Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

 In 2007, a year when the economy was strong and unemployment low, a bit over 22 million Americans worked part-time. Given the impact of the Great Recession, this not a surprising shift from 2007. Many of these folks choose to work less than full-time, while others may only be able to round-up part-time work.  

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 2, 2007

and Small Business by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 02, 2007 In the past twenty years the term “ work-life balance &# has come to symbolize the problem many face with increasing work pressures and the neglect of family, friends and their hobbies. Shama Hyder Said on October 3rd, 2007 at 6:02 pm This is absolutely great Stefan.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 11, 2007

The fastest-growing major occupational group—professional and related occupations—is made up mostly of occupations that generally require postsecondary education or training. A press release states that some return to work for financial reasons, while others are seeking personal and professional stimulation they found lacking in retirement.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 7, 2012

We have dedicated several blogs to informing you about our administrative assistant conference speaker line-up. He is on the board of the Business Roundtable and past chairman of the organization’s Health and Retirement Task Force. In 2007, Bonnie was named HR Executive magazine’s HR Executive of the Year.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2010

» June 04, 2010 Coworking Labs - Our New Research Blog for our Coworking Project Emergent Research (that's us) is teaming up with the Society for New Communications Research for a research project on coworking.    We will be reporting on the project and coworking in general on our new CoworkingLabs project blog. 

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 13, 2007 You may speak more languages and have market segment knowledge about a certain product or service. You use your language and local knowledge skills and open up a new market for this small business.

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The Small Business Blog

AUGUST 16, 2007

look at it this way, you are getting a professional on a timeshare basis, and believe me when I say, having you phone answered in a professional manner makes a lot of difference to your business, or keeping up with your bookkeeping, so you know where you are – this all will make your business much more professional. Have a nice day!

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Energage

AUGUST 23, 2017

Fewer layoffs, more quitters, and lower participation add up to a tough talent market for employers. This is exactly where we were pre-recession, in May 2007. This does not include retirements or long-term sick leave. We will be at California HR on Monday, August 28th and HR Florida Conference & Expo on Tuesday, August 29th.

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Service Untitled

JULY 31, 2013

These are the people who become the eyes, ears, and voices for any organization, often beginning at the receptionist desk and progressing all the way up the corporate ladder to the person in charge of operations. Happy employees make for motivated people who want to deliver the best customer service they can to assist consumers and clients.

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The Small Business Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2007

Social Impact of Working From Home by Stefan Töpfer on Sep 22, 2007 A few days ago I was once again reminded by Joshua Levy and his piece “ One Blogger Asks: Is the Grass Really Greener on the Web Worker’s Lawn? &# on his blog Web Worker Daily that I wanted to write a piece about what I believe to be the social impact of home working.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2007

Clever Marketing by Kitchen Table Business by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 11, 2007 Shirley Jaffrey wrote me an email today, telling me her story how she started her business on a kitchen table and is now supplying the stars. Many give up. Never give up – I believe that is the biggest problem with hopeful new entrepreneurs.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2010

We May Not Have Heard From You | Main | Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers » Handbook for Life: 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity There are a lot of great blogs out in cyberworld that cover topics of organization and productivity.  Come up with a clear picture of this, and write it down.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 8, 2006

This is where I would definitely look for an accountant who belongs to a professional body, and holds a current and up to date practicing certificate, at least this way I would know this ‘stranger’ has gone through a certain standard of training and will have had to achieve a minimum level of experience before being admitted to membership.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Work With Stephanie « Save Time Doing Simple Things that ADD UP to Major Time Savers | Main | 5 Tips for Productivity, Organizing and Changing Your Life » Tips to Go Almost Paperless "Steph, do you have some ideas for how I can go paperless?  Make Sure You Back it Up! Archive Network with Steph Is This You?

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

This is now a more grown up generation,” says Dan Finnigan, CEO of Jobvite. There is nothing like real life to wake people up. When hiring picks up,(and it will), I think we'll see a more humble workforce. Keep up the good work! However, his contact information is in the link if you want to follow up with him.

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