Smart Advice About Small-Business Credit Cards
"Small-business owners and even those with a side gig may benefit from a small-business credit card," says Gerri Detweiler, education director for Nav, which supplies free credit research and tools…
My Conversation with The Scrappy Entrepreneur
This time in life can be like a patchwork quilt.
Invest in Female Entrepreneurs Changing the World
It’s the conversations with the founders. It is the mentoring. It’s the tough love. That’s where I get my joy and my energy.
6 Tips to Get a New Job This Year
At 50+, it was “a growing up moment” for her, Venice Strachan-Singh says. Like many job seekers in this age cohort, trying to replicate a previous job is tricky, and…
Hiring a Virtual Assistant for Your Home Business
"As an entrepreneur, your most valuable resources are your time and attention. It's best to save your time and attention for activities that are really central to your value proposition,"…
How Technology is Transforming Adult Education
The internet has empowered adult learners by providing new online tools to ramp up education and training. “The need for workers to keep pace with fast-moving economic, cultural and technological…
Launching an Intergenerational Small Business in Midlife
"An intergenerational team brings more diversity in thoughts and strengths that can help a small business reach a larger audience more effectively," says Kimberly A. Eddleston, a Northeastern University entrepreneurship…
How Women Can Take Control of Their Financial Life
In January 2021, 275,000 women dropped out of the labor force, amounting to roughly 80% of all workers over the age 20 who exited the workforce last month. The total…
How You Can Build a Home Business Support Group
"In the initial stages of entrepreneurship, it's imperative because that's a period full of unknowns, self-doubt and in many unfortunate cases, loneliness," Nathalie Molina Niño, author of "Leapfrog: The New…
When Doing The Right Thing Isn’t Enough
The pandemic intensified the labor market inequities older workers faced in securing jobs. It is quite probable that COVID-19 will force many workers in their 50s into an early retirement…