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The Rise of Small and Micro Manufacturing

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U.S. manufacturing is on a roll.   The New York Times recently called manufacturing a " Surprising Bright Spot in the U.S. Economy ", the sector has added 330,00 jobs over the last two years, manufacturing economic indicators continue to rise and the President has made manufacturing the center of his economic policy. The times are even more exciting for small (less than 100 employees) and micro (less than 5 employees) manufacturers.  Most people don't realize how many sma

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I Miss the "Mail Moment"

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Bell tolls for the U.S. Mail, as we know it is a wonderful story from USA Today on the end of a great American traditional the postal service calls "the mail moment"   This moment occurs when we collect, sort and open our mail - and do so with a bit of excitement and anticipation.   Younger readers will wonder what I'm talking about.  They've never experienced the pre-email, pre-social media "mail moment"  But folks who grew up prior to the Interne

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Freelancing and the 3 Laws of Future Employment

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New Geography's The Three Laws of Future Employment looks at a mix of issues around future employment with a focus on whether or not we need more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) graduates. The part of the article I'm most intrigued by are the 3 laws of future employment.  These are: Law #1: People will get jobs doing things that computers can’t do.

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The Global, Human, Strategic Accountant

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The CPA Success blog has a good article on the new Chartered Global Management Accountant designation. This is a joint effort between two large accounting associations, the AICPA and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. This is interesting for several reasons. First, the accounting profession realizes businesses of all sizes are increasingly global.  This means accounting professionals need to have the skills to advise their clients on global issues.  It's good to s

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Euromonitor's Top 10 Consumer Trends for 2012

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Euromonitor released their Top 10 Consumer Trends of 2012 recently.  The trends I found most interesting are: Consumer vigilantes speak up!  On and offline protest is in the spotlight, pressuring brands towards greater accountability and genuine innovation. DIY life  - Consumers are revelling in their ability to track and control their health, identity, communication and buying habits.

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Solid Jobs Report

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The January Employment Situation Summary from the BLS was quite positive.  Total non-farm employment increased 234,000 and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3%.   More importantly, private employment increased by 257,000, more than off-setting a small decline in government employment.  This continues a trend towards stronger private sector hiring.  Over the last 12 months private sector employment is up 2.1% while government employment is down 1.2% (this nets to a 1.5

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