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Has the U.S. Reached Peak Car?

Small Business Labs

The study chart below shows mileage driven peaked in 2004/2005 and has declined every year since. The large cohort of aging baby boomers are driving less due to the lifestage shift to retirement.   A key driver of this shift is demographic.   But an even bigger driver is young people are driving less than in the past.

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A Detailed Look at US Self-Employment Data

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Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Wealthy Planning on Working in Retirement | Main | Data and Analytics Help Macys Go Local » October 01, 2010 A Detailed Look at U.S. million Americans were self-employed in 2009.    The self-employment for 2009 rate was 10.9%. 

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Do You Know Your Lifestyle Ratios?

Stephanie LH Calahan

In the example below, this person is well on their way to retiring. She is the former Treasurer for the International Virtual Assistants Association serving on their Board of Directors for the term 2005-2008. (These definitions correlate to your time spent, not the IRS definitions.) You can allocate if necessary. Monthly Hours.

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Tablet Sales Forecasted to Explode

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Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Self-Employed Using Fewer Employees | Main | Dandelion Marketing » November 02, 2010 Tablet Sales Forecasted to Explode Marketing Charts (great site) reports that Juniper Research is forecasting tablet sales to reach 81 million in 2015.    Apple sold 4.2 View an alternate.

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Soaring with the Cloud - Free Online Virtual Summit

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Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Outsourcing to Rural Areas of the U.S.   It's also on our Top 10 Small Business Trends lists for 2010 and 2009.  Cloud Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More.

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1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010

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Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More.   The main driver for this shift is price.    Key quote from the article: "The biggest reason why customers will cut the cord, according to the study, is the growing cost of pay-TV service. .  

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An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector

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Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011 | Main | Business Week, The Economist on the Trickle Down Recovery » May 14, 2010 An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector No great surprise, but the vast majority of non-profit organizations in the U.S. View an alternate.

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