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Presidential Environmental Track Record and Positions 2012

Eco-Office Gals

also supported a 2003 northeastern states agreement to reduce carbon emissions from power plants via a regional cap-and-trade emissions reduction plan. Post from: Eco-Office Gals Presidential Environmental Track Record and Positions 2012. Send questions to: earthtalk@emagazine.com. Subscribe: www.emagazine.com/subscribe.

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Use of Contract Labor by Sole Proprietors Surging

Small Business Labs

In 2012 there were 23.5 In 2013 contract labor was 36% of total labor costs, up from 31% in 2010 and just 20% in 2003.  This is how most independent workers and small businesses report business income for tax purposes. In 2013 there were a bit over 24 million sole proprietors reporting about $1.34 trillion in gross receipts. 

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The Number of Nonemployer Businesses Grew to 23 Million in 2013

Small Business Labs

  Over the decade from 2003 to 2013 the number of nonemployer businesses increased by 4.4 Census released the 2013 nonemployer business data. In 2013 there were 23.0 million businesses without paid employees in the U.S. This  This is an increase of 270,000, or 1.2%

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Forecast Lessons from Past Small Business Trends Lists

Small Business Labs

Last week we released our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2012 list.    I think the first "year of NFC" I remember was 2003.  Here we are about 10 years later and 2012 is being declared to be yet another "year of NFC."    What changes is the stage a trend is at. . 

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Self-Employment Shifting to the Creative Class

Small Business Labs

As you can see from this chart, the share of creative class jobs has increased from roughly 25% in 2003 to almost 30% in 2012. Bureau of Labor Statistics, is directionally consistent with Florida's data. The working sector's share of self-employment fell from almost 40% to about 34%.

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Stacey Abrams’ New Co-Authored Book Details the Struggles Black Entrepreneurs Still Face and Why Business Partnership Differences Can Be Your Superpower

Success

Starting a business wasn’t even on our minds when we first met in the summer of 2003. The rate of startup creation across the nation plummeted 44% between 1978 and 2012, prompting small-business advocates to sound alarms. As someone once said to us, the key to entrepreneurship is staying alive long enough to get lucky.

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AZVAs the Podcast: Social Media Success Stories

Loosely Speaking

for our first episode of 2012? Craig has been training and managing a diverse group of Virtual Teams since 2003. for our first episode of 2012? Craig has been training and managing a diverse group of Virtual Teams since 2003. This month’s poll questions: (1) Where should we have our next regional retreat? (3)