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The following article is part of the AARP Connecticut 50+ Job-Seeker Series, featuring posts by AARP and local experts that are aimed at helping older workers take their job-hunting and career skills to the next level.

With the latest in smart phones, tablets and wireless web access, staying connected has never been easier. The power of wireless computing and communications puts information and resources just a click away at home or at our favorite coffee shop.

If you’ve ever thought of starting a new small business or expanding an existing one after age 50, you are not alone.

Live more comfortably - and avoid scams and frauds!

AARP Delivers Over 5,000 Petitions to Senators Urging Their Help to “Close the Loophole” That Lets Some Financial Advisors Put Their Own Interests First

By State Treasurer Ted Wheeler

With romance scammers using the Internet to rob Americans of an estimated $81 million per year, AARP’s Fraud Watch Network today called on the online dating industry to institute new safeguards to better protect their users. AARP Montana is inviting its members and the general public to become involved in the national campaign by signing an online petition.

With romance scammers using the Internet to rob Am ericans of an estimated $81 million per year, AARP’s Fraud Watch Network today called on the online dating industry to institute new safeguards to better protect their users. AARP Idaho is inviting its members and the general public to become involved in the national campaign by signing an online petition.

Please join us for the AARP Financial Resilience Workshop, a discussion and free seminar about how to get the most out of your retirement savings on Wed. June 10, 2015 at Goodwill, 630 24 1/2 Road. The seminar starts at 5:30 p.m. with refreshments and networking. The program starts at 6 p.m.

The Hilton Head Economic Development Corporation will partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration and AARP South Carolina on Tuesday, June 16, to host an “Encore Entrepreneur + Mentor Matchmaker” event. The free event will connect aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners with a variety of business experts through a series of roundtable mentoring sessions. Topic categories will include starting, running, marketing and financing a business. The event will also include a panel discussion with several Hilton Head Island entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is a key focus area of the HHIEDC’s program of work.