-
Recent Posts
Archives
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
Blogs I Read:
Monthly Archives: January 2011
White House Initiative to Promote Entrepreneurship
The new “Startup America” initiative launched today is a partnership between the public and private sectors to help generate jobs by promoting “high growth entrepreneurship throughout the country,” according to this White House news release . Several of the private sector commitments fall under the category of … Continue reading
Posted in Business, entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship
Tagged Business, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship
Leave a comment
What’s a “Lifestyle Business”?
Many entrepreneurs, including (especially?) those over 40, start their own businesses because of a desired change in lifestyle. Maybe they want to be their own boss. Or to have more flexibility in their schedule. Or to free themselves from a daily commute that can take hours and leave them frazzled. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship
Tagged Business, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship
Leave a comment
Cookies on Call: Franny Martin’s Sweet Success
By Lynne Strang, Late Blooming Entrepreneurs When she was in fifth grade, Franny Martin’s father gave her an item he had clipped from a magazine. “Quitters Never Win and Winners Never Quit,” it read. That philosophy stayed with Martin during … Continue reading
Posted in Business, entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship
Tagged baking, Business, cooking, entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship
Leave a comment
Three Traits of a Great Entrepreneur
While many variables contribute to success, three qualities – guts, desire and passion – increase your odds of becoming a great entrepreneur, according to this column in VentureBeat.
Websites Offer Advice For Boomers Starting Businesses
For Baby Boomers looking to pursue second careers as entrepreneurs, there’s a growing number of websites offering advice and help, according to this article in the Cape Cod Times. The article, authored by Cape Cod SCORE, provides several sites for those who … Continue reading
Savvy Rest Founder Focuses on “Ethical Selling”
By Lynne Strang, Late Blooming Entrepreneurs When asked what’s behind the success of his company, Savvy Rest’s Michael Penny doesn’t need to think too long. “People can copy what we do, but they can’t copy us,” says Penny. “It’s about transparency … Continue reading
Tech-Savvy Boomer Couple Launches Travel Website
Here’s an article about an Arizona couple launching an online luxury-travel guide geared towards Baby Boomers like themselves. The couple, says the article, has “found a niche in the social-media world, a venue traditionally reserved for entrepreneurs who are the children of … Continue reading
Keep at it. Every day.
Taped near my bathroom mirror (so I see it every day) is a piece of paper with this Robert Collier quote: Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out. Boy, is that true about starting a business. … Continue reading
Madonna to Open Nightclub Chain?
Here’s one of several reports indicating the 52-year-old Material Girl plans to expand her business empire by launching a chain of nightclubs.
Posted in Business
Leave a comment
Don’t Neglect Your Network
In a January 3rd article appearing in The Globe and Mail, Mark Evans, principal of ME Consulting, shares five lessons he learned about being an entrepreneur in 2010. Here\’s the article for those who might like to read it. Among Mark’s lessons: Build and … Continue reading
