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Business Launch Solutions Launches Awards for Entrepreneurs over 50
Know any entrepreneurs who started a business after reaching 50? I’m excited to announce the inaugural WISE 50 Over 50 Awards recognizing and celebrating 50 entrepreneurs over 50. As you may know, Canadians over 50 are the fastest growing segment of the business...
You are Never to Old to become an Entrepreneur
Wendy Mayhew for ProfitGuide, September 2016. The WISE generation are ideally positioned to build and run successful businesses. Today’s entrepreneur stereotype is the recent university dropout writing code in a hoodie somewhere in Silicon Valley. But globally, the...
Feeling Overwhelmed
The more things change, the more they stay the same." I talk to so many people that tell me they don’t have enough time to do everything that needs to be done. In particular, one person said she had spent the day at an event and thus hadn’t done any work and would...
What might Peter Mansbridge’s encore career be?
An examination of what comes next for someone at this stage of life Peter Mansbridge announced he will be retiring in Jul 2017 after Canada’s 150th birthday celebrations. Although surprised by his announcement, the first thing that came to mind – there is no way...
The Intergenerational Startup
Six reasons why you should start a Company with someone twice—or half—your age This is a guest post by Jennifer Hinkel, partner at McGivney Global Advisors A pile of conventional wisdom exists for how to find a co-founder, what that person should be like, and what the...
When there are so many people providing the same service, who do you choose?
Who’s going to stand out in today’s marketplace and online world where there are thousands of us offering the exact same thing? What makes the difference between myself, or the hundred of other people across the Internet? Guest blogger, Danny Veiga weighs...
Commuting to work – been there, done that!
How many years have you been commuting to work, 5 days a week, month after month? Now that you have retired and have been thinking of starting a business you should consider a home office. On my early morning walks I watch the area come to life. It is a nice time of...
You Can’t Do It Alone – Don’t Even Try!
As we enter into a new phase of our lives it can be stressful and lonely starting a business for the first time. From my research it appears that most of us starting a business later in life have a home office to begin with. Working from home certainly has its...