The theme for this week seems to be “take a chance.” I have been thinking a lot about taking chances. And the photo for “Fun Friday” seems to fit right in.
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to […]
Baby Boomer Sharon Stone (born in 1958) put her foot in her mouth with her remarks about “karma” and the recent Chinese earthquake. Did she mean to? Probably not. But someone in the public eye has to be very careful what she says.
We all do. But celebrities especially. Once spoken, […]
A lot of younger workers are standing around wondering if we baby boomers are ever going to retire. After all, they can do the jobs so much better and faster, and youth trumps experience, right?
But it looks like the recession, tight housing market, and health care concerns are keeping baby boomers from retiring. […]
Are you ready to take a chance? Are you ready to quit your job and start a small business?
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This month’s contest on the Business Channel at b5media is about “taking chances.” I’m ready to take the chance, to “retire” and work full-time from home.
Have you thought about “retiring” and starting a new business, at home or elsewhere?
There is a lot of fear associated with big life changes, like changing jobs, starting a […]
Memorial Day signals the “official” start of the “vacation season.” So what are your vacation plans this year? Will you be taking a vacation? Where are you going? How long will you take? How will you keep your business going when you’re gone?
According to a recent American Express survey, […]
We all get ideas. You know, the ones that sound like good ideas at the time. But we forget to think them through.
And business owners do the same thing. Business people get caught up in an idea that sounds fantastic, that can improve their business, bring publicity, help others. But […]
Warren Buffett on children: “…a very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything but not enough to do nothing.”
You don’t have to be very rich to believe that. Have you ever wondered why children of rich people don’t do as well as their parents? I believe it’s because they […]
In my attempt to help you find that great second (or third) career, I’m continuing to look at businesses that baby boomers can start. Today it’s businesses in the beer-wine-alcohol industry, specifically microbreweries.
By the way, American Craft Beer Week was just a couple of weeks ago. Craft Brewers are “small, independent” breweries. A […]
Sean Kelly, over at Franchise Pick, did some more investigating and found more wine franchises that you might be interested in. He comments on:
The Grape
Rosevine Winery (formerly “Let’s Make Wine”)
Vino 100, and
Winestyles
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Written by Jean Murray [email] for b5media.
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