four secrets that work like magic.

Ten steps which may change your work and your life!

Here are ten steps which may change your work and your life.

4 Important Lessons Every Boomer Entrepreneur Can Learn From Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs has been hailed as an American genius who has changed our world forever. It’s easy to be in total awe of his brilliant and creative mind. What are some important lessons boomer entrepreneurs, not ready for retirement, can learn from his genius? Learn four:

Online Business: Are You Turning Up the Heat In Your Home Business?

No one ever said that being an entrepreneur and owning your own online home-based business was easy. What are you doing to turn up the heat in your home business?

Clash Points at Work – Geeks and Geezers

Baby Boomers are lingering in the workplace. The younger Gen X and Gen Y (New Millennials) are growing impatient to ascend to leadership responsibilities. New graduates are knocking at HR’s door in record numbers. And technology, including social media, is transforming the mode and pace of communication. These trends are creating new opportunities, but not without foreseeable generational clashes.

Online Home Business: Do You Have the "Magic Gene" to Attract Business Success?

As an online entrepreneur working from home, do you have the "magic gene" to make your home business successful? Read on to find the answer.

Clashing at Work – Who Are the Generations?

Learning how to work, live and play together is crucial, and every manager must master ways to bridge generational gaps. Managerial survival calls for a coordinated, collaborative strategy to leverage each generation’s strengths and neutralize its liabilities.

Baby Boomers are Technologically Savvy!

This article discusses how to better market to Baby Boomers (the largest generation). It also talks about the importance of marketing effectively to the (unprecedented) six generations that are alive today.

Top Ten List Survive the Big Boomer Business Bust

In the next decade half of all small and medium size business owners will exit their business. Unfortunately, only about 20% will be succesful in selling their businesses. This article will explain some ways to improve your chances of selling your company for big bucks!

Clash Points at Work – How Are the Generations Different?

What happens when generations don’t share the same values and beliefs about workplace success?

Four Generational Clash Points at Work

An argument can be made that the different generations represented in the workplace view work in four ways that can create conflict that must be managed to ensure full engagement.

The Battle for Talent is Heating Up, Are You Ready?

This is an interesting time in the history of business - workplace dynamics are in the midst of a huge shift. Baby Boomers in their 60’s are running into the challenges of managing the very different needs of those in the Y generation. In fact, so much focus has been placed on these two sizeable generations colliding in the marketplace, that the generation in between them, Generation X, has been largely forgotten.

Generational Clash Points - Issues You Can’t Ignore

Learning how to work, live and play together is crucial, and every manager must master ways to bridge generational gaps. Managerial competence requires a coordinated, collaborative strategy to leverage each generation’s strengths and neutralize its liabilities.

The most important question to ask after forty!

After 40, What big changes can you make now in your life and your work which will enable more happiness and joy. This is the most important question to ask.

Now is the Time

I love the hopeful feeling of having a new calendar and fresh plans laid out in front of me. But of course the New Year doesn’t wait long before euphoria subsides and it begins testing your resolve, persistence and plans. Whether your goals for 2012 were written in indelible ink or simply mumbled to yourself during your commute, the universe somehow seems to know about them and begins delivering the challenges. At some primal level, we know that our plans will only take wing if we get both hands on the steering wheel and are not shy about turning it in a direction we want to go. So, if starting a business is on your list of resolutions, I have some thoughts to share with you.

Be Your Own Boss - Career Planning for Baby Boomers

Many of the baby boomers, whether from a desire to be active longer, or necessity, are planning to work beyond the usual retirement age of 65. After 20 years or more in big companies, in corporate jobs, and careers, many veteran retirees are pondering, or taking early retirement from their companies and old jobs, and branching out. A large, and growing, number of baby boomers are happily abandoning traditional post retirement employment in favor of being self-employed.

Make Working at Home Work Well

Most retired baby boomers have tried their hands at a variety of home-based careers and businesses, from writing to consulting to even crafting, either full time or part time. Yes, more and more baby boomers are now choosing to work from home, either starting their own businesses or blending their post-retirement leisure time with their already established careers. This can be a daunting aspect that requires loads of direction, motivation and of course tweaking! So, if you’re contemplating jumping off the corporate ladder to start your own business, or if you have just retired and need that extra income, then here are a few tips to help make you work better from home:

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