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For Paid Subscribers:

Office Hours w/ Mark or Suzanne: Your FREE 15 minute accountability session

30th June, 14th & 28th July - MARK

30th June, 21st & 28th July - SUZANNE

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Mark these dates in your calendar

June 2026

• 4th July. Power Hour. 10 AM. Your chance to accomplish those tasks you’ve been putting off!

• 18th July Moving Forward Group. 10 AM. Share your wins, ask questions of this supportive group of Startup School for Seniors alumni

Get Work Done Club Events

Your Daily Kickstart Call

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We look forward to seeing you at 10 am, if you can make it, for the Moving Forward Group call.

As a reminder, here’s the Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82909406951?pwd=67YemxZ9zgDXR3XnZr4a6QWpHaXbtX.1

Meeting ID: 829 0940 6951

See you at 10 am.

Suzanne & Mark

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Advantages of Age is hosting its first conference on 10th October: Rebel Later Life: The Ideas Party, taking place at Cecil Sharp House, Camden Town.

We’re bringing together individuals and organisations who are reimagining ageing in all its forms — around life, travel, work, death, and everything in between. It will be a brilliant day of inspiring talks, workshops, and opportunities to connect with people challenging the media narrative around later life.

We are looking for a speaker to share their experience of returning to study in later life. Later life learning is having a real resurgence, and we’d love to hear from someone aged 50+ who has gone back to university to do a degree and is happy to talk about what that journey has meant to them.

If this sounds like you or someone you know, please contact suzanne@advantagesofage.com.

Mark these dates in your calendar

June 2026

• TOMORROW. 20th June Moving Forward Group - Share your wins, ask questions of this supportive group of Startup School for Seniors alumni

Get Work Done Club Events

For Paid Subscribers:

Office Hours w/ Mark or Suzanne: Your FREE 15 minute accountability session

30th June - MARK

30th June - SUZANNE

GWDC Office Hours

Your Daily Kickstart Call

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You can see it now, six months in. The things you were going to change — the pricing, the client mix, the pipeline, the working rhythm — are either different or they are not. The goals you wrote down are either happening or they are not.

Most founders at this stage do one of two things.

They convince themselves Q3 will be different. That something will shift, that the busy patch will settle, that the clarity they were waiting for will arrive on its own. Or they quietly file the year as a partial write-off and start thinking about what they will do in January.

There is a third option.

Use the next six months deliberately. Not with a new list of goals — you already know what happens to those. With a different structure underneath them.

That is what this piece is about.

If your year has produced less than you planned and you want the second half to go differently, keep reading.

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June 2026

• 20th June Moving Forward Group - Share your wins, ask questions of this supportive group of Startup School for Seniors alumni

Get Work Done Club Events

For Paid Subscribers:

Office Hours w/ Mark or Suzanne: Your FREE 15 minute accountability session

12th, 16th, 30th - MARK

16th & 30th June - SUZANNE

GWDC Office Hours

Your Daily Kickstart Call

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As a reminder, here’s the Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81377538598

Here’s what happens:

You login and share with the group what you want to accomplish in the next hour. We all turn off…

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June 2026

• 6th June Power Hour. Your opportunity to spend an uninterrupted hour on tasks you may be putting off.

• 20th June Moving Forward Group - Share your wins, ask questions of this supportive group of Startup School for Seniors alumni

Get Work Done Club Events

Workshops

Workshops are FREE for PAID SUBSCRIBERS to GWDC. Your promo code will be in your Welcome email. Otherwise email suzanne@advantagesofage.com to receive the code.

• Creative Pricing Workshop with Therese Oertenblad
  Online event
  Saturday, 6 June 2026 at 10:00 BST

  Startup School Workshops

For Paid Subscribers:

Office Hours w/ Mark or Suzanne: Your FREE 15 minute accountability session

12th, 16th, 30th - MARK

16th & 30th June - SUZANNE

GWDC Office Hours

Your Daily Kickstart Call

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June 2026

• 6th June Power Hour. Your opportunity to spend an uninterrupted hour on tasks you may be putting off.

• 20th June Moving Forward Group - Share your wins, ask questions of this supportive group of Startup School for Seniors alumni

Get Work Done Club Events

Workshops

Workshops are FREE for PAID SUBSCRIBERS to GWDC. Your promo code will be in your Welcome email. Otherwise email suzanne@advantagesofage.com to receive the code.

• Writing a One Page Business Plan with Mark Elliott
  Online event
  Saturday, 30 May 2026 at 10:00 BST

• Selling on LinkedIn with Mark Elliott
  Online event
  Tuesday, 2 June 2026 at 12:30 BST

• Creative Pricing Workshop with Therese Oertenblad
  Online event
  Saturday, 6 June 2026 at 10:00 BST

  Startup School Workshops

For Paid Subscribers:

Office Hours w/ Mark or Suzanne: Your FREE 15 minute accountability session

2nd, 12th, 16th, 30th - MARK

16th & 30th June - SUZANNE

GWDC Office Hours

A Quick LinkedIn Refresh

Do you feel that your current LinkedIn profile doesn’t reflect you and your business? Then it may be time for refresh!

This is where AI tools such as Claude or Perplexity (which I use) can be very handy.

Simply share the current URL of your Linkedin page or take screenshots of the area you wish to change. You can also export a copy of your full LinkedIn profile as a PDF and upload this into Claude.

Consider what you want your profile to accomplish? Generate more customers, more views, opportunities to speak?

According to LinkedIn expert Jennifer Orji, she recommends this prompt:

Audit my profile as if you are a LinkedIn strategist. Find errors that prevent people from hiring, following, or buying from me (or whatever else you’re seeking):
Identify gaps in: Headline, About, Experience, Skills. Ask clarifying questions about my goals. Then optimise each section using:
→ XYZ formula for Experience (I accomplished X by doing Y, resulting in Z)
→ 3 bullet points max per role
→ ATS (Applicant Tracking System) -friendly keywords.

Let me know how you get on,

Suzanne

Your Daily Kickstart Call

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May 2026

• 23rd May Moving Forward Group (NEW DATE) TOMORROW- Share your wins, ask questions of this supportive group of Startup School for Seniors alumni

June 2026

• 6th June Power Hour. Your opportunity to spend an uninterrupted hour on tasks you may be putting off.

• 20th June Moving Forward Group - Share your wins, ask questions of this supportive group of Startup School for Seniors alumni

Get Work Done Club Events

Workshops

Workshops are FREE for PAID SUBSCRIBERS to GWDC. Your promo code will be in your Welcome email. Otherwise email suzanne@advantagesofage.com to receive the code.

• Writing a One Page Business Plan with Mark Elliott
  Online event
  Saturday, 30 May 2026 at 10:00 BST

• Selling on LinkedIn with Mark Elliott
  Online event
  Tuesday, 2 June 2026 at 12:30 BST

• Creative Pricing Workshop with Therese Oertenblad
  Online event
  Saturday, 6 June 2026 at 10:00 BST

  Startup School Workshops

For Paid Subscribers:

Office Hours w/ Mark or Suzanne: Your FREE 15 minute accountability session

29th May - MARK

26th May - SUZANNE

GWDC Office Hours

Your Daily Kickstart Call

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We look forward to seeing you at 10 am, if you can make it, for the Moving Forward Group call.

As a reminder, here’s the Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82909406951?pwd=67YemxZ9zgDXR3XnZr4a6QWpHaXbtX.1

Meeting ID: 829 0940 6951

See you at 10 am.

Suzanne & Mark

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May 2026

• 23rd May Moving Forward Group (NEW DATE) TOMORROW- Share your wins, ask questions of this supportive group of Startup School for Seniors alumni

June 2026

• 6th June Power Hour. Your opportunity to spend an uninterrupted hour on tasks you may be putting off.

• 20th June Moving Forward Group - Share your wins, ask questions of this supportive group of Startup School for Seniors alumni

Get Work Done Club Events

Workshops

Workshops are FREE for PAID SUBSCRIBERS to GWDC. Your promo code will be in your Welcome email. Otherwise email suzanne@advantagesofage.com to receive the code.

• Getting Started on Social Media with Suzanne Noble
  Online event
  Saturday, 16 May 2026 at 10:00 BST

• Introduction to Using AI with Nicky McKenna
  Online event
  Tuesday, 19 May 2026 at 12:30 BST

• Writing a One Page Business Plan with Mark Elliott
  Online event
  Saturday, 30 May 2026 at 10:00 BST

• Selling on LinkedIn with Mark Elliott
  Online event
  Tuesday, 2 June 2026 at 12:30 BST

• Creative Pricing Workshop with Therese Oertenblad
  Online event
  Saturday, 6 June 2026 at 10:00 BST

  Startup School Workshops

For Paid Subscribers:

Office Hours w/ Mark or Suzanne: Your FREE 15 minute accountability session

19/29th May - MARK

19/26th May - SUZANNE

GWDC Office Hours

Your Daily Kickstart Call

Start your day with focus and clarity in our Kickstart Call (weekdays, 8:30–8:55 AM), featuring guided breathing, a personal check-in, and a moment to rebalance for a productive day ahead.

Start your workday with clarity and focus.

Join our Kickstart Call every weekday from 8:30 - 8:55 AM to set yourself up for a productive day. This short yet powerful session includes:
A guided breathing and focus exercise
A personal check-in for your mind and body
A moment to rebalance and set your intentions

Begin each day feeling centred, refreshed, and ready to achieve your best.

The link is here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84459898331?pwd=BsWPMguRirUtxRo0HgiwLFcv5ortIu.1

I hope you found this post useful.

As a reminder, paid subscribers receive:

• Two monthly check-ins:

  • The Moving Forward Group where you have the opportunity to ask questions, share your wins, address your challenges in a supportive, safe environment

  • The Power Hour - a chance to switch off your phone & other distractions and spend an hour completing the task you may have been putting off.

• One 15 minute 1:2:1 Office Hours. Let us help you to unblock whatever is holding you back and set your goals for the next month

• Free workshops - all the workshops we run as part of Startup School for Seniors are available, for free, to GWDC members.

• There is also the opportunity to join the 8.30am GMT Monday-Friday check-in with Mark.

Subscriptions are priced at £14.99/month or £149.00 per year, cancellable at any time. We know this represents good value, but if there’s any service you consider would be worthwhile and we haven’t covered already, we’d love to hear your thoughts.

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As a reminder, here’s the Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81377538598

Here’s what happens:

You login and share with the group what you want to accomplish in the next hour. We all turn off…

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May 2026

• TOMORROW, 2nd May Power Hour - A dedicated hour to devote to those tasks you have been putting off

• 16th May Moving Forward Group - Share your wins, ask questions of this supportive group of Startup School for Seniors alumni

Get Work Done Club Events

For Paid Subscribers:

Office Hours w/ Mark or Suzanne: Your FREE 15 minute accountability session

1/5/19/29th May - MARK

19/26th May - SUZANNE

GWDC Office Hours

Our final cohort of Startup School for Seniors is on 7th May - 18th June. Would you like to participate again?

We would welcome your support if you’re a former alumni in helping us to spread the work, distribute flyers, post on social media. Or come join us again.

Email me at suzanne@advantagesofage.com if you would like to post flyers for us or receive the media kit with pre-written suggested copy and images for social media.

Sign up for Startup School for Seniors

Your Daily Kickstart Call

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May 2026

• 2nd May Power Hour - A dedicated hour to devote to those tasks you have been putting off

• 16th May Moving Forward Group - Share your wins, ask questions of this supportive group of Startup School for Seniors alumni

Get Work Done Club Events

For Paid Subscribers:

Office Hours w/ Mark or Suzanne: Your FREE 15 minute accountability session

28th April, 1/5/19/29th May - MARK

28th April, 19/26th May - SUZANNE

GWDC Office Hours

Our final cohort of Startup School for Seniors is on 7th May - 18th June. We are hoping to make this our biggest cohort yet, going out with a BANG.

We would welcome your support if you’re a former alumni in helping us to spread the work, distribute flyers, post on social media. Or come join us again.

Email me at suzanne@advantagesofage.com if you would like to post flyers for us or receive the media kit with pre-written suggested copy and images for social media.

Sign up for Startup School for Seniors

Your Daily Kickstart Call

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We look forward to seeing you at 10 am, if you can make it, for the Moving Forward Group call.

As a reminder, here’s the Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82909406951?pwd=67YemxZ9zgDXR3XnZr4a6QWpHaXbtX.1

Meeting ID: 829 0940 6951

See you at 10 am.

Suzanne & Mark

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April 2026

TOMORROW 18th Moving Forward Group - Share your wins, your challenges, amongst a supportive group of coaches, consultants, and small business owners.

(You’ll receive the Zoom link closer to the date).

May 2026

• 2nd May Power Hour - A dedicated hour to devote to those tasks you have been putting off

Get Work Done Club Events

For Paid Subscribers:

Office Hours w/ Mark or Suzanne: Your FREE 15 minute accountability session

28th April - MARK

21st/28th April - SUZANNE

GWDC Office Hours

Our final cohort of Startup School for Seniors is on 7th May - 18th June. We are hoping to make this our biggest cohort yet, going out with a BANG.

We would welcome your support if you’re a former alumni in helping us to spread the work, distribute flyers, post on social media. Or come join us again.

Email me at suzanne@advantagesofage.com if you would like to post flyers for us or receive the media kit with pre-written suggested copy and images for social media.

Sign up for Startup School for Seniors

Your Daily Kickstart Call

Read more

We would welcome your support if you’re a former alumni in helping us to spread the work, distribute flyers, post on social media.

Email me at suzanne@advantagesofage.com if you would like to post flyers for us or receive the media kit with pre-written suggested copy and images for social media.

Mark these dates in your calendar

April 2026

• 18th Moving Forward Group - Share your wins, your challenges, amongst a supportive group of coaches, consultants, and small business owners.

  (You’ll receive the Zoom link closer to the date).

• 2nd May Power Hour - A dedicated hour to devote to those tasks you have been putting off

For Paid Subscribers:

Office Hours w/ Mark or Suzanne: Your FREE 15 minute accountability session

10th/14th/28th April - MARK

21st/28th April - SUZANNE

Your Daily Kickstart Call

GWDC Office Hours

Get Work Done Club Events

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As a reminder, here’s the Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81377538598

Here’s what happens:

You login and share with the group what you want to accomplish in the next hour. We all turn off…

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After nearly a decade of supporting over 50s into self-employment — first with Yvonne Fuchs, and for the past six years with — I’m sadly bringing the programme to a close because we’ve simply run out of funding to continue.

It’s hard to put into words how proud I am of what we’ve built.

What began as a small idea has grown into something that has supported more than 700 people to explore self-employment, build confidence, and take real steps towards a different future. Along the way, we’ve navigated changing governments, shifting funding streams, and the constant uncertainty that comes with relying on short-term support.

But what has stayed with me most is the people.

Over the years, I’ve seen so many participants arrive carrying so much more than a business idea. For some, it has been ADHD or neurodiversity. For others, long-term illness, the aftermath of domestic abuse, or the weight of caring responsibilities for children or elderly relatives. For many, full-time employment simply no longer fits the reality of their lives.

That awareness has deepened my respect for every single person who has walked through our doors.

It has also made me realise how much more is asked of adult learning tutors now. We are often expected to support people through challenges far beyond teaching, and while that support matters deeply, it is not something I am trained to carry not being a mental health professional.

Even so, Mark and I are determined to make this last cohort our biggest and best yet.

We want to finish with energy, pride and purpose — and to remind people that over 50s are not past their best. Far from it. They are resourceful, resilient, creative, and more than capable of building brilliant businesses.

If you know someone who could benefit, the course is free for UK residents and anyone earning £28,800 or under, please share this link and send them our way.

https://startupschoolforseniors.com

Suzanne

This month’s dates for your diary:

For Paid Subscribers:

April 2026

• 4th Power Hour

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18th Moving Forward Group

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Office Hours w/ Mark or Suzanne: Your FREE 15 minute accountability session

21st/28th April - SUZANNE

10th/14th/28th April - MARK

Your Daily Kickstart Call

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