Small Business CEO

APRIL 7, 2021

That’s an increase of about 24% over 2019, and it marks the largest number of new business applications submitted in a year dating back to 2004. Yet applications for new businesses simultaneously skyrocketed, with more than 4.3 million applications submitted in 2020.

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Productivityist

MAY 13, 2024

Studies have shown that aligning work tasks with one’s internal clock can enhance cognitive function and productivity ( Foster & Kreitzman, 2004 ). Research in chronobiology, the science of natural physiological rhythms, supports this approach.

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Success

JULY 27, 2021

Gymnast Carly Patterson was just 16 when her dazzling performance at the 2004 Athens Olympics made her the second American woman ever to win the all-around competition. Every two years, we watch their victories replayed on highlight reels, forever freezing them at their athletic peak.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

In 2004 just 31% of Americans reported they accepted gay marriage. These are the number of people covered by health insurance and the acceptance of gay marriage.    The rapidly rising acceptance of gay marriage, BTW, is quite stunning. In 2016 it was 59% of Americans. Rarely do social trends change this quickly. 

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 26, 2018

million more than in 2004.  Nearly 43 million U.S. households rented their homes in 2016, which is about 9.3

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Success

AUGUST 18, 2021

Kim and Mauborgne published their ideas in their 2004 book, Blue Ocean Strategy. Blue Ocean Strategy is a marketing approach developed by W. Chan Kim and Renee Mauborgne, professors at INSEAD, a private university with locations around the world. Before tackling so much information, you likely want to know the basics.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 15, 2022

Corporate Law Paralegal 2: February 2004 – April 2006 . Corporate Law Paralegal 1: March 1998 – February 2004. For example, if your print resume reads: Transamerica Life Insurance Company, San Francisco, CA: March 1998 – April 2006. Then your digital resume should read: Employed by a national insurance provider: Eight years.

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Success

JULY 13, 2021

The number of people who say they have no one with whom to discuss important matters has more than doubled between 1985 and 2004, according to a 2006 study by researchers at Duke University and the University of Arizona. In fact, Americans’ circle of confidants has shrunk dramatically in the past few decades.

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Success

JUNE 17, 2022

We rolled it out to the public in 2004. The staffer who suggested the name explained: “You are targeted, you make a direct hit, you are impactful, and you insert a red peg to illustrate the strike and success.” That is the core of our brand. About half of the people who hear the name immediately get it.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

DECEMBER 24, 2023

Maria graduated from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Political Science, won the title of Miss Kentucky and competed in Miss America in 2004. At age 9, she set goals to become the first college graduate in her family and to earn the title of Miss Kentucky.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 3, 2017

" As the chart below shows (click to enlarge), there were about 350,000 manufacturing firms with no employees other than the owner in 2014, up almost 17% from 2004. Their growth stands out in a sector that has been shedding workers for decades." During the same period the number of U.S.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

goods exports in in 2004 to 34% percent in 2014. Propelled by global online markets and platforms and a growing global middle class, small businesses and even freelancers and individuals are exporting goods and services in growing numbers. In fact, according to the U.S. SBA  small business goods exports have grown from 29% of total U.S.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Deedee joined The Hartford in 2004 and has spent most of her tenure supporting claims leaders until her move to support the Chief Data Science Officer in 2019. She came to this role after a varied career path including Automotive Service Management in addition to Real Estate and Vacation Planning in the USVI.

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Eco-Office Gals

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

manufacturing plants haven’t sent any waste to landfills since May 2004 — a mission that began with a good-faith accounting of the company’s waste stream. The first step toward saving money through zero waste is to audit the company’s waste stream. Subaru’s U.S.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 6, 2014

shows that since 2004 Americans have owned fewer cars and light trucks, driven each of those vehicles less and consumed less fuel each year. The study chart below shows mileage driven peaked in 2004/2005 and has declined every year since. .   The most recent study, Has Motorization in the U.S.

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Tips From T. Marie

JULY 31, 2014

started blogging in 2004. It’s not 2004 anymore. Back then if there was a picture included with your post you were ahead of the curve. While the actual content of your posts is still the most important thing, it’s not the only thing. Visuals are becoming more and more important when it comes to blogging.

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Success

MARCH 2, 2023

Fox on keeping himself out there Lawrence cast Fox in a two-episode arc on Scrubs in 2004 as a doctor with obsessive-compulsive disorder. In addition to his family life and guest-star appearances, Fox has written four books and established a thriving nonprofit.

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Allwork

JUNE 12, 2023

The three letters were first used in a 2004 report commissioned by the United Nations called Who Cares Wins, which promoted ethical investment and subsequently spawned a huge and growing industry in defining and supporting its aims, along with a mind-boggling swarm of acronyms that would be a challenge to list, let alone remember.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Granted, Linkedin was launched in 2003 and then Facebook in 2004, but I hadn’t heard of them. When I started freelancing ten years ago, I had to do my marketing the old fashioned way.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

As the Pew chart below shows, over the 10 year period from 2004 to 2013 the number of reporters fell by 17%. Interesting data from Pew Research's The Growing Pay Gap Between Journalism and Public Relations shows that the PR field is booming even while the total number of reporters in declining.

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Success

JULY 17, 2021

between 1985 and 2004. Most Americans count just two friends, when asked the number of people with whom they can discuss important matters, according to a study by Duke University and the University of Arizona. Researchers found the mean number of confidants had declined by almost one person—or from 2.94

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Small Business CEO

APRIL 11, 2019

For a long time, China has been associated with counterfeit products, but this has changed since this company joined the e-commerce platform in 2004. JD.com is the largest retailer in China that has transformed e-commerce business in the country.

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Virtual Moxie

MAY 1, 2012

That is, in all respects, the business version of the quickie Vegas wedding (a la Britney Spears—who needed an annulment just a bit more than two days after her wedding in 2004!). Instead, take your time. Think about it as a business courtship. Speak three or four times—and more if you need to. Get all your questions answered.

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The Marq

JUNE 16, 2022

Though it's hard to categorize the groups of successes and misses, and there are definitely different shades of each, two incredible group of people stand out: 1) The development team, Microsoft Consulting Services Firm consultants, and supporting staff at Fidelity National Financial during my time there in 2004 to 2007; and 2) The Professional Services, (..)

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Success

MARCH 8, 2023

With a passion for “building the green, clean, knowledge-rich future,” she founded her company, Ethical Markets Media LLC , in 2004, when she was 72. “I Office of Technology Assessment, the National Science Foundation and the National Academy of Engineering Committee on Public Engineering Policy,” according to her website.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

million who were self-employed in 2004 leaving by 2009." Key quote from ONS report: "The rise in self-employment can be accounted for by fewer people leaving self-employment than in the past. About 886,000 people who were self-employed in 2009 had left by 2014, compared with 1.3

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Karen Vivarelli

AUGUST 4, 2020

I worked for a tech start up back in 2004 after university and had the pleasure of working with a wonderful lady who provided freelance office services (set ups, systems & admin) to the new start up companies within the incubator. Before then, I was PA to 3 of the firms’ 9 partners.

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Small Business CEO

APRIL 19, 2016

Since Yelp was founded in 2004 it has grown to see over 95 million reviews in just 11 years, that’s over 8 million reviews a year and over 23,000 reviews a day—quite a bit of activity!… Yelp is for all small businesses.

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Small Business CEO

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products , Jim Highsmith, Addison Wesley, 2004. Scaling Lean & Agle Development: Thinking and Organizational Tools for Large-Scale Scrum , Craig Larman and Bas Voode, Addison Wesley, 2008.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 17, 2023

It was January 2004. Breaking the rules is about courage, positive change, and making the world a better place – not staying in the same spot. Take Amazon’s launch of the Kindle , for example. Apple had launched the iPod and introduced the iTunes store, which was named Time magazine’s Coolest Invention of 2003.

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Loosely Speaking

JANUARY 15, 2010

RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loosely Speaking is about how to fuel-inject your entrepreneurial self by living a rollicking, well-rounded life. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Frozen in time somewhere around 2004. RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Boutin’s premise is that Twitter, Flickr, et al have eclipsed the original interactive communication intent of blogging, rendering those of us who believe in the blog as a vehicle of conversation obsolete. Loose Ends.

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Success

APRIL 3, 2023

In 2004 I was enjoying the highest-paying, most respectable job I had ever worked. Everything from the title on my business card to the location of the building fed my notion of success. Then a Cadillac Escalade sideswiped me on my way home one evening. After an ambulance ride and an MRI, I was told there was a problem with my spine.

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Office Organization Success

OCTOBER 27, 2016

So when I first started purposefully list building (back in 2004), I would try all of these different list building strategies … and none of them really worked! As I’m sure you already know, there are a ton of different list building strategies, and equally as many differing opinions on which one(s) work best.

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Bonnie Low Kramen

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Back in 2004, quiet quitting was called “ presenteeism.” On top of that we have been reading endlessly about the Great Resignation and the YOLO economy – you only live once – causing staff to jump ship. Whether you leave a job by choice or by being forced out, it causes stress-filled feelings. Lots of uncomfortable feelings.

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Eco-Office Gals

JANUARY 22, 2013

Blogging in many niches since 2004. There are many ways to go green, so do what suits you and start looking after the planet. Author Bio: DIY Newbie – The place for DIY novices who want to become DIY Pro’s! photo by: muffett68 ??. Post from: Eco-Office Gals Green Energy: Simple Ways to Save Money and Protect the Environment.

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Loosely Speaking

DECEMBER 15, 2008

RSS Comments RSS Subscribe in a reader Copyright 2004. Loosely Speaking is about how to fuel-inject your entrepreneurial self by living a rollicking, well-rounded life. Loose Ends. All Rights Reserved.

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