Simple Financial Tips for Gen Z Navigating the Gig Economy
The gig economy is no longer an outlier. For many people in Generation Z, it is becoming the norm. A 2023 World Bank report estimated that there were as many as 435 million gig workers around the world, representing as much as 12.5% of the global labor force. By 2027,...
Understanding People/Building Customers
People are not one dimensional in their thinking about who they are and what matters most. People will determine their priorities by how they perceive “what matters most” at the particular moment in time when they are asked to examine priorities or offered...
5 Insights To Support Growth
Motivation Follows Action, Not the Other Way Around For a long time, we believed dopamine—the brain’s “feel-good” chemical—was a reward we got after completing a task . But recent groundbreaking research flipped the script. Dopamine spikes before we...August 2025 Newsletter
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Business From Home
A huge percentage of the workforce has chosen to work from home. Work can be accomplished from anywhere, even the beach or park bench. With the popularity of online shopping, the prevalence of social media use, the implementation of 5G networks, and the increasingly...
The Long Tail of U.S. Businesses
This article provides insights derived from Chris Anderson’s very popular book, The Long Tail. Applying The Long Tail concept to U.S. businesses, the “tail” represents millions of small actors – the 1099 independent contractors, contingent workers,...
Individual/Solo Entrepreneurship Can Be an Equalizer
There is a strong and growing trend toward an interest in income opportunities that are designed around two basic attributes: Easy to understand and do. Flexibility and freedom in how the work can be accomplished. The incredible growth of the gig economy is proof of...
Growth: The Most Important Key Performance Indicator
The desire to grow is inherently within most of us. Most kids want to grow. Students typically want to grow and learn. Most adults want to learn more and experience more. As we take on various responsibilities in life and career, we learn to set goals and support them...
Financial Literacy Made Simple
Suzie Orman is recognized as an authority on all things financial for a simple reason: She always makes it simple! Anyone who has ever experienced the opportunity to listen to Suzie in a live lecture will probably attest to the effectiveness of her coaching and the...
A Key Reason to Explore Entrepreneurship
Whenever we experience any form of economic uncertainty, it is natural for workers to become much more sensitive to the relationships between inflation and wages. Workers do not have any control over inflation. The facts are: Most workers, in the traditional workplace...July 2025 Newsletter
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Optimism Up for Small Business
Despite the uncertainty generated by tariffs and tariff threats, small business owners’ optimism is rising. That’s according to the Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), a lobbying group for small business owners....
The Compliance Conversation Every Insurance Professional Needs to Have
Let’s face it, compliance isn’t the flashiest part of our industry or work model. However, regardless of the work model that you have embraced, compliance is an important topic. In today’s environment, it’s one of the most important. Whether you’re an...
Be Aware of the Blind Spots
We all have blind spots. In life. In leadership. In business. They’re not just the things we don’t see — they’re the things we think we see clearly. And that’s the danger: what we’re missing is often what’s holding us back. And it’s usually not about a lack of talent...
Video Conferencing is Essential
If there is one tool that I personally consider to be important to the day-to-day activities of those of us who work as Individual Entrepreneurs, it is the use of a video conference tool. There are many video conference tools to select from and, regardless of what...
Extraordinary Choices
From our perspective, the NEW Economy has impacted all of us directly and indirectly. The NEW Economy offers incredible choices for Individual Entrepreneurism. Those seeking new values, such as the desire for more flexibility and freedom in how we work, can find...June 2025 Newsletter
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AFE Testimonial
From time to time we receive testimonials regarding the value of AFE Membership to members. AFE Members represent all forms of entrepreneurship, even students and those who are leading projects to create entrepreneurial possibilities. The following is an excerpt from...
Positive Trends
The new economy of Individual Entrepreneurs is growing at an ever-increasing rate. This is an irrefutable fact. With more than an estimated 70 million Americans involved and $1.0 trillion+ changing hands annually, this new economy reflects people’s desires for more...
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