Building a Business
7 Ways to Bridge the Boomer-Millennial Gap
Managers might encourage more intergenerational cooperation by trying some of these activities.
By Todd Berger
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Entrepreneurs
Leading Scientists Question ‘Brain Games’ Effectiveness, Call for More Research
Companies like Luminosity that are making 'brain games' are capitalizing on older individuals' fears of cognitive decline by making 'exaggerated and misleading claims' unfounded in scientific evidence, they contend.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Study Trends to Guide Your Innovation Efforts
Keep your finger on the pulse of four key waves driving new product development.
Building a Business
Nurturing Healthy Company Culture Can Yield Unpredictable Benefits
Only an enthusiastic, inspired team will build a truly great company.
By Greg Besner
Building a Business
3 Things Entrepreneurs Must Do to Keep Their Business Model Relevant
Be innovative and evolve your startup to achieve superior growth. Find the payoff from being attuned to cultural and demographic trends.
By Jesse Torres
Building a Business
How Important Your Workplace Friendships Are Depends on Your Age
There is a generational divide in how we view the value and depth of our co-workers.
By Lisa Evans
Thought Leaders
Why Generations Clash at Work
Don't just blame the Millennials. The struggle between the status quo and young up-and-comers is ageless, and important.
By Steve Tobak
Online Presence
Millennials, the Friendly Cutthroat Generation
Sixty-eight percent of millennials would sacrifice a work friendship in order to get a promotion, according to a new survey by LinkedIn.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
The Problem With Hiring Millennials Is Their Age, Not Their Generation
Never mind the stereotypes about Gen Y. Young people will at times act young.
Building a Business
Why Being 50 (or Older) Is Just Right for Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs with years of workforce experience and accumulated wisdom launch the businesses of their dreams.
Thought Leaders
How to Bridge the Workplace Generation Gap
With skillful leadership, different generations can work together and learn from each other.
By Beth Miller
Buying a Franchise
Franchise Players: Finding a Niche in a Crowded Market
When this Homewatch CareGivers franchisee entered a crowded local market, he focused on the niche instead of the common.
By Kate Taylor
Buying a Franchise
Franchise Players: What 27 Years in the Franchise Industry Taught Me About Becoming a Franchisee
Arnie Williams worked in the franchise industry on the corporate level for 27 years before investing in his own franchise.
By Kate Taylor
Buying a Franchise
Franchise Players: Turning to Franchising For Meaning, Not Validation
Dan Roda became a Nurse Next Door franchisee after working in sales for 31 years in an effort to find a job that was fully meaningful.
By Kate Taylor
Thought Leaders
6 Keys to Developing Millennials Into Managers
Yes, you can mentor and coach Generation Y employees to assume leadership roles.
Buying a Franchise
Franchise Players: How This Popcorn Franchisee Gets Business Popping
Melanie Kittrell knows that people love popcorn. So, she's working to find new ways to sell it to eager customers.
By Kate Taylor
Buying a Franchise
Franchise Players: How Electronic Retail Became a Family Business for This Boomer
After working in electronics retail stores for years, Scott Meyers decided it was time to start his own family business.
By Kate Taylor
Buying a Franchise
Franchise Players: These Baby Boomers Got Into Franchising for Their Kids
When Brian and Karen Bourlier bought a Buffalo Wings & Rings franchise, they did it for their sons – not for themselves.
By Kate Taylor
Buying a Franchise
Franchise Players: There’s No One Path to Becoming a Franchisee
Prior to becoming an auto care franchisee, Nick Carpinello worked as a CPA, an equity investor and a controller of a software development company. Here's what he's learned.
By Kate Taylor
Buying a Franchise
Franchise Players: Don’t Jump at the First Franchise You Like
Daniel Schrodt worked as a consultant on forestry and gardening for 20 years before jumping into the world of franchising.
By Kate Taylor
Buying a Franchise
Franchise Players: Burger Franchisee on How Not to Get Fried
A baby boomer with decades of experience in the franchise industry explains what franchisees should look for in a brand.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Are Millennials Really the Entrepreneurial Generation?
We hear so much about how millennials want to run their own businesses. But recent data suggest the opposite is true.
By Scott Shane
Building a Business
4 Ways to Succeed as a Post-Retirement Entrepreneur
Studies show older entrepreneurs often have more success than their younger counterparts. But you have to approach entrepreneurship with the right strategies.
By Lisa Evans
Business Accounting
A Chain of Brain-Fitness Stores Gets Big-Time Funding
After a false start, Lindsay Gaskin tweaked her business model and gained the attention of major investors.
Tech
Employment Trend for 2014: Miserable Millennials
Unemployed and living with their parents, Millennials can't get no satisfaction.
Marketing
Catering to Boomers, a Cell Phone Company Takes Off
Consumer Cellular made the call to target an older audience -- a move that's led to robust growth in revenue.
By Sarah Max
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship Is a Midlife Game (Opinion)
Contrary to popular opinion and the media's fascination with young entrepreneurs, baby boomers are more likely to run their own businesses than 20-somethings.
By Scott Shane