Like a rising and falling tide each generation infuses our economy with new ideas, habits and standards. Understanding how the workforce has been changing and will continue to change over the coming years is an asset to anyone, but especially new grads, students, job seekers and entrepreneurs. It isn’t only a question of the rapid rise of a new generation this time around. We’re also enjoying the development of new …
Generation Y (Gen Y) or Millennials are showing to be geared towards entrepreneurial pursuits. A study produced by the Independent Community of Bankers shows that 46% of Gen Yers are interested in running their own business. Writing for the Fox Business, Small Business Center Brittany Helmrich wrote that in contrast, Gen X only had 34% wanting to own their own business, and Baby Boomers only had 17%. …
It seems like every generation has a story about how much better things were, or harder working people were, or how much safer/more relaxing things were in the past. Many of these blanket statements are demonstratively false. Crime has steadily fallen over the past 20 years, people work more hours and are slightly more productive than in years past, and advancements in science, travel, and technology have opened …
