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The Demographics Of New Venture Founders Are Changing

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Social networking penetration by Boomers is now catching up with the other age groups, reaching nearly 90 percent across the board. One new incentive is the falling transaction costs and barriers to entry for entrepreneurs of every age. 83 percent of online users aged 50-64 use social media now, and the growth rate continues to increase.

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Baby Boomers May Be Your Biggest Startup Competitors

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Social networking penetration by Boomers has now caught up with the other age groups, reaching about 80% across the board. In addition, the Boomer demographic is also creating a slew of new market opportunities, including improved healthcare facilities, construction of senior-friendly facilities, and technical support for seniors, by seniors.

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Baby Boomers Are Surpassing Gen-Y As Entrepreneurs

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Social networking penetration by Boomers has now caught up with the other age groups, reaching about 80% across the board. In addition, the Boomer demographic is also creating a slew of new market opportunities, including improved healthcare facilities, construction of senior-friendly facilities, and technical support for seniors, by seniors.

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Making The Most Of Your Business Capital

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You have a vendor network, you’ve touched up customer interactions, and you think the premise of your eatery is primed for success. Investing more now could save you from money spent on technical support and maintenance later. Specialize your equipment.

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Your Next Startup Will Likely Be Run By a Boomer

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Social networking penetration by Boomers has now caught up with the other age groups, reaching about 80% across the board. In addition, the Boomer demographic is also creating a slew of new market opportunities, including improved healthcare facilities, construction of senior-friendly facilities, and technical support for seniors, by seniors.

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Internet Business Lingo Quiz for Entrepreneurs

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Social networks. They became popular for socializing, but now are prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Wikipedia started this, but it is also used for technical support, software, and product reviews. You are now reading one of 50 million out there already. Crowdsourcing.

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Test Your Aptitude for Business Internet Jargon

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For businesses, these are now prime sources of business networking, customer service, and client leads. Wikipedia started this, but it is also used for technical support, software, and product reviews. Today there are huge communities online, like Facebook and Twitter, which grew in popularity for socializing with friends.

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