Small Business Labs

AUGUST 18, 2015

TrueBridge Capital Partners recently released a report on the State of the Venture Capital Industry.  Key quote from the report: 200 funds invested in five or more deals in 2014, 4% fewer than in 2013 and 83% fewer than in 2001. The large funds are able to do this because they are garnering a larger share of industry assets.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

workforce in all industries since 2001. According to Brookings, pretty much all industries have become more digital.  Brookings recently released an interesting study on Digitalization and the American workforce.  The analysis categorizes U.S. " The study findings show the U.S. economy is digitializing rapidly. 

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 6, 2014

 An interesting study from the Frontier Group found that between 2001 and 2009 the average yearly number of miles driven by 16-34 year olds had fallen 23%.   But if America's love affair with the automobile is over, it will have a major impact on many industries and small businesses.   trends' .   trends'

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 17, 2012

employees in 2001 to 4.7   See our recent article  Industry Structures - Big Get Bigger, Small Get Smaller for more on this topic. The key data from the report is on the size of startups: The average size of establishment births (new startups, excluding seasonal businesses)in the 1990s was around 7.6 employees in 2011.

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