- May 1, 2012
When Louis Willcox retired from his 37-year career as an administrative officer with the federal government, he didn´t think twice about his next step. “My feeling ...
- April 16, 2012
A career in venture capital taught Tim Schigel that the person who starts a company isn´t nessarily the best choice to lead the company´s growth. That knowledge guided Schigel last year when he led the CEO search for ShareThis, the company known for ...
- April 6, 2012
By Amy Lindgren In last week´s column, I posed the question: Should you start a freelance business if your job search isn´t panning out? I answered the question with the ever-handy “It depends,” and provided some thoughts on what it might depend on....
- January 9, 2012
A legal requirement that the service must prefund health care retirement benefits for future retirees is another burden - one that many post office employees and supporters protest as unfair. Business owners who will perhaps be hurt most if the ...
- December 21, 2011
At 91, Maxine Bennett still works six days a week at her jewelry store, keeping the books, helping customers and occasionally going on buying trips. Retirement´s not for her. "At 65, I was just really getting started," Bennett said...
Charlotte Observer - December 6, 2011
It´s a frustration that local career coach Mark Burch hears quite often: Why do older workers have such a hard time finding jobs? "The thing is these folks have another good 15 to 20 years of productive work left," Burch said...
Globe and Mail - October 2, 2011
Starting your own business must be considered in crafting a good career plan. You can rule it out, but think about it first. These six technology entrepreneurs share their stories – and prove that 40 is nowhere near “over the hill” for startup success. Age is nothing but an advantage for third-time...
Bloomberg - September 27, 2011
For some displaced workers, however, a career plan involving self-employment may be their best hope. Entrepreneurial aid to the jobless is typically aimed at educated, older workers who lost good jobs in battered industries. With the national unemployment rate above 9 percent...
Wall Street Journal - August 5, 2011
It´s true that the older you get, the more risk-averse you become, but the Great Recession has changed that. Many older workers who lost their jobs have decided it was finally time to launch the business they´ve been talking about for years, the business they´ve listed on their career plan as their ultimate dream. By now, the have such a good resume that it seems redundant to do anything but go for...
CNN Money - January 12, 2011
Dear Annie: After 38 years in financial management, I´ll be retiring at the end of this year, but I hope to be working just as hard at something new. My wife and I (and our two daughters) are avid...
Chartered Management Institute - December 23, 2010
Older workers who are unemployed at the moment could consider going into business for themselves if they have things like the right skill-sets, it has been suggested....
Bloomberg Business Week - October 25, 2010
Small employers and the self-employed can take advantage of recent tax code changes that increase the number and amount of eligible write-offs ...
U.S.News Money - September 23, 2010
The extensive knowledge and experience that baby boomers have accumulated throughout their working lives could make them the ideal entrepreneurs. Increasingly, older workers who are unable to find new jobs or are looking for increased workplace flexibility go to work for themselves. Almost a quarter of workers who change jobs after age 51 become self-employed, according to an AARP and Urban Institute analysis. Here are some tips for becoming an entrepreneur in retirement:...
