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Quote of the Week: Google Founder Sergei Brin - Success will come from simplicity

GOOGLE founder Sergei Brin recently was asked in CNN Money how to succeed this year. He said, “Success will come from simplicity.”I treasure simplicity; the simpler things are, the...

Started in Small Business Boomers • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: business quotes, computer technology, sharpening the blade, mindset, business work
Baby Boomers now officially eligible for Social Security - look out!

In case you haven’t heard, the first baby boomer is now eligible for Social Security. Kathleen Casey Kirshner turned 62 at one minute after midnight on January 1, 2008. So what does this mean...

Started in Small Business Boomers • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: boomers nearing retirement, boomer talk, being a boomer, baby boomer, baby boomers
Mythbuster #2 - Entrepreneurs are risk takers

Myth: Entrepreneurs are risk takers. The Truth: The derivation of the word “entrepreneur” includes the concept of ‘risk-taking.’ And many people assume that entrepreneurs...

Started in Small Business Boomers • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: small business myths - busted!, starting up, new ideas, business person, business venture
Remember Peter Jenkins? Now he’s walking around in Alaska.

In preparation for a cruise to Alaska this summer (I hope), I read Peter Jenkins’ book Looking for Alaska. Some of you may remember Peter Jenkins, the Baby Boomer who walked across America in...

Started in Small Business Boomers • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: boomer books, boomer talk, being a boomer, health
Housing Bust and Retail Real Estate

Residential housing and retail real estate are closely linked.  The boom in housing produced a follow along boom in retail real estate.  Now, the housing bust is producing a similar bust in retail...

Started in Small Business Boomers • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: starting up, business plan, business improvements, marketing
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It’s nice to know we’re not alone, but …

Sunday I had an interesting conversation with a high school teacher from Mongolia.  How this came about is a long story with which I shall not bore you.  She is in her mid-30’s, married with 2...

Started in Small Business Boomers • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: computer technology, mindset
Henry Ford and the price of coffee

When Henry Ford started the Ford Motor Company he initiated many ideas which were revolutionary for the time.  One of the most denigrated by other industrialists was his the high level of pay he gave...

Started in Small Business Boomers • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: jobs, marketing, finance
Quote of the week: Enjoy!

Enjoyment is not a goal; it is a feeling that accompanies important ongoing activity. – Paul Goodman I’ve been thinking more about the concept that I mentioned a few...

Started in Small Business Boomers • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: work, being a boomer, mindset
The Political Season Really Begins

It’s the season to make political comments, because the national debate over who will be the next president of the United States does matter to us personally as small business people. I’m...

Started in Small Business Boomers • 10 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: politics