Entrepreneur, baby boomer and now handyman franchisor

Welcome to the entrepreneur and baby boomer club. I have lived and worked in four different countries, owned businesses in three, was born in Scotland, immigrated to Canada at age forty six, came to the U.S. at age fifty two and bought House Doctors at age fifty seven. I think that entitles me to be a member of the entrepreneurial baby boomer club and now I'm a handyman franchisor

Harris Poll says 90% agree entrepreneurship driver of economic growth

You know in a recent Harris Nationwide poll an overwhelming 90 percent of Americans surveyed agreed entrepreneurship was a driver of economic growth in the US. That is a very strong endorsement of the importance of new-business creation in the U.S.
When a poll is so overwhelming in its findings we should take notice. As a franchisor I'm lucky enough to see the impact entrepreneurs have on the economy every day. We open two new franchises a month. Each new franchise employs three people. Then they grow and employ six, seven, maybe ten staff. We're planning to open three to four hundred of these franchises in the U.S. Remember that there are thousands of other franchise companies in the U.S. thinking the same way.

The survey, sponsored by the non-profit Center for Productive Longevity in Colorado also found 87 percent of all adults surveyed agreed small-business success was important for the future of the U.S. economy while 63 percent said people over fifty should be encouraged to start a new business
We're finding more and more baby boomers are interested in the House Doctors franchise. The tough times over the last few years have created a huge pool of potential entrepreneurs who will make great small business owners. Many from the corporate world had a successful career working for someone else, now they have the opportunity, experience, and skills, to do something for themselves.
99 million Americans are over 50 and I believe that entrepreneurship is a viable option for many of them.
It may be the last positive impact that us baby boomers can have on society. Many of us have the same attitude. We want to continue to contribute to the world as opposed to drawing from it.

Do you think us baby boomers can still have an impact?