by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Oct 30, 2012 | Business News and Tips
Entrepreneurs love to work and retirement is a distant concept for many of them according to a new Investors Group survey of Canadian owners of small and medium sized businesses. More than a third (39 per cent) of these business owners plan to work until they are in...
by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Sep 16, 2012 | Business News and Tips
Older Canadians are forgoing a life of leisure out of the workforce and opting to spend more of their golden years on the job, continuing an ongoing trend of delaying retirement, according to a new study. Research from Statistics Canada finds that a 50-year-old worker...
by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Aug 8, 2012 | Careers
It’s traditionally been the magic age of retirement but with people living longer than ever before, it doesn’t always make sense to quit working simply because you’re 65 years old. “It’s just a date. So many benefit programs traditionally...
by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Jul 5, 2012 | Business News and Tips
“…..we’re either going to have to produce a whole lot more Canadians in the next 23 years or consumers will have to get accustomed to scarcer products and services. In the meantime, corporate CEOs and business leaders are looking towards older workers as a...
by Manitoba Chambers of Commerce | Jun 11, 2012 | Careers
From embracing social media to updating a wardrobe, older workers need to stay current. An executive search expert explains how. While there are undoubtedly companies that want to hire executives who will remain with them for 20 years and may not be interested in...