Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

  As the report chart below shows (click to enlarge), the number of high digital jobs has grown from 5% of jobs in 2002 to 23% in 2016. ." The study findings show the U.S. economy is digitializing rapidly.  It also shows the number of low digital jobs substantially declined during the same period.

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Success

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Despite any obstacles students face, since its creation in 2002, the school has enjoyed impressive outcomes, boasting a college readiness score 27% higher than the city’s in 2019. A range of foundations and community-based organizations help meet the school’s ambitious goal of ensuring both high school graduation and college matriculation.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

Teladoc Health launched in 2002 out of Dallas, and more than twenty years later remains a leading telemedicine company. Rates : General medical visits vary from $0–$89, depending on insurance. Mental health visits start at $119, and specialists charge varying rates.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

The very next year, she took to the pool at the 2002 Commonwealth Games and won not only two events for athletes with physical challenges, but also became the first amputee athlete to qualify for the final of a regular event when she swam the 800-meter freestyle.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

Yahoo refused to buy Google for $1 billion in 1998 and again refused $5 billion in 2002. “Yahoo is one of the best examples of failing to acquire other exiting companies and failing to maximize on their own exit,” Smith recalls. In 2023, Google has a market cap of $1.7 billion and instead sold themselves to Verizon in 2016 for only $4.6

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AUGUST 19, 2024

Army in 2002 as an ordnance officer, reaching the rank of captain. “But I liked it so much that I ended up staying in,” Thomas says. She eventually went to Hampton University on an ROTC scholarship and then was honorably discharged from the U.S.

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Success

JULY 31, 2024

British computer programmer Nick Pelling is credited with coining the term in 2002. Reading long documents and watching endless lectures on video just isn’t cutting it anymore. Instead, many companies are turning to gamification to spice up professional development.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs When a client’s site cries out for help Monday, October 6, 2008 at 3:39 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Web/Tech Like many small developers, I built a number of websites between 1998 and 2002 using the then standard approach of hand-coded HTML and, later, a web editing program.

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Success

MARCH 9, 2023

Kendra Scott had a passion for fashion and design as a child, and she ultimately followed this deep love to found two companies: The Hat Box, which closed in 1998, and her later venture in jewelry in 2002, which catapulted her career. Kendra Scott is now a billion-dollar business with more than a hundred retail locations across the U.S.

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MARCH 2, 2023

That led to an investigation in 2002 as to whether some environmental factor played a role. A breakthrough role at 15 Acting was another passion. Fox was 15 when he landed a role on the Canadian sitcom Leo and Me. Oddly enough, four cast and crew members developed Parkinson’s disease.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 12, 2013

Female business ownership in the US increased more than 20% between 2002 and 2007. An interesting trend in the US recovery is how much of it has been driven by women. This meant they were an important source of employment for many as the recession began in 2008.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

In 2002, Kendra Scott designed her first jewelry collection with just $500 in the spare bedroom of her home. Guy Fieri was featured in the June 2016 issue of SUCCESS. Kendra Scott follows the ‘sister rule’ Jewelry mogul Kendra Scott wants every last employee to feel like family.

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Brilliantly Better

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

There is a very popular short story about Elon Musk that goes (more or less) like this: Elon Musk made $180M when PayPal was acquired in 2002. He put $100M in SpaceX, $70M in Tesla, and $10M in Solar City. He borrowed money for rent. Depending on what social media platform your read it on, Read more.

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Success

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Now, I am living my calling in ways I was unable to imagine in 2002. As scared as I was of not having what it would take to create both, I also knew deep in my heart that if I didn’t at least try to have a fourth child, I would run the bigger risk of looking back with regret. Just over a year later, our little Texan, Matthew Raymond, arrived.

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Success

MARCH 14, 2023

He politely answered questions about his startup years and tough business decisions (in 2002, he moved production of his machines from Malmesbury, a small town in England, to Malaysia; more on this later). When SUCCESS first met Dyson, it was early 2013 at the launch of his hybrid Airblade motion-activated hand-dryer and faucet.

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MAY 16, 2022

My best friend and neighbor opened a boutique with me in 2002, and for most of the nine years we owned it, it was fabulous. Former Co-Owner Company: Details for the Home, now Details: A Unique Gift Boutique, in Haymarket, Virginia Reason for Breakup: Personal considerations meant each partner needed a different career situation.

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On The Job

APRIL 8, 2008

That's up from 69 percent in 2002. Checking out the greener grass: If there's any doubt that we're all nervous about our job stability, a recent survey by Accountemps finds that 75 percent of executives would be "comfortable" looking for a new job while still working.

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Success

APRIL 9, 2024

According to The Holy Grail of Investing , between 2002 and 2021, the average price for an NBA franchise rose 1,057% compared to the 458% the S&P 500 stock market index rose during the same period.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 21, 2016

in 2002 to 34.8% The Guardian's  US millennials feel more working class than any other generation  covers data from the General Social Survey showing that the number of millennials (born 1980 to 2000) who consider themselves middle class has fallen from 45.6%

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Go Burrows

AUGUST 30, 2021

In 2002, Ann Hiatt was fresh out of college, starting her first post-university job supporting Jeff Bezos’ at Amazon in Seattle. Amazon was made up of less than 1000 employees in 2002, compared with today’s 1.3 This position, one she would hold for the next three years, would change the trajectory of her whole life.

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Tips From T. Marie

JULY 21, 2016

Is your computer a relic from 2002? If you’re really committed to bringing your business office into the 21 st century here are two more things to think about. Replace those antique computers and computer systems. Are you still running Windows XP? Are you using Internet Explorer as your browser.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

In 2002, roughly 18% of all part-timers were teens aged 16 to 19. This provides a new pool of part-time workers, making it easier for firms to shift work away from full-timers. Even more interesting on the demographic side  is the decline in workforce participation rates by teens (aged 16 to 19). is also a driver of part-time work.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 31, 2012

However, when I started my business back in 2002, I quickly learned that. I love people, but in general I'm much more. comfortable if someone comes to talk to me rather than me seeking. someone out.    That has been true since I was quite young. years, I've learned many techniques and adapted.    I'm still.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 20, 2020

But take it from a (once) small business owner, Michael Nemeroff, founder of RushOrderTees , “When we founded RushOrderTees in 2002, we were just serving our city. Many business owners know the old saying: “Location! We didn’t know we would be a nationwide company.…

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JANUARY 22, 2023

Not only did the PWD task force ensure compliance, they “established a worldwide accessibility project office” in 2002 to ensure all products and services were made accessible. In time, the recommendations from Childs’ task forces generated hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue.

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JUNE 28, 2024

in 2002, specializing in rare beaked whales. Fascinated by planet Earth Growing up in Australia, Dalebout was never far from the water. And while she’s not a self-professed “water baby,” her career has continuously drawn her there. A former whale biologist, she earned her Ph.D.

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Tips From T. Marie

APRIL 11, 2016

So much so that I’m no longer shocked to find a paralegal asking me to send a.doc formatted document because they are still running Word 2002 or to find out the operating system they are on is Windows 98. In my experience many law offices often have antiquated computer equipment and software.

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Eco-Office Gals

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Reportedly, it’s between the years of 2000-2002 that Cleantech was introduced into the world and over that time, there have been some real up and downs in its cycles, especially over the past decade or so. The good news is that the CleanTech group has reported that there has been $1.61

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Tips From T. Marie

AUGUST 7, 2012

A Stanford Web Credibility study proved it back in 2002. Did you know that 75% of web users admit that they judge a business based on the design of their website? If it were true 10 years ago, imagine how true it is in today’s ‘connected’ society! I guarantee that number is higher today, probably somewhere closer to 95%!!

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Loosely Speaking

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

From 2002-2006 Brian played a key role in taking TickCo.com from $7-million to $35-million in sales annually, and driving 40-50% growth year-over-year and 90% of all sales. Brian was over her shoulder on several of the beginning design projects offering SEO advice and has since decided to join Task Crate full-time as an SEO Consultant.

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Success

JULY 20, 2023

A fire in the restaurant’s kitchen in April 2002 forced the owners to scramble to become operational again before the summer rush. Wall Drug’s tried-and-true tips to help you survive a recession Plan for a recession before it happens The store has been tested by other events over the past 50 years.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 31, 2014

This term was coined in the late 1990's and in the 2002-2005 time frame it was a very hot trend. Overestimating the near term impact of new technologies. I often tell people trends are easy, timing is hard. Take the now hot Internet of Things. Everyone was predicting it was going to be the next big thing.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 9, 2010

Ann Landers (1918-2002) US columnist, attrib. Opportunity – Small Business Quote of the Week by Stefan Töpfer on Jan 09, 2010 A small business quote keeps you thinking, inspired and entertained. Opportunities are usually disguised as hard work, so most people don’t recognise them.&#

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Eco-Office Gals

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

For example,e between 2002 and 2011, the organic food segment grew 238%, whereas the overall food ,market grew 33%; similarly, the use of renewable energy grew 456%, while the use of non-renewable fuels actually fell by 3.2%. And it’s driven overall by consumer demand for sustainable products.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Haberdashers’ Hall is very different located at West Smithfield a five minute walk from St Paul’s Cathedral this is the 4 th Hall and was reopened in 2002 by the Queen of England having been re-designed by Sir Michael Hopkins.

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Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2008

Its compatible with any version of Outlook 2002 or later. You can also read my post on 4 Easy Steps to Finding Old E-mails. To back up your e-mails in Outlook, simply download Microsofts Outlook Add-In file here. Then just follow the instructions to installing and using the software.

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Workplace Insight

OCTOBER 7, 2024

High concept noir sci-fi, based on a book by Philip K Dick of course; dystopian, chock full of ideas and technology that seemed cool and subversive in 2002 and is mundane in 2013. Minority Report We obviously like films like this.

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