Gary Bizzo: Writer of “How to Start a Successful Business the First Time”. He has a coach and mentoring business and recently started an incubator, accelerator and financing company that offers workshops and very basic business courses to run a business.
Ideas for retired baby boomers
Retired Caretaker:
Move into a residential apartments and take over managing the apartment building.
Create business card for doing odd jobs/ handy man.
Use your transferable skills, think of skills you have after forty years.
Retired attorney:
There is always room for consultants
Writing a book.
Retired CEO:
CEO Job at Non-profit Organization for a $100,000 a year plus pension, pay it forward moment.
Book:
Wrote 300 pages, total writing hours = 300 hours.
Consolidated blog to write a book; over the course of a year, put 150 blogs together to write the book.
Brand yourself first to the point where you can sell the book based on your own credentials.
Amazon, Print-on Demand can publish your book.
Once you’re published, you are published, as long as you have something to say.
90% of people underestimate their value.
Always have a business plan and a board of advisors.
Really important to have an idea, business plan template: download from any bank. Just by looking at the heading, you will get great advice on what you need to do to set up a company
Board of advisors can be offered incentives such as shares for when start-up takes off.
You should never think that you can’t talk to anybody and ask them for advice.
There are so many opportunities out there, it´s just putting your head in the right place to do it.
Incubator, accelerator and financing company is looking for ideas from all ages, open to any type of business. Send your idea via email ceo@garybizzo.com
Contact Information:
garybizzo.com
Website:
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