Startup Professionals Musings

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How Baby Boomers Fit In The Realm Of Entrepreneurship

Startup Professionals Musings

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Yet credible reports on current trends tell us just the opposite.

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The Demographics Of New Venture Founders Are Changing

Startup Professionals Musings

83 percent of online users aged 50-64 use social media now, and the growth rate continues to increase. Since new businesses are a key driver of economic growth, this should bode well for America, and for world economic growth as well. In terms of job creation, innovation, and productivity, entrepreneurs drive growth.

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Baby Boomers May Be Your Biggest Startup Competitors

Startup Professionals Musings

65 percent of online users aged 50-64 use social media now, and the growth rate continues to increase. Business-startup rates in America increased the most in the Midwest and South. Since entrepreneurship is a key driver of economic growth, this should bode well for America, and for world economic growth as well.

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Welcome To The New Wave Of Opportunities And Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

His focus is on entrepreneurs in America, but what he says applies to every other country as well. Scaling is done first by customer alliances through social media, and later by distributed joint ventures and coopetition. We need the new wave of entrepreneurs to facilitate: A new era for manufacturing enterprises.

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Startups Are Not Just The Realm Of Young Generations

Startup Professionals Musings

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Yet credible reports on current trends tell us just the opposite.

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10 Positive Signs For Starting Your Own Business Now

Startup Professionals Musings

Crowd funding is setting new records worldwide, with $17 billion from North America alone, and VCs poured another $100 billion more into small growth companies last year. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. Last year 300,000+ American angels invested an estimated $25 billion in more than 70,000 startup deals.

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Baby Boomers Are Surpassing Gen-Y As Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

Six out of 10 Internet users aged 50-64 use social media now, and the growth rate continues to increase. Business-startup rates in America increased the most in the Midwest and South. Since entrepreneurship is a key driver of economic growth, this should bode well for America, and for world economic growth as well.