Gary Bates was an airline pilot for 37 years. Flying in the post 9-11 skies, he noticed that air travel had become much tougher for older travelers who struggled with more rigorous airport security and chaotic airport conditions. “People sometimes don’t know what they can bring through security. And even something as simple as a [...] [...more]
The baby boomer age wave often is characterized as a demographic and societal challenge, but it’s also a huge entrepreneurial business opportunity. The aging of the population is creating market demand for new products and services at an unprecedented pace. I spoke recently about age wave opportunities with Dick Stroud, co-author with Kim Walker of [...] [...more]
Mark Schottland’s 401(k) took a beating in the market crash of 2008, and its value plunged 35 percent, to $65,000. But rather than go into a mattress fund, the Nashville resident decided to invest in himself. Schottland used what was left of his nest egg at the end of that year to buy the Nashville [...] [...more]
The baby boom generation has broken the mold at every stage of life, and it looks like aging won’t be any different. Boomers aren’t heading quietly into retirement. They’re launching businesses, embracing digital technology and living abroad in greater numbers than ever before. But in other ways they are struggling more than the previous generation. [...] [...more]
Jeff Williams left an eighteen-year corporate career as a sales and marketing executive to start his first entrepreneurial training company in 1988. He launched Bizstarters.com in 2000, which focuses on helping 50+ entrepreneurs launch businesses. In 2008, he launched the Virtual Incubator Coaches Network. Jeff is a nationally known expert in starting a business and [...] [...more]
