Over at Home Biz Notes, Mary Emma Allen talks about a business Baby Boomers might enjoy having: Pet Sitting and Dog Walking. If you are an animal lover like me, this would be a great idea for a business. I agree with the the comment, though, that walking dogs in Iowa in the winter might […]
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If you are looking for a business that is easy to start with low overhead, consider a mobile (aka: door-to-door) business. I was reminded of this idea yesterday when a friend called me to ask if I would help her set up a professional practice that would go to people in […]
Sean Kelly over at FranchisePick.com commented on my recent story about a PizzaWorld franchisee in our area that folded. Sean includes the video from the PizzaWorld franchise site, showing how enthusiastic these people were about the franchise.
If you are considering buying a pizza franchise, do your homework. Spend time reading the magazines Sean […]
The SBA recognizes how many of us Baby Boomers are going into business for ourselves, or starting second, or third, careers, so it has produced a new web page for Baby Boomer small business owners and those who want to own small businesses. They call it the “50-plus Entrepreneur” site.
Many of the resources on […]
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A PizzaWorld franchise opened near us, so my husband and I started eating there. We found the owners friendly and the food excellent, if slightly overpriced. They were in a good location in a growing area of town, and we were thrilled to find a […]
If you want some great ideas for businesses you can start as a Baby Boomer, or you just want to see what some other baby boomers are doing, check out StartupNation’s list/contest of “Boomers Back in Business.” Each business is profiled and you can vote for your favorite.
StartupNational also has a list of last year’s […]
Sean Kelly over at Franchise Pick suggested that you might be interested in what he found out about a new “business opportunity” - RedBull vending machines. It sounds like a great opportunity for a baby boomer who is retired or semi-retired, and who has time to install/maintain/fill vending machines. While these kinds of businesses are […]
I confess; I’m a confirmed choc-o-holic. I blame my mother; the only way she could get me to drink milk was to put chocolate syrup in it. Remember?
I am convinced that chocolate is the perfect food. I am certain that it is also a healthy food. We have all heard […]
In the same way as any kind of investment, do your homework. As I posted yesterday, if the franchisees of Cork and Olive had checked public records in Florida, they would have found out that Michael Probst had a judgment against him for over $800,000. That alone would have scared me off.
In […]
Back in May I wrote a couple of posts on wine-related businesses for boomers. Sean Kelly over at Franchise Pick has some more information about a wine store franchise called Cork and Olive. The Florida-based stores do wine tastings, sell wine and other related products.
The owner, one Michael Probst, closed out, laying off 40 […]
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