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Academic Studies Show Gig Economy Larger Than Government Data Suggests

Small Business Labs

.  Making Ends Meet: The Role of Informal Work in Supplementing Americans’ Income looked at data from the Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Household Economics and Decision Making (SHED). The study found "28 percent of adults age 18 and older participated in informal work for pay during the survey reference month."

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Money Remains a Top Stressor for U.S. Adults—Here Are Some Tips to Better Manage Stress (and Finances)

Success

Since 2007 the American Psychological Association has conducted an annual survey called “ Stress in America.” The survey, released in October 2021, reported that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impede decision-making ability, which includes financial decisions. Money and Stress in America. Beatty is hardly alone.

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Economic Uncertainty Changing People's Decision Making

Small Business Labs

The American Institute of CPA's just released the results of an interesting survey looking at major life event decision making by Americans.    The  survey found that half of American adults (51 percent) have delayed at least one important life decision in the last year due to financial reasons.

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Defining and Achieving Small Business Success

Small Business Labs

  The study consisted of a survey of over 400 small business owners coupled with a set of 26 in-depth interviews with "successful" business owners.   In 2007 and 2008 we did a series of focus groups with small business owners on this topic.     A variety of other studies have found the same thing. . 

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1 in 3 Small Business Owners are 65 or Older

Small Business Labs

  For over a decade Barlow has fielded a quarterly survey of businesses on topics of interest to financial institutions. Because of their history and the comprehensive nature of the their surveys, Barlow has lots of interesting and insightful information on small businesses.  small business owners. . 

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During a Recession, Entrepreneurs Are in the Driver’s Seat

Success

was in a recession from December 2007 to June 2009—the longest since World War II, exceeding the recessions of 1973-1975, 1981-1982 and 1990-1991. So let’s take a look at the economic facts—not to dwell on what you already know, but to illustrate how even in the worst financial times there is opportunity for growth.

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Why the over 50s are leaving the workforce in huge numbers

Workplace Insight

In our latest research , which has just been made available online as a policy briefing note, we have taken the deepest dive yet into rising economic inactivity among the over-50s and what it means for the economy using the most recent UK Labour Force Survey (LFS) data. Workers beccmoing inactive (%) by income quartile.