KANSAS CITY, Mo.(Feb. 25, 2013) – Baby boomers residing in New York City, Southern California and South Florida may soon find it easier to pursue their dreams of entrepreneurship thanks to a new sponsorship agreement between Kauffman FastTrac and AARP. In an outreach to its membership, AARP has agreed to underwrite the bulk of expenses for 60 aspiring entrepreneurs age 50+ to enroll in a Kauffman FastTrac course. >>> Read more . . .

On a mission to both bring more innovation to the 50+ crowd and sow entrepreneurial seeds among the demographic.

Older Adults Technology Services (OATS), a New York-based nonprofit that provides free technology education to older adults, announced the grand opening of its Senior Planet Exploration Center.

This is the country’s first — and only — technology-focused community center for those aged 60 and older. >>> Read more . . .

From Retail to Health Care, Developers Are Building Products Based on the Motion Sensing Device.

The desire to stay in one’s home as long as possible and the interest in living in big-city neighborhoods or suburban downtowns.

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For engineers and visionaries – a grandmother inspires. I hear it so often – the entrepreneur’s grandmother, father, mother inspired the inventor to move forward with inventions – that includes long-time players like GrandCare Systems, It’s Never Too Late (IN2L) or Eric Dishman and Intel – are good examples – but it also includes brand new entrants like myLively and Serality.   Or an inspired and wealthy founder with a long history of entrepreneurship and business tries something new – GreatCall (from the telecom industry) and now CareZone, founded by an ex-Sun executive. >>> Read more . . .

For engineers and visionaries – a grandmother inspires. I hear it so often – the entrepreneur’s grandmother, father, mother inspired the inventor to move forward with inventions – that includes long-time players like GrandCare Systems, It’s Never Too Late (IN2L) or Eric Dishman and Intel -- good examples – but it also includes brand new entrants like myLively and Serality. Or an inspired and wealthy founder with a long history of entrepreneurship and business tries something new – GreatCall (from the telecom industry) and now CareZone, founded by an ex-Sun executive. >>> Read more . . .

'How this paradise of technology and innovation can meander its way into senior living, and aging in general.'

22 percent of Upper West Siders, or 46,000 people, are 60 or older, compared with the citywide average of 17 percent.