Small Business Boomers

June 14th, 2008

Starting a Bed and Breakfast: Do you have what it takes?

I have been writing about bed and breakfasts as places to stay on a boomer vacation and as a business for baby boomers. Today, I’ll talk about how to start one and your odds of succeeding.
HomeBizNotes wrote about bed and breakfasts a few months ago and listed 21 “brainsparks” for you to consider if […]

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June 12th, 2008

Baby boomers in chocolate … businesses, that is

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 […]

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April 13th, 2008

Illusions of Entrepreneurship - The Entrepreneur Quiz

I have been reading about a new book titled Illusions of Entrepreneurship, from Yale University Press (as a matter of fact, I ordered a copy).  In my reading, I ran across a quiz about entrepreneurship.  You really should take this quiz.  It has answers to questions such as:

Who is likelier to start a new business […]

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January 31st, 2008

Older veterans starting businesses - Get help here

Which of the following is true? Veterans are:

More likely than others to start businesses
More successful in their businesses than others
Working in home-based businesses.

The answer, of course, is “All of the Above.” If you’re a baby boomer veteran considering starting a small business, there are many resources to help you. The […]

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