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The Rise of Intermarriage and Cultural Fusion

Small Business Labs

By 2060 the minority population is projected to rise to 56 percent of the total, compared with 38 percent in 2014. By 2060, the nation's foreign-born population will reach nearly 19 percent of the total population, up from 13 percent in 2014. The shifting racial and ethnic make-up of the U.S.

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How to Attract and Retain the Best Talent in 2014

Small Business CEO

But, since 2008 and the (almost) global recession, the war seems to have been more easily fought. Six years later, in 2014, the pendulum is swinging back in favour of the employee. The balance of power shifted. Suddenly, employers had the upper hand and they had a choice of candidates who would work under pretty much any conditions.

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How I Lost $3 Million in 24 Hours and Bounced Back

Success

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I supplied tickets to more than 8,500 people, netting over $1 million in profits. And since 2014, I have had the pleasure of helping leaders transform their thinking and strategies to build businesses beyond what they thought was possible. I had a team of employees and $1 million in sales my first year.

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Economic Uncertainty Hits Millennials; Only 1/3rd Feel They are Middle Class

Small Business Labs

In 2014 we reported on a Pew study showing only 44% of Americans consider themselves middle class, down from 53% in 2008. in 2002 to 34.8% This is part of a broader trend of fewer Americans in general seeing themselves as middle class. So it's not just millennials.

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Small and Independent Brewers Continue to Gain Share

Small Business Labs

The 21% revenue share is up from just 6% in 2008. We used the beer industry as the main example in our 2008 New Artisan Economy report on how changing industry structures is leading to more small businesses.  Key quote from their press release: In 2015, craft brewers produced 24.5  Retail dollar value was estimated at $22.3

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Tracking the Digital Nomad Trend

Small Business Labs

As you can see from the chart below, the use of the term "digital nomad" started to gain traction in the 2008-2009 time frame. My guess is this term will have 3x or so the number of citations in 2015 than it did in 2014.    I'd say they pretty well nailed this trend a good decade or so before it got hot.

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Financially Challenges Millennials Changing Society

Small Business Labs

 Key quote: Since 2008, the year Lehman Brothers collapsed and home prices dropped precipitously, there has been a steady increase in the number of people ages 18 to 34 renting instead of buying homes. Career Builder ] As a result of this staffing strategy, employees are left without health insurance coverage for their families.

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