"Cool" Entrepreneur
(Age 18-28)
These are the up and coming next generation of “hot wires” of Small Business in America, and worldwide.
They are not going to wait on education because they are ahead in their class. In some cases the educators
may tag them as "ADD" or whatever the acronym is for hyperactive. In reality, they are simply itchy to get going,
and they want to do, to act, to make it happen, to let it rip, to be extreme. That's what they are about. Everyone their age, whether guy or gal, are into is fast, electronic, hip, cool, belly buttoned, communicative, tattooed, fleshy, nose earrings, and more. However, in reality, they are no different than the Baby Boomers of the Korean and Vietnam War generations, when they were young. They just have different "platforms" to use for life and business. The new world of platforms can deliver their message in a nano second of who, what, where, when and why. Platforms only imagined twenty years ago like Kindle, Instagram, LinkedIn, twitter, smart phones, iPhones, Androids, Talk Radio, Reality TV, the Internet, YouTube, Facebook, and more now like Amazon and Uber Eats.
So, regardless of their style Cool Entrepreneurs will "make it happen" - just watch!
"Been There" Entrepreneur
(Age 28-45)
If you are at this age level you may have remorse or negative thoughts regarding where you are in life right now. You probably feel that you have done this or that and nothing is new to you so life is a bore. If so don't blame your spouse, your job, the fact that you were fired, who fired you, or that you are in a rut, on anyone except you! It will only cause you to feel guilty and will not help you get started down the exciting road to Start, Fund and Run your own business. After all, you were the one who decided to stay and work for the same company day-in and day-out for all those years. Even when you could have been preparing an escape plan from working in case you got fired or decided to quit. But, here you are either frustrated, fired, or thinking of quitting your job yet you still have no plan. So, are you caught in a rut, which is nothing more than a grave with the ends kicked out? Was it because you could not force yourself to face the inevitable? OK, its water under the bridge so now may be the best time in your life to become the entrepreneur you always wanted to be. You can use your experience, talents and abilities to start a business of your own, and then be your own boss. It will give you control of when you will or won't, work. You will decide how much of a raise you can get, when to take a day off and go have fun, once you decide to Start, Fund and Run your own business.
"Boomer" Entrepreneur
(Age 45-65 UP!)
Have you come to a place in life where you are asking yourself the following question: "How much longer will I be able to work or have to work?" or "Why have I procrastinated about starting my own business?" or "How could I let time slip away without trying to start my own business?" or "Have I wasted my life away, watching TV when I could have started a business?" and "What will I do if we have an economic crisis and I lose part of my income, at my age?" If you have asked yourself these questions your not alone. Millions of Americans in your age bracket think the same things. So, now that you know you are normal it may be the best time to "take action" and get focused on that business idea you have been thinking of for years. But don't worry about your age, or education, or that you
are not sure how to finance the business. Instead, use your knowledge and experience to leverage your idea into your
business "competitive advantage" and go start your business, now!