Keep on moving, Boomers!
Think Baby Boomers are slowing down? Not a chance!
In fact, Baby Boomers currently have the highest rate of starting a new business of any age group in the U.S.
U.S. News and World Report published an article the 0ther day stating that “over the past decade, the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity was among people between the ages of 55 and 64,” and that “about 21 percent of all workers who change careers after age 51 are self-employed at their new jobs.” It goes on to say that after making the decision to start a business, “entrepreneurial baby boomers need to pick a place to set up shop.” Here at Springboard we took particular interest because, frankly, we couldn’t agree more!
(Check out the U.S. News and World Report article here)
While the article focusses on great places for entrepreneurial boomers to retire, we feel that the real expert on the subject is our author Barbara Corcoran, real estate guru, who wrote an entire book devoted to the subject of where to “live your life” called Nextville. Not only does Corcoran’s book include a quiz to help you figure out where and how you want to live, but it breaks each location down by cost, weather, median age, and local activities. Nextville is actually about to come out in paperback, and includes a new forward by Corcoran about how to survive the current (read: tough!) real estate market.
For more info, check out Barbara Corcoran’s website directly:
