Starting Your Own Business? Are you starting your own business in 2020? If you are you are not alone. There has been an explosion of business formation applications in 2020 (census.gov). What the census bureau has not published is the age ranges of the people who have formed businesses. We are expecting that in the […]
The Necessity Entrepreneur – A Path to Freedom [Updated]
The Necessity Entrepreneur A necessity entrepreneur is someone who has turned to entrepreneurship because they cannot find a job or another method to create income. Many see becoming an entrepreneur as a path to freedom. They are finally free from working for someone else and have some control over their livelihood. A typical necessity entrepreneur […]
5 Reasons Why Becoming A Freelancer At 60+ Is the Best Option [Guest Post]
5 Reasons Why Becoming A Freelancer At 60+ Is the Best Option When you are 60+, one of the biggest questions you ask yourself is whether you are too old to start freelancing. The point is, that it’s never too late to learn something new. You should consider your life experience as a competitive advantage, […]
The Self-Employment Mindset: What You Need to Succeed [Guest Post]
The Self-Employment Mindset Can everyone succeed at self-employment? This question comes up every time I speak to an audience about my new book, The Self-Employment Survival Guide: Proven Strategies to Succeed as Your Own Boss. Being asked this question repeatedly has prompted me to think about the mental mindset that is required for self-employment success. […]
So You Say You Want to Be An Entrepreneur But You’re Not Sure [Guest Post]
You’ve decided that you want to be on your own as your career pivot. There could be a lot of reasons for this. Whatever those are, they are yours and seem good and sufficient for you to head in the direction of entrepreneurship. Every year, a whole bunch of people like you strikes out on […]
5 Daunting Challenges an Encore Entrepreneur Needs to Combat [Guest Post]
5 Daunting Challenges an Encore Entrepreneur Needs to Combat Contrary to popular belief, new companies don’t have to be young companies. In fact, according to the Kauffman Index, around 53 percent of new businesses in 2013 came from entrepreneurs over the age of 45. That’s up from around 44 percent in 2003. Our grandfathers had […]
3 Technologies That Make Working From Anywhere Easy
3 Technologies That Make Working From Anywhere Easy I have been exploring to see how easy it would be to move my business anywhere. As a solo-entrepreneur, my goal is to eventually have a location-independent business. Last week was my first experiment in working outside of the U.S. as an independent business. My wife and […]
A Glossary of Flexible Work Terms from FlexJobs [Guest Post]
A Glossary of Flexible Work Terms If you’re thinking of saying sayonara to office life and starting a new chapter by working remotely, you’re not alone. But chances are as you’ve perused job listings, there might be some terminology that you’re just not familiar with. So forget about whipping out your Webster’s—here’s your glossary of […]
5 Freelance Careers Perfect for Baby Boomers [Guest Post]
Freelance Careers Millions of baby boomers that did their part to grease the country’s economic wheels over productive careers, now find themselves nearing the end of a traditional work age. However, many aren’t quite ready to retire completely yet and are looking for ways to reuse their skills and experience. Luckily, baby boomers have the […]
