Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

The JP Morgan Chase Institute released their 2018 Online Platform Economy in 2018 study this week. It generated a lot of media attention, most of which focused on the data showing the average rideshare driver's earnings per month declined 53% between 2013 and 2017 (click on the chart to enlarge).

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The report found that: Between 2003 and 2017, individuals with incarceration histories were approximately half as likely to secure federal employment compared to their counterparts without such records. The key takeaways include: From 2018 to 2020, 22.3%

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 30, 2017

Have you missed the content from June 2017? June’s blog posts: JUNE 28, 2017 Business Travel Safety in a Volatile World. JUNE 23, 2017 Technology of the week: Join.me. JUNE 21, 2017 New speakers for the Virtual Summit. JUNE 19, 2017 The benefits of working abroad for Assistants.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 4, 2019

The small and independent Brewers Association released their 2018 Craft Beer Growth Report. Key quote: In 2018, small and independent brewers collectively produced 25.9 percent market share and 7 percent growth over 2017.  percent market share and 7 percent growth over 2017.  billion, representing 24.1

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Clutter Coach

DECEMBER 21, 2017

As we remove the plastic wrappings from our new calendars and start neatly recording upcoming events and plans, we’re inspired to make 2018 the best year ever. Supervisors and managers in your organization are having the same thoughts—they want to make 2018 the best year ever, for themselves and their people. If not, why not?

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Small Business Labs

JULY 12, 2018

MBO Partners released their 2018 State of Independence report this week. million in 2017.  million in 2017.  million Americans in 2017 to 14.9 million in 2018. million Americans in 2017 to 14.9 million in 2018. The number of Full-Time Independents fell in 2018 to 15.8

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 18, 2017

We recently released our new coworking forecast for 2018-2022.    As the chart below (click to enlarge) shows, we’re forecasting that the number of global coworking spaces will grow from 14,411 in 2017 to just over 30,000 in 2022. million in 2017 to 5.1 These are the folks that produce a series of U.S.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

million in 2017, an annual growth rate of 23%. For the first half of  2018, sales were $121.9 This is highlighted in Upwork's filing, which says 10 percent of its overall business came from a single, unnamed client in the six months that ended June 2018.   The company reported sales of $164.4

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

They went on to own many trucks and had 45 employees on their payroll before selling the company for seven figures in 2017, always knowing that venture was the seeding ground for something much bigger. Since 2018, they’ve offered $1,000 PREAM scholarships to S+H employees who are graduating seniors carrying a 2.5 GPA or higher.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 8, 2018

  This is shown in the data on reluctants from the 2017 MBO Partners State of Independence study.  The share of reluctant independents fell to 24% in 2017, down from 26% in 2016 and 34% in 2012. And our early 2018 data (which we're still working through) shows another increase over the past year.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 2, 2017

So far the feedback has been positive and I already have ideas and plans in place for Assist 2018. We already have the dates in the diary – 8th and 9th February 2018. The post A review of the Assist Conference 2017 appeared first on Practically Perfect PA. We will have loads more information later this year.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 28, 2017

2017, with 4.45 million forecast to be sold in 2018. Over 3 million drones are expected to be sold in the U.S. This data comes from The Consumer Technology Association via the Axios article Demand for Drones is Exploding. The chart below (click to enlarge) is from the article.

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Success

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

In 2018, she launched Bauble Stockings , which now sells hand-stitched stockings online and in 400 stores. Kate Stice Stewart: It’s 2017, and I’m on my laptop searching “fair trade.” “My dad called it the bauble stocking because, on a good year, it was a bauble, which is a piece of jewelry.”

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Andrea Kalli

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

10 Great Ways to Grow Your Company in 2017. 10 Great Ways to Grow Your Company in 2017 and Beyond. If you want to ensure 2017 is your most profitable year yet, growth absolutely needs to be your top focus. Want to Know How to. Supercharge Your Business? Andrea Kalli – Video Design, Editing, and Marketing.

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JUNE 13, 2023

And as that fame grew, so did his fortune—which he immediately started giving away, first in a hefty donation to Chicago Public Schools in 2017, then to the county’s mental health services. His estimated earnings in 2017 were $33 million.) As that following grew, so did Chance’s fame. Chance the Rapper never had a Plan B.

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JULY 7, 2022

In a 2018 study which combined meta-analysis and field studies, the researchers found that “perseverance without passion attainment is mere drudgery, but perseverance with passion attainment propels individuals forward. This article was published in November 2017 and has been updated. Photo by @ilonakozhevnikova /Twenty20.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

If we all took a little more time to get to know people, I think it would change the whole temperament of the world,” Flavortown Mayor Guy Fieri told Delish in 2018. Chip and Joanna Gaines were featured in the January 2018 issue of SUCCESS.

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MAY 16, 2023

5000’s list of fastest-growing companies, showcased as a favorite cooking app in a New York Times article and named “Best App of 2017” by Google Play. In 2018, we saw the rise of voice assistance. SideChef currently has more than 13.5 million users and brought in $1.5 million in revenue in 2021.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 22, 2019

The Authors Guild’s 2018 Author Income Survey collected pay data from over 5,000 published book authors. They found that the median pay for full-time book authors was $20,300 in 2017, and that number decreased to $6,080 when part-time writers were included. 

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

However, court filings revealed that the business has incurred at least $33 million in unpaid rent , which was due January 1. Established in 2017, WeWork Japan opened its first space in Tokyo in February 2018 and now has about 40 locations across the country.

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JULY 13, 2022

In January 2018, she became a brand ambassador for Revlon, making her the first curvy model of her generation to receive a major beauty contract. She also hosts the Pretty Big Deal podcast and published her book A New Model in 2017. In 2018, Rhimes was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame. The Inspiration.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 13, 2020

Census data, the number of white Americans fell by close to 100,000 in 2016 and continued falling in 2017 and 2018.   According to U.S.    As the Brookings' chart on this data below (click to enlarge) shows, the white population change in the U.S. has been declining for several decades. 

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Welcome to November—the 11th month of 2017! If you are going to finish 2017 with a bang, you must have mental and physical energy. I hope so as the next eight weeks should be filled with enthusiasm as we see the year come to an end and we eagerly greet 2018! Many of you might be thinking, “Thank goodness this year is over.

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MAY 5, 2022

In her book ‘ Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design ’, Kat Holmes describes exclusion as a mismatch between human interaction and the built environment ( Holmes, 2018 ). Accessibility, interaction and friction.

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Success

JULY 19, 2022

Since 2017, a number of powerful, and even not so powerful, men from all walks of life—media to politics, corporate America to sports, music to Hollywood—have been called to task for bad behavior: Harvey Weinstein and Bill Cosby, R. More than a decade later, the Me Too movement grew to national heights after a tweet by actress Alyssa Milano.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 18, 2017

We recently released our new coworking forecast for 2018-2022.    As the chart below (click to enlarge) shows, we’re forecasting that the number of global coworking spaces will grow from 14,411 in 2017 to just over 30,000 in 2022. million in 2017 to 5.1 These are the folks that produce a series of U.S.

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Success

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In 2017, Churchill faced a significant challenge when a flood disrupted the local railway line, one of only two ways of accessing the town. The initiative was established in collaboration with Growcer , a company focused on promoting food sovereignty in remote communities such as Churchill.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 6, 2018

How Content Marketing is Evolving Heading into 2018. 11 Expert Tips to Make 2018 Your Most Productive Year Ever. No matter how productive you may have been in 2017, there’s always room for improvement. New Year’s Resolutions: How to Be a Better Marketer in 2018. How to Increase Sales by Mastering the Art of Storytelling.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Ardent Partners recently released their 2017-2018 State of the Contingent Workforce Management report. Ardent Partners is an analyst firm focused on corporate procurement and supply chains. The report is targeted at procurement and HR professionals who manage contingent workforce programs at larger organizations. This

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 20, 2017

By 2017 this grew to 20%. This has increased from just 4% in 2012 to 25% in 2017.  This indicates that 2018 will again see an increase in the usage rate. As the blue bars in the chart below show (click to enlarge), only 3% of independent workers reported using online talent marketplaces to find work in 2012.

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Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 6, 2018

Engagement on Facebook Pages had dropped 20% in 2017 and with the new changes in 2018 we can expect that number to increase. It’s 2018 folks, most of us walk around with a phone that does more than computers did in 1980’s. I never hear, “Do I need business cards?” which aren’t even close to being as important.

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JANUARY 8, 2022

million as of September 2018. Timing the market—trying to anticipate imminent movements up or down—is a losing proposition, as data from Yahoo Finance illustrates: Let’s assume you invested $10,000 in the S&P 500 for 20 years between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2017. If you didn’t touch that money, you’d have earned a 7.2%

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My EA Career

JANUARY 23, 2018

In Australia we are about to enjoy our first public holiday for the new year and it feels like I’ve taken almost the entire month of January to get onboard with the fact that it’s 2018! Bring on 2018 I say and getting those children of mine back to school can’t come soon enough by the way.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 7, 2018

The chart below, from the Los Angeles Times article  Job growth remains solid, but workers are still waiting for a real jump in wages , shows real wage growth (adjusted for inflation) has hovered near zero since 2017.  This is leading to more highly skilled workers going independent. 

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The Future Assistant is taking place over two days, the 8th and 9th February 2018. In 2017 and beyond Assistants will be seen as their organisation’s information managers. The conference is taking place at the very cool Proud Camden on the 8th and 9th February 2018. The PA as information manager .

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JANUARY 17, 2023

A high frequency of reading may decrease the risk of cognitive decline, according to a 14-year longitudinal study published in 2020, and might even help to “delay or prevent dementia in older adults,” according to a 2018 study published in JAMA Psychiatry. This article was published in August 2017 and has been updated.

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

So this year after I went through the Yearly Words exercise – something I feature in my “anytime” annual planning program The NOW Year Action Plan Course – I decided to use the same three words from 2017 in 2018. The post My Three Words for 2018 (and a Single Resolution) appeared first on Productivityist.

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