Baby Boomer Businesses are Booming

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I certainly fall into the category of late life entrepreneur! After a successful 25+ year corporate career I found myself 2 years ago without a job and looking for an encore career. I discovered the internet marketing industry: http://www.beasuccessfulentrepreneur.com
I have seen over the last two years with the economic crisis more and more of my baby boomer peers entering this field and having great success in it. It is no longer the playground of 20 and 30 somethings. Like most other things the boomers have arrived, will create change because of our sheer numbers and to an extent are even bringing substance and respectability to the industry. We bring decades of real job experience to a field that has been mostly populated by younger folks who may have never been in a job or one for more than a few years!
Keep up the great atricles on Boomer Entrepreneurs - We are out here and having fun!

Glenn of DC 11:58AM October 23, 2009

wiser..and insightful..somebody said..I like that! life for many just starts at 50..for some like me...are starting all over again..because I grow up in a poor family and did not go to school, it was no excuse to use drugs because I wanted to run from the pains of life for not being able to get ahead..still I see I could make it even when it feels like every thing is against me...In God I trust...so dont give up Hope comes from within..God Bless.make it work..

Edwin of MA 10:38PM August 18, 2009

I was laid off in December after thirty year career as a newspaper advertising executive. I to agree that corporate world is filled with Politics and backstabbing. I am also currently working on a small business career. Best of luck to the risk takers who try, we are better for the effort.
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Charles E. Jenkins, Jr. of NY 5:10PM July 09, 2009

At 56, I left my safe corporate HR job to create HandiRecords (www.handirecords.com), a line of medical information organizers. In my role of caregiver to my mom and dad, I saw a need for an easy way to keep medical information handy for those of us who don't want it stored electronically.
The only thing I worry about is losing precious time in contributing to my retirement accounts as I use those funds to build my business. But I wouldn't change it. I'm sick of corporate life and the politics I found. I love the idea that my success or failure is solely dependent on my own creativity and effort. Long live boomer entrepreneurs!

Ann Blanchard of IL 1:40PM July 03, 2009

Acknowledging the economy has certainly taken its toll on us all, I am one who is truly not surprised by booming boomer businesses.
We are wiser, more insightful, adventurous, and have gained a wealth of knowledge and experience over the past several decades. Given the fact we boomers like as much control over our circumstances as possible - coupled with our drive and strong work ethic, entrepreneurial success is inevitable.
Not only are we [the baby boomer community] a powerful influence, with 20 to 30 years of good health ahead, we will continue creating, working, living, traveling, buying, and causing our lives for years to come. Reaching or passing mid-life does not have to mean we should slow down and coast out the remainder of our lives. We are simply not ready to pass the baton!
In fewer terms, we have a lot of life yet to live - we are Boomerous!

Boomerous of IN 9:24PM July 01, 2009

Another driver that will probably fuel the boom is our aging workforce. As skilled professionals leave the workforce for semi- or full retirement, they'll take a lot of knowledge with them. I know several engineers that have retired over the past few years who were asked by their former employers to come back and consult on projects on a regular basis. It works well for both parties.

Kathy Mills of NC 3:28PM July 01, 2009

can you tell us how the 5-year success rate is going for the boomers who started something after age 40?
We very well know that people by 40 have lived through some real-life "Dilbert" episodes and that they know WHY they want to be loosed from all that. The question is, "How well does it go for most of them?"

Muser of NM 1:12PM July 01, 2009