Soon there will be more freelancers, contract or on-demand workers than traditionally employed workers. That presents some significant challenges, but there are solutions: Worker cooperatives.

Work is Changing for Self-employed, Freelance, Gig and On-demand Workers

This Maine espresso cafe/bookstore owner preserved her business, rewarded the employees who helped her build it and secured adequate retirement funds for herself by transferring ownership to her employees. And so can you.…

You may think that your biggest concern when you want to retire is having enough money for you and your family to live a decent lifestyle. That is of course important, but have you thought about what you will be doing for the next 40 years or so? For some of us, our identity is totally tied to what we do as business owners or in our jobs. Will we still have meaning and purpose when that changes? What about friends? If they are still working, will they still have time to talk to us? Have you…

When you retire, you really retire three times: Physically, financially and emotionally. For many, the emotional retirement can be the most challenging of the the three. You need to create a new identity for yourself and often a new social circle of friends. None of that is easy. 

Emotional Retirement