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Baby Boomers May Be Your Biggest Startup Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

Partially due to the economy, but also due to longer, healthier lives and changes in job tenure, Boomers are now expected to stay in the labor force longer, and according to a USNews article, will likely dominate the labor market by 2024. percent to 24.3 percent last year. 5%), but still remains higher than the native-born rate.

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Your Next Startup Will Likely Be Run By a Boomer

Startup Professionals Musings

Partially due to the economy, but also due to longer, healthier lives and changes in job tenure, 62% of working Boomers are now expected to stay in the labor force, with real power and influence, for at least nine more years, to 2020.

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Baby Boomers Are Surpassing Gen-Y As Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Partially due to the economy, but also due to longer, healthier lives and changes in job tenure, 60% of working Boomers are now expected to stay in the labor force, with real power and influence, for at least seven more years, to 2020. percent to 23.4 percent last year. 5%), but still remains higher than the native-born rate.

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Franchise Business: An Option For Millennial Entrepreneurs

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Believe it or not, millennials—defined as anyone born between 1981 and 1996, or ages 24–39 — have launched twice as many companies as baby boomers, according to a report by BNP Paribas Global. Two, they are able to harness their technologically savvy mindset. That follows the data.

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Encore Entrepreneur Is The New Baby Boomer Lifestyle

Startup Professionals Musings

Partially due to the economy, but also due to longer, healthier lives and changes in job tenure, Boomers are now expected to stay in the labor force longer, and according to a USNews article, will likely dominate the labor market by 2024. percent to 24.3 percent last year. 5%), but still remains higher than the native-born rate.

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Boomers are Driving a New Entrepreneurship Boom

Startup Professionals Musings

Partially due to the economy, but also due to longer, healthier lives and changes in job tenure, 62% of working Boomers are now expected to stay in the labor force, with real power and influence, for at least nine more years, to 2020. The highest growth rate last year actually was the next echelon, Gen-X, 35 to 44-year-olds.

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A New Era For Entrepreneurs And Startups Has Begun

Startup Professionals Musings

Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. With the key social media platforms today, an entrepreneur can tune a product, build a brand, and grow the business with very low cost and a high interactivity never before possible. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products. percent to 23.4

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