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Why the over 50s are leaving the workforce in huge numbers

Workplace Insight

Of course, it could simply be that workers saved more during the pandemic and can now afford to retire in comfort earlier than planned. Surprisingly, the silver exodus is not concentrated in the richest segments of society – even though one might expect that they would be the most able to retire.

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During a Recession, Entrepreneurs Are in the Driver’s Seat

Success

was in a recession from December 2007 to June 2009—the longest since World War II, exceeding the recessions of 1973-1975, 1981-1982 and 1990-1991. And companies that weren’t cutting jobs cut benefits, from retirement funds to healthcare coverage.

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1 in 3 Small Business Owners are 65 or Older

Small Business Labs

  For over a decade Barlow has fielded a quarterly survey of businesses on topics of interest to financial institutions. Because of their history and the comprehensive nature of the their surveys, Barlow has lots of interesting and insightful information on small businesses.  small business owners. . 

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The Two Types of Portfolio Careers

Small Business Labs

There's no doubt the traditional career path of staying with a single company, or a small number of employers, and rising through the ranks until you retire is no longer viable for most people.   One option that's becoming increasingly common is the portfolio career. Based on our research, this comes in two broad flavors: 1.

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Hot Jobs and Job Ruts

On The Job

The chapter now offers retired social workers everything from computer skills updates, interviewing and personal marketing advice, as well as ongoing training on various aspects of working with older adults. companies, according to the Ethics Resource Center's 2007 National Business Ethics Survey®.

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Coworking Labs - Our New Research Blog for our Coworking Project

Small Business Labs

.  We first wrote about coworking in a research report in the Intuit Future of Small Business report The Changing Face of Entrepreneurship , which was released in January of 2007.    Conduct two surveys augmented by in-person interviews.   Conduct two surveys augmented by in-person interviews.

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New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant.

The Small Business Blog

New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 13, 2007 You may speak more languages and have market segment knowledge about a certain product or service. He is now retired but worked as a customs officer and also owned a restaurant that he was forced to sell after it ran at a loss for 2 years.

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