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E. Robert Kinney: His Shtick was Fish Sticks

Posted on 05/17/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | FoodIf you’ve ever struggled to get a picky seven- or eight-year-old to eat some fish, you have E. Robert Kinney to thank for making the job just a wee bit easier. Kinney, who died on May 2 at age 96 in Arizona, was a Maine native who originally dreamed of becoming a history teacher but decided during the Great Depression that the job market in education wasn’t bright enough. Instead, after a stint in the New Deal’s National Youth Administration, …

Al Neuharth: 5 Ways USA Today’s Founder Changed the Newspaper

Posted on 04/21/2013 by | Who's News | Comments

Bulletin Today | LegacyThere are two schools of thought about USA Today founder Al Neuharth, who died on April 19 at age 89 in Cocoa Beach, Fla. Some think he helped ruin the newspaper, an institution older than our country itself, by turning it into a paper-and-ink imitation of TV news. Others think he helped modernized a desperately outdated medium and, in so doing, perhaps staved off its demise. Either way you choose to look at it, though, the former Gannett CEO was …

Hey, Entrepreneurs: What’s Your 50+ Strategy?

Posted on 09/11/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

TechnologySo many age 50+ customers –yet marketers obsess about youth. So I wonder, being exactly in the age demographic of the prospective buyer of BMWs, what’s up with their marketers? BMW seems on a quest to reach the young through social media. But the actual buyer my age isn’t shopping for cars that way – and today’s young people don’t have the money for that car! Here’s the reality: baby boomers own half of the nation’s wealth. That’s $2.3 trillion. …

AARP and SBA Join Forces to Aid Older Entrepreneurs

Posted on 05/23/2012 by | Money and Work | Comments

Bulletin Today | Money & Savings | WorkWhether it’s out of economic necessity or the desire to fulfill a dream, older Americans are increasingly considering starting their own businesses. Now AARP and the Small Business Administration have joined together to make it easier for would-be entrepreneurs seeking information on how to start and fund a venture.  The joint initiative, announced Wednesday, gives online users quick access to SBA financing information, resources to build a small business and mentoring programs. Entrepreneurs’ success stories will also be featured. “Millions …