Sentences with phrase «businesses older entrepreneurs»

But according the AARP (which obviously has a horse in this race), the numbers simply don't justify this preference, which may be more a product of what kind of businesses older entrepreneurs tend to start:

Not exact matches

In many ways, James Sun is emblematic of today's tech entrepreneur: He's scarily young (21), fluent in business jargon and running a company that's baffling to anyone older than 30.

How the presidential candidates view the Small Business Administration, the 59 - year - old federal agency serving America's entrepreneurs.

The first business SeaFort Capital acquired was owned by a 79 - year - old entrepreneur.

She has worked with more than 100 entrepreneurs over the last 10 years from start - ups to 30 - year - old businesses.

Before Dan Price caused a media firestorm by establishing a $ 70,000 minimum wage at his Seattle company, Gravity Payments... before Hollywood agents, reality - show producers, and book publishers began throwing elbows for a piece of the hip, 31 - year - old entrepreneur with the shoulder - length hair and Brad Pitt looks... before Rush Limbaugh called him a socialist and Harvard Business School professors asked to study his radical experiment in paying workers... an entry - level Gravity employee named Jason Haley got really pissed off at him.

But instead of simply closing down the Michelin - rated restaurant and retiring, like many would after a storied career like his, the 68 - year - old entrepreneur — and his business — are going on «sabbatical.»

Rather than show her latest spring looks during the recent New York Fashion Week, the 41 - year - old entrepreneur was fending off a lawsuit from her ex-husband and business partner.

The ability to put a new spin on the old: That's what catapulted Jason Lucash and his business partner, Mike Szymczak, from aspiring entrepreneurs to creators of one of Time's 50 best inventions of the year in 2009.

If the 67 - year - old lost all of his money overnight and had to start from scratch, he knows exactly what he would do: Start all over again as an entrepreneur, launching a new business he hasn't tried yet.

In 2011, Mayor Michael Bloomberg hired the city's first - ever chief digital officer, Rachel Sterne, who was a 27 - year - old entrepreneur and Columbia Business School prof, to help the city use technology to better serve citizens and save taxpayer money by making services more efficient and accessible online.

«I'm a 53 - year - old entrepreneur who's always believed in building businesses with one eye on the bottom line and one eye on growth,» he says.

Startups help typhoon - ravaged Filipinos, meet a 23 - year - old YouTube media mogul, the Apple of grocery stores sprouts in San Francisco, Nest's Tony Fadell on his life's work, the key to leadership, Dropbox sets its sights on businesses, startup lessons from the NASCAR... This week's notable news and tantalizing tidbits for entrepreneurs:

In each case, an old business idea has been updated for the Internet age, with the online sharing of resources allowing entrepreneurs to reach more customers, and faster.

Among entrepreneurs who start businesses between the ages of 20 and 64, almost a quarter are 55 or older, compared with 15 percent in 1996, according to the Kauffman Foundation.

The economy in eastern Europe was slowly liberalizing, and Kholodenko figured he could find success as an entrepreneur thanks to his business education and language skills (his family emigrated from Ukraine when he was five years old).

But many business schools are struggling to leave old dogma behind, says Blank, an eight - time tech entrepreneur.

Kauss hustled the way any entrepreneur would, sending samples to magazine editors and anyone she knew, bringing some to her old digs at Harvard Business School.

This is a big one, and a struggle for a lot of companies and older entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and business owners to understand.

While the emergence of Bennett's business owes a great deal to luck (and the power of online search), the success of another entrepreneur, Matthew Griffin, whose six - year - old company makes baking pans, proves that targeted marketing and persistence make for a powerful combo on the endorsement front.

After reading my new book, Real Leaders Don't Follow, an old friend and business associate who's had a long and successful career, Ziv Azmanov, sent me an email that, among other things, does a pretty effective job of explaining what distinguishes real entrepreneurs from the pack:

«All businesses and entrepreneurs should aggressively seek ways to take advantage when others are stuck in old rituals.»

Today's bankers can no longer simply sit back and rely on all those old business - as - usual strategies that often left cash - starved entrepreneurs out in the cold.

With two decades of experience in the business, the 40 - year - old entrepreneur knew she couldn't afford to wait for things to get dire.

The following is a selection of successful businesses from sectors old and new, whose entrepreneurs found their true grit in the events following Katrina.

Yesterday, I wrote about the Securities and Exchange Commission's vote to lift the ban on general solicitation, an 80 - year - old rule that prevented entrepreneurs from speaking publicly about raising funds for their businesses.

While the emotions and environment of an 11 - year - old girl have clear distinctions from that of an adult, there are profound parallels to what entrepreneurs experience in starting and running their own business.

Yet the fact that older, established businesses are getting by without a web presence does not mean you should try it — especially if you're an entrepreneur starting a new venture.

Our survey revealed some exciting small business trends about how entrepreneurs 50 and older are finding success on Main Atreet, including everything from the passions that drive them to where they find funding.

Since I'm a 23 - year - old entrepreneur, I saw this post as another sign that I have the green light to take risks and build businesses because the fear of living out on the streets with no food is overblown.

Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, an existing business owner, you're in business, or in transition, join us and make new friends, catch up with old friends, make new professional connections, or simply be inspired by our guest speaker.

At Guidant Financial, we've worked with many entrepreneurs age 50 and older who are trading in retirement for the adventures of business ownership.

In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Jeff Rose explains how a 16 - year - old with a lawnmowing business approached him to ask for investment tips.

According to the 2016 Deloitte Millennial Survey, emerging markets (EM) millennials are more likely to say that «starting their own business» is a sign of success than Millennials in developed nations.1 Further, according to the 2016 Global Entrepreneur Report, the overall age pattern for entrepreneurship worldwide shows the highest participation rates among the 25 — 34 and 35 — 44 year olds.2

Unlike more youthful entrepreneurs, older startup founders have the advantage of being able to take their time getting their businesses off the ground, as the pressures to earn a living or survive on limited financial resources are typically not there.

Local entrepreneur Ben Rao is making a play to buy the old post office in Lee's Summit and build a coworking and event space to help small businesses and entrepreneurs build their businesses.

The youngest entrepreneurs ages 21 - 45, are more likely than their older counterparts to use Facebook (71 percent vs. 50 percent of business owners ages 46 - 60 and 35 percent of those 61 and up).

I was unplugged, got back to my roots, met a bunch of Armenian entrepreneurs making wine or selling clothes — just good old - fashioned businesses making a thing and selling it.

Her challengers are Suraj Patel, a 34 - year - old entrepreneur and adjunct professor at New York University who teaches business ethics, and Sander Hicks, a self - described anti-war activist, small businessman and 9/11 Truther.

Last Thursday afternoon, hundreds of Bronxites, young and old, social entrepreneurs and business leaders gathered at the historic Old Bronx Courthouse on Third Avenue and 161st Street for Assemblyman Michael Blake's «New Faces of Technology» eveold, social entrepreneurs and business leaders gathered at the historic Old Bronx Courthouse on Third Avenue and 161st Street for Assemblyman Michael Blake's «New Faces of Technology» eveOld Bronx Courthouse on Third Avenue and 161st Street for Assemblyman Michael Blake's «New Faces of Technology» event.

The 10,000 - square - foot space at the old Pfizer building will help entrepreneurs grow their businesses.

The entrepreneur who received it was Ngô Thi Chung, a 54 - year - old woman living in Trung Giã village, Vietnam, starting a farm supplies business.

The California 37 - year - old — once married and now an entrepreneur and film maker looking for operating cash — sees it as a business arrangement.

When Jack agrees to help steer their business, he soon finds himself caught between a 23 year - old porn star and the FBI all the while becoming one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs of his time.

Some of the highlights included: Sophie Healy ‑ Thow, Google Science Fair 2014 winner and one of Time magazines most influential teens of 2015, discussing My Journey — Food Security — Everybody's Business; Jordan Casey, a 15 year ‑ old entrepreneur from Waterford in Ireland, sharing her passion for programming; Ready Salted Code's Genevieve Smith ‑ Nunes running a hands - on coding demo; Raspberry Jams; and Step into STEM Skills Day, a mixture of inspirational talks, presentations and activities to teach you about the skills you need to succeed in this sector.

My own take on something being More Important Than Money is the opportunity to learn about business or social entrepreneurship as an older entrepreneur.

Or in the case of 13 - year old entrepreneur Nathan Duszynski in Holland, Michigan, who tried to start a business, and somebody else (government bureaucrats) made that not happen.

The organisation is only three years old, but in that time we have invested over # 14,436,230 in creative businesses, entrepreneurs, filmmakers and games developers.

After all, with internet access reaching an ever younger age, a 20 year old internet business entrepreneur can have 10 years experience!

Older business districts provide affordable, flexible space for entrepreneurs from all backgrounds because the rents are often lower, the operating costs are almost always lower without high speed elevators and security guards at the entrances or God forbid, air conditioning.