Small Business Labs

MARCH 6, 2012

We've long followed the trends toward connected cars.  Back in 2007 we discussed the growing role cars would play as mobile offices in the Intuit Future of Small Business report The Connected World of Entrepreneurs.   Fast forward to today and telematics - the auto industry's term for car-based computing services and Internet access - has become a booming sector.  For example, Intel just announced a $100 million connected car venture fund.  The goal is to�

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 5, 2012

Writers and other artists have long joined together to form coworking spaces, although they rarely call them that.  They usually call them clubs or salons.  San Francisco's Writers Grotto  considers itself a club. But their description of their facility is very coworking like: Since 1994, the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto has pioneered a unique concept: an office for the creative, self-employed people who by definition don’t need to punch a clock.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 7, 2012

Good article in Strategy and Business on 5 Millennial Myths.  According to research by the authors, "stereotypes of millennials in the workplace are inconsistent at best and destructive at worst" Instead of the common view that Milennials (also called Gen Y, born roughly 1980 - 2000) are needy, lazy and not committed, the article argues that in terms of work Millennials are not that different than older Gen Xers and baby boomers.

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