Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As the chart below (click to enlarge) shows, professional services applications from independent workers (in blue) almost tripled over the past 15 years, growing from 140,365 in 2005 to 419,073 in 2020. Another long-term trend is the shift away from employer business applications and towards applications from independent workers.

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Allwork

AUGUST 9, 2023

Marked on August 9 each year, International Coworking Day celebrates the day in 2005 when the self-proclaimed pioneer of coworking, Brad Neuberg, mentioned it for the first time. On this day, coworking spaces worldwide open their doors to celebrate with their communities to spread awareness about coworking.

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Allwork

MARCH 2, 2023

In 2005, entrepreneur Brad Neuberg first used the term “coworking” in relation to a shared office environment. It resulted in the establishment of the San Francisco Coworking Space — accessible only on Mondays and Tuesdays within Spiral Muse (a feminist collective located in San Francisco’s Mission district).

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Workplace Insight

MARCH 18, 2024

As part of the Committee of Five men and at the tender age of 33, he had been charged with drafting the Declaration of Independence that was to be presented to Congress the following Summer. By all accounts, Jefferson was a self-contained and self-sufficient man and, like many great people, a mass of contradictions.

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Success

MARCH 4, 2024

Their 2005 wedding was like their proposal—at a distant destination—but this time it was in the tropical location of Bermuda. “We “Just about the time I started to get a little bit nauseous because of this prop plane, another plane comes by us in the opposite direction carrying a banner that says, ‘Marry me, Tonya. I heart you.’”

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Success

OCTOBER 28, 2022

While its print guidebooks and the company itself have evolved, at its height in 2005 the Zagat Survey included 70 cities and reviews from 250,000 diners. In 1983, the Zagats produced 10,000 copies of their self-published survey and distributed them to bookstores. The lesson here? You don’t have to quit your day job at first.

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Success

AUGUST 1, 2022

1, 2005, only three days before Foster’s first child was born. “When it was just the three of us, we worked really hard—sometimes 24 hours straight—and did everything ourselves,” he says. “If If your life is on the line to a degree, it’s amazing what you can get done.”. The company was launched on Feb.

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Allwork

AUGUST 3, 2023

The first coworking office was established in 2005 by American programmer Brad Neuberg, after he became “fed up of unsocial business centres and his lack of productivity when working from home.” In fact, outsmarting procrastination is a byproduct of the coworking concept.

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Workplace Insight

MAY 31, 2023

According to the latest London Office Crane Survey from Deloitte, London has seen the highest volume of new office refurbishments since records began in 2005, with 37 new schemes covering 3.2 This is the highest number and volume of refurbishment starts since Deloitte began tracking them across the seven central submarkets in 2005.

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Workplace Insight

JUNE 7, 2023

Recently, the London Office Crane Survey from Deloitte, claimed that London has seen the highest volume of new office refurbishments since records began in 2005, with 37 new schemes covering 3.2 “Change in the occupier market is a 3-6 year play, not a 3-6 month play.” million sq.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 18, 2019

billion in 2018 and a doubling of 2005’s $36 billion." Key quote: The surge in spending on pets – and explosion of new products, services and unique “experiences” to help quadrupeds and their owners bond more closely – is at an apex, tracking to break U.S. records this year. According to the article, "the U.S.

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Success

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Glazer also ran Bobby’s Best, a source for product research and buying tips, which he began as his first solo venture in 2005. So, he employed a similar strategy at Acceleration Partners. It’s hard for Glazer not to think long-term, even in personal matters.

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Success

DECEMBER 14, 2023

It wasn’t until 2005, when he was doing a vocational rehab program for the blind in Salt Lake City, that John discovered fine woodworking could be an option. He decided to take the woodworking class they offered, even though “honestly, I thought that was bonkers,” he laughs.

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Success

JULY 29, 2021

Copyright © 2005 Robert T. This article was originally published in August 2009 and is based on Robert Kiyosaki’s Before You Quit Your Job: 10 Real-Life Lessons Every Entrepreneur Should Know About Building a Multimillion-Dollar Business. Kiyosaki with Sharon L. Published by Warner Books.

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Success

JUNE 19, 2021

Copyright ©2005 Jack Canfield. Get into the habit now of visualizing your ideal next day the night before. It will make a vast difference in your life. This article is adapted from The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. All rights reserved. Published by HarperCollins. Photo by @WR36/Twenty20.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 16, 2020

Service to his country ran in his blood as his father was also involved in the military, being a highly decorated combat veteran, buried with full honors in 2005 within the Arlington National Cemetery.… Fort Benning is well known as being the home to the 75Th Ranger Battalion, Ranger School, Airborne, and Infantry School.

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Success

JUNE 28, 2022

She founded her own company, Mally Beauty, in 2005 and wrote a book titled Love, Lashes and Lipstick: My Secrets for a Gorgeous, Happy Life in 2014. Roncal has worked with some of the most recognizable celebrities of our generation, including Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Rihanna and more.

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Workplace Insight

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The existing fluorescent system originally supplied by FUTURE Designs in 2005 was replaced with the latest LED technology. As part of the Carbon Careful Initiative, FUTURE Designs refurbished, reused and adapted circa 1400 suspended light fittings in the landmark Willis Building, 51 Lime Street.

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Productivityist

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Since 2005, Pam has advised thousands of entrepreneurs as well as companies serving the small business market such as Infusionsoft, Progressive Insurance and Prezi. Pamela Slim uncovers how to connect with potential clients and customers using the true breadth of the marketplace.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 7, 2019

workforce had declined since 2005.  Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) hasn't shown growth in self-employment, second jobs or contingent work. The BLS 2017 Alternative Employment Arrangement Survey results even showed the share of U.S. gig/contract workers in the U.S.   Which gets us to the second paper that caught our eye.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 2, 2021

When YouTube was created in 2005 by three former PayPal employees, its goal was simple, to provide fast and shareable access to videos on the internet. Now operating in over 100 countries and in 80 different languages, it is the largest media platform on the web with over 1 billion views per day and 2.3 billion users a month.

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Workplace Insight

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Jenny Biggam – Jenny founded the7stars in 2005 and swiftly turned it into the UK’s largest independent media agency, managing over £450m of billings for clients including Gousto, TSB, H&M, Nintendo and Royal Mail.

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On The Job

JANUARY 27, 2016

At the helm of Kronos is Aron Ain, the CEO of the $1 billion enterprise that has tripled its profitability since 2005 and has 20 million to 35 million users every day. It has moved from zero cloud customers in 2005 to some 16,000 customers in 2015.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 15, 2023

We say ‘officially’, but like the idea of ‘Body Odour’ its common usage hides the fact that it was originally created as part of a PR campaign, in this case one for Sky’s travel channel in 2005.

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Small Business CEO

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Considering that the coworking movement hit the ground running in 2005 you could argue strongly that this way of working has already become an accepted way of working and operating a small business over that 15-year period and the flexible workspace market is now estimated to be worth in excess of $25bn.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 30, 2018

Workers Report Highest Job Satisfaction Since 2005 on the higher earning job holders: “These are higher-skilled workers, managers, and they tend to have more control over their day-to-day work activities,” said Rebecca Ray, leader of The Conference Board’s human capital practice.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 28, 2016

It was last done in 2005 and stopped in large part due to a lack of interest in the results - even by labor economists. .  In the forecasting world, we call this a signal. Up until recently, I doubt any mainstream publication had ever written a story about the contingent worker supplement.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 29, 2013

million in 2005. The average student loan balance is $24,301 , up from $15,651 in 2005.  Student loans exceed both auto loans and credit cards, making student loan debt the largest form of consumer debt after mortgages. million Americans have student loan debt, up from 23.3

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Workplace Insight

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In September 2021, the WHO completed a review of the guideline air quality levels it set in 2005, halving its air quality guideline limit for fine particulate matter (PM2.5) But they fall well short of being ambitious, and they won’t get us anywhere near what the World Health Organisation (WHO) says the limit should be for PM2.5.”

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 17, 2016

We started working with the non-employer data set in 2005 and this led us to our initial point of view that self-employment and what is now called the gig economy (we called this type of work "personal businesses" back then) was bigger and growing much more rapidly   than the official government statistics were showing.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 29, 2021

I originally published portions of this article on 08-18-2005. . . Live Fully -- Love Openly -- Laugh Often -- Leverage Your Brilliance -- Connect Authentically -- Get Your Message Out -- Serve with Impact -- Prosper Everyday. The post Tips for Saying “No!”

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Success

AUGUST 17, 2022

Dale Chiluly, COV “Finland Glass Boat” Nuutajarvi, Finland. In the 1980s, pop artist-sculptor Jeff Koons appeared on the scene, making a big splash with his New Museum window installation The New , which featured vacuum cleaners and other appliances.

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Workplace Insight

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Analysis of daily air pollution data in China revealed a negative relationship between air quality and stock returns from 2005 to 2014. Less smart The idea that cleaner air leads to sharper thinking among chess players is consistent with growing evidence linking air quality to short-term cognitive performance.

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Success

AUGUST 17, 2022

Dale Chiluly, COV “Finland Glass Boat” Nuutajarvi, Finland. In the 1980s, pop artist-sculptor Jeff Koons appeared on the scene, making a big splash with his New Museum window installation The New , which featured vacuum cleaners and other appliances.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 2, 2015

workforce is contingent, up from 30% in 2005.  According to a recently released report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), 40% of the U.S.   The GAO's definition of contingent covers the broad category of workers who aren't full-time, permanent employees.

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Small Business CEO

MAY 10, 2019

Founded in 2005, Kamran wanted to create a transparent and fair claims company. It can be hard to grab the attention of your audience when there are a lot of companies working in your market, so what exactly can you do to make yours memorable compared to the rest? The claims management market is a competitive one.

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Make or Break Moments

MAY 19, 2011

I have been buying my office supplies and equipment at Staples since I opened my business in 2005. I love flashing my rewards card and knowing that soon I will receive a check in the mail. In this age when most of the mail is junk or bills, it is nice to know that occasionally you’ll [.].

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