Grey Army
Seniors Discounts was launched to help save you money, but if we can we also want to help you make money. The result Seniors Discounts is encouraging people 50 plus to take the initiative and start their own business or to increase the awareness of an existing business.
The name may be tongue in cheek but our cause is not.
To be part of the Grey Army initiative and have your details promoted on Seniors Discounts- click here to email the Grey Army with the following details:
- Name
- Age
- Website address
- Brief description of your business
For helpful business resources specifically designed for people over 50 click here
To read the press release on "Harnessing the power of people 50 plus" click here
STAY don't PAY
STAY don't PAY is the creation of Frazer and Rita Spence. A website which gives you the opportunity to enjoy short break accommodation at no charge.
When you need a night or two away, STAYdontPAY.net will arrange with another network member (who lives close to your chosen destination) for you to stay overnight as their guest. And when any member wants to stay in your locality, you will likewise be invited to provide an overnight stay with breakfast for them.
There is a small membership fee but it's a small price to pay for free accommodation.
For more information on STAY don't PAY click here
Steel Magnolia
Janet Kiddle is the founder of Steel Magnolia and turned 50 in 2002. With her background in strategic planning in advertising (Saatchi & Saatchi and Team Saatchi) and market research (The Research Business International) she has the specialist understanding to educate businesses both small and large on the potential of the mature market.
Visit Steel Magnolia to find out how your business can benefit from being 50 plus friendly click here
Dinosaur Exchange
Dinosaur Exchange is a senior based job website with an international focus. Set up by Martin Suenson Dinosaur Exchange acts as an intermediary between the retired with the experience and companies who need their expertise.
If you're looking for work why not post your resume on Dinosaur Exchange for free- click here
50 plus Handyman
Do you need an affordable handyman who you can trust? Look no further than 50 plus handyman. They are the UK's fastest growing handyman business providing a reliable and guaranteed property maintenance service for businesses and householders.
All electrical and plumbing work, maintenance, painting and decorating completed by experienced and professional tradesman.
For more information or to book a 50 plus handyman click here
Keen 2 Learn
58-year-old Alistair Owens, has won a nationwide search for the most promising over 50s entrepreneur, launched by world-leader in silicon innovation, Intel.
Keen2Learn is a family firm, founded by Mr Owens and his son in 2005. The website aims to empower parents to help their children achieve greater success by giving them access to the same educational teaching resources, games, software and activities used in schools to support the National Curriculum. With this venture, Mr Owens is putting his 20 years of experience in marketing - latterly in the distribution of educational products - and a career's-worth of contacts, to excellent use.
For more information visit Keen 2 Learn
MyParcel
53-year-old Hugo Rose has created his own web-based parcel-minding business. Established in 2005, MyParcel has been designed to facilitate the rapidly-growing online shopping sector - by building up a network of drop-off points to eliminate the 'last mile problem', i.e. undeliverable parcels. With this venture, Mr Rose is putting his 20 years of experience in the wine and mail-order businesses, and a career's-worth of contacts, to excellent use
For more information visit MyParcel
Carry-a-Bag
55-year-old Sally Walton has established Carry-a-Bag, an ecological design business. Established in May this year, Carry-a-Bag offers a stylish alternative to the re-usable shopping bag - made from a combination of organic Fairtrade calico, mattress ticking and recycled curtains, and printed using a discontinued range of fabric printing inks. Mrs Walton found inspiration for this business from her training in graphic design, as well as the Learning and Skills Council's NES programme she completed last year.
For more information visit Carry-a-Bag
Brian's Greek Property
72-year-old Brian George operates the highly visited website, Brian's Greek Property. He sailed to Greece a few years ago with his wife Jacky and finished up in a beautiful village called Kilada. Brian has since developed contacts in real estate investing and evaluation, architectural design, building permits, and all construction projects.
For more information visit Brian's Greek Property
Equity Release Solutions
50-year-old Kevin Stelfox, an independant financial advisor, has set up Equity Release Solutions. His business specialises in giving advice on equity release schemes. He will provide you with a free guide to equity release, plus a free consultation with an experience equity release adviser if you're interested in releasing equity from your home.
For more information visit Equity Release Solutions
Stephens Driving School
55-year-old Stephen Hoare is a self-employed Driving Standards Agency approved instructor based in Bromley, and a franchised instructor with Learner Driving Centres, enabling him to operate the unique Learner Driving system. His clients cover a wide age range, and he has often helped older people (who perhaps passed their test some years ago) to brush up on their driving skills in order to improve their confidence.
For more information visit Stephens Driving School
The Villages UK
63-year-old Christopher James is the UK Marketing Director of The Villages UK. They provide information and services to people 50 plus in the UK who are interested in learning more about the factors involved and process leading up to owning a holiday or part-time retirement home in Florida.
For more information call 0800 585 645 or visit The Villages UK
RSP Safety
Diane Smith, 50, and husband Ray, 55, operate RSP Safety - a health and safety consultancy and training company based between Peterborough and Cambridge.
They provide a wide range of services to businesses/industry/public and private sector including audit, provision of retained advisory service, policies and procedures, risk assessments, environmental monitoring (noise, dust, fume, ergonomics), inspections and a variety of training both accredited by IOSH and CIEH and customised for clients.
For more information visit RSP Safety
Hermes Secretarial
Vorena Moore, 60 years, retired from full time secretarial work in April 2006 - "Not wanting to drift into old age I decided to start my own secretarial business online using skills and experience gained over twenty years. I became a Virtual Assistant."
Virtual Assistants are home-based personal assistants performing a wide range of office functions for their clients without setting foot in the client's office. Virtual Assistants are not temps, not employees, but self-employed professional administrative assistants who can cater to the needs of the individual and tailor their services to provide top-notch administrative support to enable the client to focus on core tasks rather than time consuming administrative chores. In the outside world they are Personal Assistants or Administrative Managers - in the on-line community they are Virtual Assistants (VAs).
Holidays Southern Italy
Following a tour of Italy some years ago Lesley Forwood (Granny of 6) 'discovered' a hitherto unpublicised region called Cilento in southern Italy. The Italians know it well and this is where they go for their vacanze during July and August. However, April/May/June and September/October are ideal months to visit.
Having revisited the area many times, I formed vacanze in 2006 in order to introduce Santa Maria di Castellabate to other like-minded independent travellers.
A 10% discount is offered to Seniors Discounts members (quote GA07 when enquiring). For further information please visit Holidays Southern Italy.
Annex Engineering
Stuart Williams, 59 years, will provide free estimates to build and repair:
- Gates & Railings
- Grilles, Handrails, Balustrades
- Wrought & Iron Work
- All Welding Work
Hall Marketing
Jeremy Hall, 65 years, has one of the world's widest selections of computer business simulations for management development and business training. These are the business training equivalent of the pilot's flight simulator except learners run business making decisions about price, production and other variables.
Details are entered into a computer model that determines what is sold, what resources were used and what profits were made. Besides learning about business these are a lot of fun! For more information visit Hall Marketing.
Responsible Corporation
Dr Geoff Roberts, 61 years, is a director of Responsible Corporation Ltd, providing corporate responsibility and risk advice to organisations in the UK.
Responsible Corporation has grown out of a company delivering pragmatic solutions to corporate and public sector clients, including FTSE100 members, for their responses to Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development issues. For further information visit Responsible Corporation.
Diesel Parts & Services
Michael Evans, 67 years, is Projects Director for Diesel Parts and Services, supplying predominantly Genuine Cummins Diesel parts both new and Recon, Alveoli Premium Blue Engine Oil Fleet guard (Cummins Filtration Filters also consider alternative manufactures, Caterpillar for example.
For further information visit Diesel Parts and Services.
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