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Contract Jobs Dominated Job Growth Since 2005

Small Business Labs

job growth since 2005 has been in contracting gigs  covers a study by two noted academic economists that found all net employment growth in the U.S. economy since 2005 appears to have occurred in alternative work arrangements. in 2005 to 15.8% in 2005 to 15.8% million in February 2005 to 23.6

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The Benefits of a Performance Culture (and How to Implement One)

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1, 2005, only three days before Foster’s first child was born. We were making a lot of cold calls, just pounding the phones, to try and convince people to work with us. This article was published in April 2014 and has been updated. “If your life is on the line to a degree, it’s amazing what you can get done.”.

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Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011

Small Business Labs

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « 1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010 | Main | An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector » May 12, 2010 Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011 Nielsen is forecasting that smartphone sales in the U.S. So many yongers try this touch phone.

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

Success

When I started as a government contract consultant in 2005, I would accept all kinds of consulting: sales and marketing, certification, business development and contracts. About half the time, we pick up the phone and call companies we think will make good partners, and the other half of the time they approach us.

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What is Computational Anthropology?

Small Business Labs

Key quote: The increasing availability of big data from mobile phones and location-based apps has triggered a revolution in the understanding of human mobility patterns. Near real-time data is used to measure revenue (receipts) per company, which is compiled into an index starting from 100 in January 2005 for each industry group.

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Embrace Change for Career Success!

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And as much as we may resist it, without it we’d still be using rotary phones and manual typewriters. When I launched my business in 2005, my goal was to provide virtual assistance services. Change is inevitable. Change tends to get a bad rap, yet it can be a very positive thing. But to thrive , you must become a champion of change!

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Ultralight Startups

Small Business Labs

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Lessons from Turning Academic Research into a Business | Main | Are VCs Colluding? » September 22, 2010 Ultralight Startups Ultralight startups:  little capital, just computer is an interesting article by the SF Chronicle's Tom Abate.

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