If you’ve had enough of working for someone else and are ready to start a new stage in life with your true passion, then read on! We’ve compiled some resources for guidance on how to begin that new business you’ve been dreaming about.

• AARP provides resources for starting your own business and also covers issues relating to working after retirement.
• All Business helps address all things related to starting and operating your business.
• Andrea Steinberg has a very informative website for entrepreneurs, The Baby Boomer Entrepreneur, with marketing tips and resources.
• Boomer Summit is a convention for baby boomer entrepreneurs to share research, innovations, market strategies and success stories.
• Inc.com delivers advice, tools, and services to assist current and new entrepreneurs in starting, running and growing their businesses.

• Jeff Williams, founder of Bizstarters, coaches 50+ Americans transitioning to entrepreneurship. In the video below, Jeff discusses his top five tips for would-be entrepreneurs. In addition, you may wish to read his article, How to Start a Great Business After Age 50.

• Launching Startups in Retirement is a great article from Business Week.

• Mary Furlong, one of the leading authorities on the baby boom generation, offers her insights on opportunities for entrepreneurs in the video below.

• My Own Business is a non-profit organization that provides free coursework to help foster success with their business.

• SCORE offers free and confidential small business advice for entrepreneurs.

We hope you find this list to be a good start in researching and getting guidance with your new business venture. If there is anything else we can be of assistance with, please let us know!

Our very own Matt Curfman was once again tapped by MarketWatch writer, Robert Powell, for some of his knowledge regarding retirement ideas in light of the 2010 Tax Act.

Read the article here: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tax-relief-act-four-retirement-moves-to-make-2011-02-14.

If you haven’t already heard, taxes are not due until Monday, April 18th this year! You can thank the District of Columbia’s Emancipation Day, which is celebrated on Friday, April 15 this year, for the extension. In addition, that also means that you have until April 18, 2011 to make contributions to your IRA for 2010.

For more information on other timely tax updates, read this informative article from The Wall Street Journal: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704653204576112451662445170.html?KEYWORDS=april+18