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Inspiring & Empowering Solopreneurs!
"We all do better when we all do better!"
(Paul Wellstone)
IN THE BEGINNING ...
IN THE BEGINNING ...
IN THE BEGINNING ...
I was fired for the first time in my life as a 61-year-old man in 2011. Minnesota is an 'at will' state, but as an older adult, my employer needed cause to rid themselves of me because my performance was exceptional, and they did not want to pay unemployment. I decided against an age discrimination lawsuit, however, after speaking with an
I was fired for the first time in my life as a 61-year-old man in 2011. Minnesota is an 'at will' state, but as an older adult, my employer needed cause to rid themselves of me because my performance was exceptional, and they did not want to pay unemployment. I decided against an age discrimination lawsuit, however, after speaking with an attorney.
With nothing but two credit cards to live on, I concluded that finding customers would be easier than finding a job that will pay me enough to build a retirement plan. I started Retired But Working to create an asset that I could someday sell. But what kind of business?
MY PROBLEM ...
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IN THE BEGINNING ...
I began sustaining my life with Social Security income when I turned 62, and officiating youth sports as an independent contractor. I also secured independent contractor work inspecting erosion control installations at solar field sites. These were evening and weekend gigs that allowed me to work on business ideas during weekday. hours.
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I began sustaining my life with Social Security income when I turned 62, and officiating youth sports as an independent contractor. I also secured independent contractor work inspecting erosion control installations at solar field sites. These were evening and weekend gigs that allowed me to work on business ideas during weekday. hours.
After much research, I discovered that our economy is built for corporate America, not solopreneurs! As it happens, there is little money circulating to the 65 million solopreneurs who are either working full time on their businesses or simply trying to earn extra cash.
MY OBSERVATIONS
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MY OBSERVATIONS
A symptom of the corporate dominated economic system is the consolidation of income and wealth that has decimated the middle class.
This problem exists for 80% of consumer households where 50% of the consumer spending occurs from just 20% of households.
The economy is a system that supposedly works for everybody, as businesses produce prod
A symptom of the corporate dominated economic system is the consolidation of income and wealth that has decimated the middle class.
This problem exists for 80% of consumer households where 50% of the consumer spending occurs from just 20% of households.
The economy is a system that supposedly works for everybody, as businesses produce products from the labor of consumers, and consumers spend their earnings on the products they produce with businesses!
This is called "The circular flow of money".