article thumbnail

How Baby Boomers Fit In The Realm Of Entrepreneurship

Startup Professionals Musings

According to a report last year from the Kauffman Foundation , the highest rate of entrepreneurship in America shifted a few years ago to the Boomer age group, compared to Gen-X (1965 to1980) and Gen-Y (1981 to 1995). Marketing and sales to Gen-Y customers. Software and hardware development architects and designers.

article thumbnail

Startups Are Not Just The Realm Of Young Generations

Startup Professionals Musings

According to the most recent report from the Kauffman Foundation , the highest rate of entrepreneurship in America shifted a few years ago to the Boomer age group, compared to Gen-X (1965 to1980) and Gen-Y (1981 to 1995). Marketing and sales to Gen-Y customers. Software and hardware development architects and designers.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

More Successful New Entrepreneurs Are Baby Boomers

Startup Professionals Musings

According to the most recent report from the Kauffman Foundation , the highest rate of entrepreneurship in America shifted a few years ago to the Boomer age group, compared to Gen-X (1965 to1980) and Gen-Y (1981 to 1995). Marketing and sales to Gen-Y customers. Software and hardware development architects and designers.

article thumbnail

6 Stories of Successful New Entrepreneurs to Inspire Your Business

Up and Running

This led to iRobot’s sale of more than 4,000 PacBot robots that perform perilous missions (like bomb disposal) in support of soldiers and first responders in combat. Thanks to that decision, the company was able to see quick growth, leading it to take out a second SBA-backed loan, this time for $807,000, in 1995.

Columbus 134
article thumbnail

8 Ways The Stakes Are Higher On Customer Expectations

Startup Professionals Musings

In the past, most companies treated customers like yesterday’s news – once they have the sale, the effort decreased. Generation Z (born after 1995) is a new major spending demographic, who expects to do everything via their smartphone, and lives on YouTube videos, instead of reading instruction manuals.

Customer 427
article thumbnail

16 Entrepreneurs Share Advice That’s The Complete Opposite of What They Learned Before Starting Their Venture

Hearpreneur

6- You don't have to do it all yourself Photo Credit: Rocco Del Greco When starting my advertising agency back in 1995, I believed that to be considered a legitimate business, I needed to invest in high-end printing equipment to produce color prints and large-format signage for my potential clients. Thanks to Ashley Vasquez, TBD Coffee ! #8-

article thumbnail

As Year-End Approaches, 4 Things Businesses Should Do Now To Ensure 2015 Success

YoungUpstarts

In addition, while large sales may be a “home run,” encourage smaller “base hit” sales, which can happen everyday. Multiple small sales form the drivers of profitable revenue growth, plus, builds employees’ confidence so they are more prepared to take advantage of “home run” opportunities when they do come along.