Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – Baby Boomers Starting Businesses At Record Pace. Who would have predicted that baby boomers (particularly those 55 to 65 year olds) are more willing to take on the risks of becoming an entrepreneur than younger coworkers? A recent study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation indicates that they are much more likely to so than the 20 to 34 year old age group. Layoffs and dips in their retirement savings may be spurring this trend. To read about this article in entrepreneur.com click here.

Personally, I think this trend may have more to do with life satisfaction than it has to do with finances. 

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – How to Get a Multigenerational Workforce to Work. Can twentysomething’s communicate with their baby boomer coworkers if they can not even agree on what technology the message will be sent on? Can they overcome their different expectations? Robin Throckmorton and Linda Gravett, co- authors of Bridging the Generation Gap: How to Get Radio Babies, Boomers, Gen Xers and Gen Yers to Work Together and Achieve More, believe the main sources of tension between the generations are work ethic and communication. Their research reveals that each generation craves one thing: respect. To learn more click here.

Mature Market Experts: More news and stats you can use on boomers, seniors and the mature market – New Industry Helps Seniors Downsize and Relocate. Getting people past the fear of downsizing has long been a hurdle that those of us who sell retirement communities, assisted living, or nursing care have long had to deal with. There are over 78 million baby boomers, plus their seniors, who may need to move to more suitable housing in the future. With that comes an awful lot of hand-wringing and resistance, in addition to the physical challenges moving presents to an elderly population. Enter “move management” consultants, who do everything necessary; decorate the new residence to look like the old familiar one, reassure the client, and coordinate the actual movers. Here’s an excellent article by Thomas Heath of the Washington Post that captures some of the challenges of downsizing, click here.

PS    The TR Mann Consulting team … and the loose band of compatriots at Mature Market Experts would like to wish you a Happy New Year!