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You Just Retired: There’s Just One Last project … For YOU

Editors note: This is part of our “Retirement” series to address challenges and opportunities many of our members facing retirement are experiencing.

By Ulla de Stricker

Chances are, the last several decades of your life were whirlwinds of client work, volunteer work, family activities, and much more. There would have been no chance whatsoever for you to deal with all the personal projects you kept meaning to do. But you did have one consolation: “Oh, once I retire or at least reduce my client work significantly, I’ll have lots of time!”.

Working as an Infopreneur

AIIP BLOG LEGACY CONTENT from September 2022

Editor’s note: occasionally we post legacy content that is still relevant today. Enjoy this piece by Denise Carter.

As I approach the 10-year anniversary of starting my information business, I have been reflecting on some of the things I learned about my business and my work processes. These five things help keep my business working:

Insights from the AIIP webinar Learn the Secrets to Becoming a Successful Infopreneur

by Alyria Salazar

Spooky season is officially upon us, and even though AIIP’s webinar, Learn the Secrets to Becoming a Successful Infopreneur, took place last month on Friday the 13th, there was nothing scary about this information-packed session. It was all treats and no tricks for aspiring infopreneurs. Below are some not-so-frightening business insights our expert panel shared.

Running a virtual event for a client

By Denise Carter

What do you do when a client requests your help to run a virtual event?

First things first – create a checklist.

A checklist helps you communicate with your client and with speakers and makes sure everyone has all the information they need at the right time.

Just One Page, That’s All It Takes

By Jim Miller

The AIIP 2024 Symposium – the annual conference of the Association of Independent Information Professionals – was quite privileged to have former business reporter Sarah Glova as our Keynote Speaker in St. Louis, MO.

Boosting Your Success with AIIP’s Business Jumpstart Bootcamp

By Janel Kinlaw and Marge King

Starting a business can be scary, especially when you read the statistics on start-up failure rates – nearly 20% of all businesses fail in the first year and only 30% will remain after 10 years. Still, many entrepreneurs start a business because they are passionate about what they do and want to have better control over their destiny. Let’s not lose sight of the 80% of entrepreneurs who succeed in the first year and the fact that most entrepreneurs are happy owning and running a business.

Mastering the 5 Parts of Your Infopreneur Business

By Heather Carine

(Editor’s Note: Heather Carine will speak at the AIIP 2024 Symposium and at the pre-symposium Business Jumpstart Bootcamp in April.)

Information professionals love to connect dots.

When I read Josh Kaufman’s description of his concept of the five parts of every business in The Personal MBA, I loved the simplicity and the ease of connecting the dots. Kaufman distills the five parts of business, each flowing into the next, down to:

Five Things I Learned as an Independent Information Business Owner

By Denise Carter