Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Small Business Recession Not Over | Main | Wealthy Planning on Working in Retirement » September 29, 2010 The Future Job Thats Here Today I've been a regular reader of Popular Science since junior high and have always enjoyed their visions of the future. 

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MAY 28, 2010

  The picture on the right is from the article and does a nice job showing the product.    The picture on the right is from the article and does a nice job showing the product.  " The company installs 1.2 square meter garden boxes in the back yards of their clients.  View an alternate.

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DECEMBER 23, 2010

Offer a limited-time-only discount on products and/or services if they sign up by December 31. If you have a new program to launch in the new year, and are discontinuing any older products or services, allow customers a last chance to sign up for them at the previous year’s rates. Have an end-of-season sale.

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MAY 19, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « DMAs Spring Magazine Focused on Going Global | Main | Is Corporate Social Media Sales Media? This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

MAY 11, 2010

  Key quote from the article: "The biggest reason why customers will cut the cord, according to the study, is the growing cost of pay-TV service. .   TV sets , up from 2.86   The main driver for this shift is price.    Nielsen also recently reported that the average U.S. home has 2.93

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 17, 2010

  Despite lots of coverage of this issue (the American Prospect's article It's Not the End of Men chronicles some of the more recent books and articles), most people are surprised when exposed to these trends.  " The recent Newsweek article - Are we There Yet? "  We certainly agree. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 23, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Street Food Gets Real | Main | Please Take "The Organizational Use of Video Storytelling" Survey » June 23, 2010 More on the Growth of Small Farms and Local Food Interesting article in the Washington Post on mobile slaughterhouses.  Having trouble reading this image?

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Small Business Labs

JULY 8, 2010

  The article focuses on Fargo, ND, but also talks about the broader upper midwest - which has a very strong economy relative to most of the rest of the U.S.   But as the article points out, it is not just commodity related industries that are doing well in the Heartland.  Having trouble reading this image?

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OCTOBER 4, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Productivity Bits. Visit the original article at [link]. When trying to plan your financial future, retirement, or even weekend date, you want to save as much money as possible, while keeping a close eye on your personal finances. It can even round up or down if you are splitting the bill amongst friends.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

» September 22, 2010 Ultralight Startups Ultralight startups:  little capital, just computer is an interesting article by the SF Chronicle's Tom Abate.   A recent WSJ article, Start-ups on a Shoestring , also covers ultralight startups.  Not all start-ups are this fortunate.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 26, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Local Online Advertising to Increase 18% in 2011 | Main | 20 TED Talks for Small Business » August 26, 2010 Despite Recession, Private Tutoring Booms One of the trends I find really interesting is the continued growth of small personal services companies. .  View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 19, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Job Creation Confusion | Main | The Growth of Private Company Stock Exchanges » August 19, 2010 Developing Countries: The Engine of Global Economic Growth Good article from Nielsen Wire article on going global.    This is 3x the growth rate of developed countries. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 27, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Inc. These women, who have been living or contributing at a subsistence level, are now entering the mainstream for the first time. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JULY 6, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Non-Mortgage Debt and Working in Retirement | Main | Foreign Born in the U.S. Manufacturing The New York Times article Is Manufacturing Coming Back to the U.S.?   These are described in the NY Times article.    These are described in the NY Times article. 

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The event has a great line up of speakers including: Reed Hastings, founder of Netflix;  Deborah Farrington, a venture capitalist with StarVest Partners;  Jeff Stiles of SAP; Lisa Larson of Drugstore.com; Jim O’Neill of HubSpot; and Brent Leary of CRM Essentials.    It is a game changer for many businesses.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 21, 2010

a start up for small businesses. Posted by: traffic school california | June 22, 2010 at 11:38 PM Great Article. For small businesses, they should look into this area where they can get more exposer and reach millions of people. Thanks for sharing it with us. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 21, 2010

Main | Maker Faire Round-Up, From a Small Business Perspective » May 21, 2010 The Small Business Side of Maker Faire Maker Faire  is best known as a geek-fest.   Mike Cassidy does a great job of capturing this in his San Jose Mercury News article Maker Faire Mixes Business with Wackiness. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 15, 2010

"  Another term that comes up a lot is "human augmentation," which is the use of technology to add capabilities to humans. .  Virtual worlds and reality will blend and be indistinguishable.    In futurist circles, the view that humans and machines will merge has been around a long time. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 17, 2010

    In case you haven't already given up, Scott Shane has an interesting article that compares U.S. .  From the point of view of this study Gazelles, regardless of age, don't seem to be so important.  Census data with U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data on job creation. 

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JULY 7, 2023

When GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons was flunking out of high school in Baltimore in the late 1960s, no one guessed that he’d end up a tech billionaire. In describing his journey from East Baltimore, Parsons says his neighborhood was a little rough: “If you got your car jacked, it would probably end up there.” Never give up.

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JULY 19, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Visit the original article at [link]. If you are on the mid-level of your career, it is most likely that your job now is not going to be the same job that you will have until retirement. Do you succumb to failure or you stand up and take the challenges? Post written by Marlon Ribunal.

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JANUARY 18, 2023

In a July 2016 profile , The New York Times wrote that President Barack Obama—who wore only blue and gray suits—daydreamed about retiring to Hawaii to “open a T-shirt shack that sold only one size (medium) and one color (white)” with Rahm Emanuel, the U.S. The human mind is well set up to form habits and routines to conserve its energy.”.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 25, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Maker Faire Round-Up, From a Small Business Perspective | Main | Inc.   The article reviews research suggesting that group and cross group interaction started humans on the road towards progress via collective intelligence.  Having trouble reading this image?

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