According the the AARP Bulletin, 7.4 million baby boomers are self-employed. This translates into almost half of the self-employed people in this country.
“Older Americans are the new entrepreneurs,” states writer Carole Fleck.
Research seems to indicate, according to this article, that during the next 10 years, more people 50 and older, particularly those 65 and older, will become involved in a business of their own.
Some of the information found in “Start-Ups for Grownups” includes interviews of older business owners, check list for starting your business, and a list of resources. This could help you as you research a home business …read more

One of the HomeBizNotes posts is among those featured in Carnival of ENtrepreneurs Round 2 hosted by Ben Yaskovitz StartUpSpark.
Thank you, Ben, for all the great information for entrepreneurs found among the contributions from bloggers participating in your carnival.

From time to time I’ll refer to home business resources found which will expand upon topics I discuss, will be geared for a particular type of busienss, and offer online newsletters.
Barbara Brabec, on her web site and in her newsletter, offers information for home business owners who are striving for financial success and happiness.
I first corresponded with Barbara when she was writing a book about and for home businesses in the 1980s. I was a newspaper reporter at the time and often wrote about small businesses in my hometown. Somehow Barbara realized this (in the age before the …read more