Savvy Business Start-Ups for 50+ Individuals
By Priscilla Y. Huff

Though it is illegal to discriminate in hiring individuals who are forty years or older, recent studies reveal prospective employers have been reluctant to hire older, jobless workers in these slow economic times because they believe they will have to pay them higher wages, or that they may lack updated job skills or for other reasons. As a result, many jobless, 55-plus persons have been compelled to become entrepreneurs and are successfully starting their own businesses to support themselves or to supplement their current job earnings or retirement incomes. If you are an older adult who is looking for a needed income opportunity and/or to fulfill an entrepreneurial dream, here are fifteen business ideas for you to consider:**

Bring Awareness to the Dangers of Poor Infant Positioning in Infant Seat Products

By Home Business Magazine

Beth Rumack, creator of the Snuggin Go®, comes from a long line of entrepreneurs and was inspired to start her own company from her great grandfather. Beth’s great grandfather started a Hoy Shoe Company after WWII, still owned & operated by her family, which makes the famous Salt-Water Sandals for children. It is the American dream to start your own business and to have the ability to run a business from home, which allows Beth as a mother to have the best of both worlds.

Home-Based Duo Create a Kid’s Deodorant With Natural Ingredients
By Home Business Magazine

Marcos Alvaro, formerly an owner of Mortgage Loan Company in Santa Maria, California, came up with the inspiration for a kid’s deodorant after he had witnessed his nephews using an adult deodorant at the ages of 7 and 9 years old. He thought it was a bit odd that the boys were using an adult formula and not a kid’s deodorant. 

Blind Drop Shipping Presents a Unique Opportunity for Those Wanting to Start a Stockless Business
By Brad Beiermann Ph.D., Hienote Inc.

Unless you have been living on the moon for the past century, then you are familiar with pop music icon Elvis Presley. He was the “king” of rock and roll. He was also known for eating such wonderful dishes, such as bacon-wrapped meatballs and fried peanut butter banana sandwiches.

Many Will Open Up Home-Based Opportunities

Jobfox, the Internet’s fastest-growing career site, predicts the top Obama-inspired new job trends to watch in 2009.

Silver (and Gold) in Senior Services
By Priscilla Y. Huff

As boomers age, they will represent a huge block of potential customers for innovative entrepreneurs who can supply the right services and products.