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5 challenges for franchise ownership

5 challenges for franchise ownership

There are many hurdles that someone interested in business needs to overcome.  Here are some typical hurdles that we see that you need to think about before exploring business ownership.   1.) Budget: Perhaps the most common issue for not exploring or going into business for one’s self is an individual’s budget.  And this is [...]

How to find a job when you don’t have a car

How to find a job when you don’t have a car

Anyone who’s ever needed to look for a job knows that doing so is a lot easier when you’ve got a car to help you do it. This might be the case with just about anything, but a job hunt has a tendency to come with a special type of urgency that just doesn’t accompany [...]

5 ways to promote your startup

5 ways to promote your startup

It’s never easy to start a small business, but now may just be the perfect time. The economy is still in recession and hiring has slowed to a crawl. So if you are underemployed or willing to take a leap with a bit of an emergency fund behind you, you’ve got nothing to lose. After [...]

Setting up home office tips for job search

Setting up home office tips for job search

It’s never ‘easy’ to find a new job, but thankfully the market is starting to turn around enough that gaining a new employment opportunity no longer feels like an impossibility. If you’ve been working at home and are now looking to rejoin the workforce, the entire process is going to take some serious adjustment. Your [...]

Why is it important to keep up with technology trends

Why is it important to keep up with technology trends

Technology moves pretty fast today, and if you’re the kind of person who insists upon keeping up with the newest gadgets and the latest toys, then you’ve got a pretty big commitment on your hands. For many, all the tech that’s constantly coming out, and all the updates and upgrades that come along with it [...]

5 tips for baby boomers retirement plans

5 tips for baby boomers retirement plans

The generation known as baby boomers has always charted an original course. Boomers have significantly impacted the United States in every conceivable way, and will continue to for many years to come. While baby boomers have grown to become leaders of industry, published scientists and scholars, brilliant artists and championship athletes, they are not exactly [...]

5 job interview mistakes that baby boomers make

5 job interview mistakes that baby boomers make

Getting back into the job market after an extended stint with one company can be hard for anyone, but for baby boomers that should be looking at retirement, this undertaking can be made much more difficult due to a number of factors. You might encounter outright ageism, for one thing. But you may also find [...]

How to teach baby boomers

How to teach baby boomers

 Baby boomers come from a much different background as compared to the average student today. The average student in college today is fresh out of high school and comes from a life with much less of the life experiences that boomers have under their belts. Living through the Civil Rights movement, the Vietnam war, and [...]

Do i need life insurance in retirement

Do i need life insurance in retirement

Our lives change a great deal as we age. What’s most important at twenty-five could be meaningless at sixty-five and vice versa. But what does all of this transition mean for life insurance? While us boomers have accomplished a great deal at this point, I’m sure you’re not ready to hang it up, and you’re [...]

Best legal jobs for baby boomers

Best legal jobs for baby boomers

In many sectors of the work force, it definitely pays to be young. Lots of employers are looking for the young and ambitious upstarts to staff their companies for a few key reasons. Young workers are fresh, bright, and full of new ideas. They are eager to prove themselves and climb the ladder. However, youth [...]