Small Business Labs

JULY 12, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « An Economic Ode to the Great Plains | Main | Is Facebook Replacing Traditional Websites?   The dramatic growth in social media use - especially Facebook - is resulting in more small businesses choosing to use social media sites as their primary, and in some cases only, web presence.

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OCTOBER 15, 2013

The buzz phrase “social listening,” also known as social media monitoring, can help organizations and businesses be more effective and build stronger brand relationships. Perhaps the Dell story with the “power to do more” further explains the concept of “social listening.”

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All Things Admin

AUGUST 16, 2023

When I launched my business in 2005, my goal was to provide virtual assistance services. If I had resisted the changes that were happening in the economy, ignored the trends in social media marketing, and tried to stay exactly where I was in providing virtual assistance, I would not be as happy and fulfilled in my work as I am today.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 2, 2010

She is an avid volunteer and has served the International Virtual Assistants Association for more than 10 years, including service as the Association’s Board President twice, initially in the 2005-2006 term and again in 2010-2011.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce | Main | What is Freelance Camp?   In-person and telephone interviews will be used to augment the survey research, dive deeper on topics of interest (the role of social media in coworking, for example) and develop case studies.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Our iPad Review | Main | State of Small Business Tweet Chat on Wednesday » September 08, 2010 Wall Street Journal on the Two-Track Economy The Wall Street Journal has an interesting article today on what they call " the two-track economy. . 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 28, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Corporate Speed Dating Opportunity with Intuit | Main | Frugal Innovation and Homemade Nuclear Fusion » June 28, 2010 Silicon Prairie Silicon Prairie News covers the midwestern technology scene, with a special focus on Omaha and Des Moines.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Of course, we all have those particularly heinous stories of sub par service and indignant insults, but fair is fair, and perhaps some of those “fly off the handle” experiences could have been handled better; both by the customer and the service person.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

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

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Small Business Labs

JULY 27, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Business Incubators Versus Coworking Spaces | Main | Coworking for the Bio-Curious » July 27, 2010 Angels Versus VCs Fred Wilson has a great post on his A VC blog covering the differences between Angels and VCs, and who entrepreneurs should turn to for funding. 

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Small Business Labs

JULY 22, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Dymos CardScan iPhone App Illustrates Several Key Trends | Main | Business Incubators Versus Coworking Spaces » July 22, 2010 Venture Capital at Mid-Life Mid-life Crisis? Nothing really new here - the travails of the VC industry are widely reported. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 27, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Inc. " The social and economic impacts of this group entering the mainstream will be enormous.    Birth rates will likely fall, education rates will likely increase and, of course, this group will provide a huge new market for a wide variety of goods and services.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 11, 2010

" The other drivers are, of course, the expansion of broadband and the growing availability of video content on the web.  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.  home has 2.93

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « A Detailed Look at U.S. Posted by: Jordan Spizike | October 05, 2010 at 01:50 AM Of course that makes sense. Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JULY 21, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Privacy and Transparency in the Internet Age | Main | Venture Capital at Mid-Life » July 21, 2010 Dymos CardScan iPhone App Illustrates Several Key Trends We rarely do product reviews at Smallbizlabs.  One university that offers this is the University of San Francisco.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « State of Small Business Tweet Chat on Wednesday | Main | 3D Printing Comes Of Age » September 14, 2010 Over 250 U.S.   We will, of course, continue to report our finding on this blog and on our coworking project blog.  coworking facilities. 

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Success

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

This was the spring of 2005. Of course they also said they were too busy to go with me. I plotted a new course. The first time I went whitewater rafting, my river guide was a scraggly hippie whose response to every topic, from butterfly sightings to tornado warnings, was, “No worries.” That’s just one segment of local news.

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Tips From T. Marie

JUNE 21, 2012

I’m currently in the process of creating a Learning Module on social media for Virtual Assistant Survival School , so the infographic to the left immediately grabbed my attention yesterday. Before you abandon your Circles take a closer look at the numbers and the two social networks. Google+ vs Facebook? Without Farmville.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

It’s certainly courteous to inform readers it’ll happen, and of course if the reader doesn’t want to play by those rules, then that reader doesn’t have to. I remember when I began blogging in 2005, Darren Rowse was beginning to tell people they could make money off this blogging thing and the people weren’t having it.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 24, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Small Business Side of Maker Faire | Main | Social Networks, Cultural Evolution and Idea Sex » May 24, 2010 Maker Faire Round-Up, From a Small Business Perspective Maker Faire , the annual geek show celebrating DIY culture, was held last weekend in Silicon Valley. 

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Since opening her store in 2005 in Orange County, Astaraee has focused on creating meaningful relationships with her clients. That was when she started to build her business, organically, with the power of social media. He is the top crowdfunder in the world, raising over $600 million in equity via social media.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 15, 2009

A study done in 2005 showed that women under 25 working full time earned 93 cents to every dollar a man earned. The Name Gap James has chosen not to come out with his real name, and I am of course going to respect that decision. After all, the person I thought I couldn’t live up to WAS a woman. That’s how my generation thinks.

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