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Archive for June 2008

June 30th, 2008

Baby Boomer Shoppers vs. Gen X Shoppers

I recently read an online article about a retailer who described what he saw as the difference between Baby Boomers and Generation X’ers (those born between 1965 and 1980; i.e., children of Boomers) as shoppers.
For those of you boomers who own retail businesses, the differences might be important.
Baby boomers, this retailer said, were more careful, […]

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June 30th, 2008

What’s coming in July on Small Business Boomers?

I have lots of stuff to talk about in July:

July is National Retirement Planning Month, and I’m going to be interviewing Bill Losey, CFP, CSA, author of Retire in a Week, who will provide some great information about retirement planning for Baby Boomers.
July is also the middle of the year and time to take stock […]

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June 30th, 2008

Baby Boomers: Vacation to Try Out a Vocation

I just found a website for an interesting company called VocationVacations®. The company sends you on a vacation to try out a vocation.
Have you ever wanted to be:

An alpaca rancher?
A bed and breakfast owner?
A chef?
A dude rancher?
An interior designer?
A private investigator?
A sailing boat captain?
A wine bar owner, vineyard owner, or wine retailer?

There are many […]

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June 29th, 2008

Boomers: Should you pay off your house before you retire?

Good question. You are getting ready to retire in a few years. You have a fairly nice house, accompanied by a fairly large mortgage. Should you pay it off?
For: Paying it off will give you more money to spend in retirement. You will have money sitting around and available […]

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June 28th, 2008

Boomers: How to package your small business loan request

In my last post today, I talked about a new course from the SBA describing the types of loans they have available.  Here is the second new course from the SBA.
The second one, How to Package a Loan Request,  discusses the requirements for putting together a loan.
It also includes a list of “realities” about small […]

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June 28th, 2008

Boomers: You can get a loan for your small business

Over the next few days, I’ll be providing information on getting a loan for your small business - you know, the one you want to start after you “retire.”
First,  the Small Business Administration has two new online courses (really just PowerPoints) that provide information about the types of loans available and how to package a […]

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June 27th, 2008

Baby Boomer Retirement = A New Career

Baby boomers, please congratulate my husband - he is officially retiring today. Well, to be exact, he is leaving the full-time job he’s been in since 1980, leaving behind many friends and a lot of very productive work.
But he is not going to be sitting around the house - God forbid! He has […]

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June 27th, 2008

Customer Service Question: Do you talk with customers about your personal life?

My final question for Customer Service Week: Do you talk with customers about your personal life?
In some professions, you have little opportunity to talk to customers about yourself. You’re busy doing the work or sending off the product. But in many professions, you interact with customers, and there is plenty of time […]

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June 27th, 2008

Fun Friday: My Business Epiphany

This is an easy one for me.  My epiphany, my moment of realization, came from reading The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber. 
The concept is simple:  Work ON your business as if you were going to replicate it, not IN your business, just “doin’ it, doin’ it, doin’ it.” In other words, figure out the system […]

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June 26th, 2008

Why I Don’t Worry About Gas Prices… Consider the Universe

If you are worried, concerned about the future, watch this video from NASA, and consider the Universe.

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