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What I Learned in Hong Kong
During a recent trip to Hong Kong--the modern, high-speed, financial powerhouse of Asia--I was surprised to see the age-old fundamentals of business so clearly employed everywhere I turned.nnI had been told that Hong Kong is a great place to get quality, decently priced prescription glasses. That was first on my agenda. Here is what I learned:nnYou don't need to be the only game in town.nWe are told to develop our niche. As I walked down Granville Street, there must have been
April 1, 2009
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Putting Age in the Asset Column
Over-55 entrepreneurs are so busy, we don't think about whether our age is an asset or a liability. If you're wondering whether you're too old to start a business, take a look at what we bring to the table.nnWe Can Get the Job Done.nWe've been working women, wives and mothers, volunteers and caregivers. Complex projects hold no trepidation for us; we're used to filling multiple roles.nnTo be a mother is to be a project manager. We're comfortable working within budgets, many t
April 1, 2009
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Lost That Lovin' Feeling?
You know the excitement involved in starting a business, but what happens when you've lost that lovin' feeling? I'm not talking about needing a mental health day or wishing you could take the winter off and drink pina coladas on a tropical island, but about the growing knowledge that it's time to make a significant change in your relationship with the business you started and built.nnThere are three basic reasons to consider altering this relationship: the business no longer
April 1, 2009
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Battle of the Generations
Not since the women's movement caused an uproar over the "Battle of the Sexes" has there been so much press about a change in the workplace. The "Battle of the Generations" has been getting a lot of attention in the past several months and it's mostly centering on the youngest generation in the workforce: Gen Y. Everyone from The Wall Street Journal to The New York Times has had significant articles about how difficult the "kids" are to work with. Is there any good news? As w
April 1, 2009
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Will the Entrepreneurs Over 55 Please Stand Up?
According to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, the 55-to-64 demographic had the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity in 2005. So why are we invisible?nnSince the movie Calendar Girls, the concept of showing real, mature women in the buff isn't considered revolutionary. The Dove pro-age campaign is testimony to that. What would be revolutionary now is showing real, mature women starting and running businesses. Wouldn't it be terrific if Office Depot, Microsof
April 1, 2009
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Go Quietly Into the Night? No Way!
How to Be an S.O.B.: A Spunky Old Broad Who Kicks Butt is the name of a new book by Gayle Carson that aptly describes today's serial entrepreneurs. When I met Carson, I was bowled over by her energy, and I started thinking about entrepreneurs over 55. Were they starting additional businesses? If so, what types of businesses? What I learned, and the entrepreneurialwomen I've met, can only be described as incredible.nnCarson, 69, of Miami Beach, Florida, bought her first compan
April 1, 2009
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Why We Become Entrepreneurs
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: What my means to me. Aretha got it right in 1967, and she still speaks the truth today.nnWhether we've been entrepreneurs for years or are just starting out, we own our businesses for many reasons. And some of those reasons are more important when we cross the over-55 threshold. It's as simple as RESPECT: regard, esteem, solvency, passion, employment, connection and time.nnRegard: Some advertisers are finally portraying us as something other than little old lad
March 9, 2009
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