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Coworking Labs - Our New Research Blog for our Coworking Project

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Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce | Main | What is Freelance Camp?   We will, of course, continue to post on coworking on this blog. . 

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Is the Market for Food Trucks Becoming Oversaturated?

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As a recent Zagat blog post points out, "There’s been some national discussion lately about whether the market for food trucks is becoming oversaturated."  Compared to 2007, fast food visits by this group are down 15%. " Our quick answer to this question is no, not even close.

2007 100
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Major Shift in Thinking About Americans with Multiple Jobs

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 We first wrote about this almost a decade ago (and we were by no means the first) and some of our first blog posts  --way back in 2007 -- are on these topics. Again, this is something the gig economy industry has been pointing to for years.

2007 100
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The Amazing Growth of the Pet Industry

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  The Mini Trends blog has a nice post on both pet trends and the "Petrepreneurs" who are building businesses related to pets.   I can't think of many industries that had close to 20% revenue growth from 2007 to 2010.  As a life long dog owner, I love following pet trends.  million canines. . 

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The Wall Street Journal's Small Business, Big Innovation Contest

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is an 80 year old retail store who faced declining sales from 2007 to 2009.  .  Vidler's 5 & 10 Inc.   They responded by increasing their marketing and using social media. 

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The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs

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  In early 2007 we released the Intuit Future of Small Business report The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs.    The shifts are covered in the Kauffman Activity Index report and in a post on the Kaufman Foundation Data Maven blog.  OK, I admit we are patting ourselves on the back here. 

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Tim Berry's Baby Boomer Un-Retirement - Part 2

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Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Tim has multiple blogs, a consulting practice and a software company.    Key quote: "For me it was writing, blogging, speaking, etc. I posted on Tim Berry's un-retirement.