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APRIL 20, 2022

Being in real estate comes with natural ebbs and flows, as with many industries. But for anyone who was around in 2008, life was really, really good—until it wasn’t. In 2008, I was running one of the top teams in the country. Would we have turned to a cloud-based model if 2008 turned out differently? Sure, maybe.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 17, 2018

  The trends we reported on in 2008 as driving the growth of the new artisan economy still hold true today: 1. .  We're hardly surprised that these firms are growing rapidly and attracting capital. We've been following the trend towards what we call The New Artisan Economy for over decade.     2.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

For anyone who lived through the fear and uncertainty of the 2008 financial crisis, hearing ‘recession’ from news anchors and pundits can bring up anxiety and fear. The most recent recession was in 2020 and only lasted a couple of months, whereas the 2008 recession lasted about 18 months.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Consider the record-setting 128-month expansion following 2008’s Great Recession. For instance, Uber, Airbnb and Square were all founded during the 2008 recession. On top of that, the market created careers and industries that didn’t exist before. The bottom line: Recessions should be expected. Ignore the media. Get started now.

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Allwork

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

commercial real estate (CRE) industry is experiencing office vacancy rates that have surpassed the highs of the 2008 global financial crisis, according to a recent article by Business Insider. The office vacancy trends pose very important questions for the future of the CRE industry. The post U.S.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

To determine which strategy might work best for you, a good place to start is to look at industry models applicable to similar businesses. Exit strategy models to emulate When looking at industry models to emulate, both Smith and Paterson share examples of both successes and failures. In 2023, Google has a market cap of $1.7

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 15, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Blog Action Day 2008 Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at 1:00 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging As a participant in Blog Action Day 2008, I asked everyone I know for information on programs (actual or planned) which combat poverty.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This ignited Lima’s entrepreneurial spirit, leading her to co-found IT Cosmetics in 2008 from her living room with her husband, Paulo Lima. This landmark deal marked one of the largest acquisitions in the beauty industry, solidifying Lima’s status as a visionary entrepreneur.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

But with the world and entertainment industry shut down, and while sheltering in place with his family in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jordan began sharing slices of his life, observations and jokes with his Instagram followers. Jordan had a social media presence prior to the pandemic, having joined Instagram in September 2018.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 16, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs Best of … Blog Action Day 2008 Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 3:50 pm // By: ktcosmos // Category: Blogging Whether on- or off-topic for your blog, there are times when participation in a group blog project just feels right. Blog Action Day is one of those for me.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs On the needles October 2008 Saturday, October 18, 2008 at 10:04 am // By: ktcosmos // Category: Knitting Frenetic. Thanks, Christopher Sue Comment // October 22nd, 2008 // 9:39 am Katie, I wholeheartedly empathize with your knitting situation as mine is the same.

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Allwork

JUNE 30, 2022

Many current college students and recent graduates have seen the negative impact of the 2008 recession had on millennials – most notably, millennial college graduates. . Primary industries young entrepreneurs are breaking into . The concerns driving this increased spike in young entrepreneurship are pragmatic and personal.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

is formed in a niche market that may appear unattractive or inconsequential to industry incumbents, but eventually the new product or idea completely redefines the industry. When we first started tracking coworking back in 2007 we thought it had the potential to disrupt the commercial office space industry.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

In some industries, hybrid work has created opportunities for employee flexibility, leading to increased productivity and greater work/life balance. This change does not have to result in more dense office space with smaller desks as we saw after the 2008 economic downturn. However, many feel there is a trade-off to hybrid work.

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Success

MAY 15, 2022

These principles aren’t ones we often put into writing or even speak aloud, but they help us be resilient in times of chaos or confusion—switching industries mid-career, for example. The husband created the home warranty sector for real estate years ago, and the wife created an online auction company during the 2008 economic crisis.

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Success

DECEMBER 2, 2023

How Deesha Philyaw got her first break This was before the economic collapse of 2008, when media outlets and magazines paid freelancers quite well. In spite of her tremendous success, Philyaw still takes the time to mentor other writers, teaching them how to think strategically and making helpful industry connections.

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APRIL 22, 2024

She became an expert in this part of her industry through networking after designing a fraternity house refresh. Professional bridesmaid The “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” adage Katherine Heigl lived out in her 2008 movie 27 Dresses might be closer to reality than rom-com fans thought. It’s very gratifying.” According to the U.S.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

  The study found that the craft brewing industry contributed $79.1 We even featured the industry in a 2008 research report,  The New Artisan Economy,  which we did with Intuit. The Brewers Association recently released their small and craft brewing economic impact report for 2018.  Billion to the U.S.

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Loosely Speaking

OCTOBER 29, 2008

Comments: 19 19 Comments Marsha Kopan Comment // October 29th, 2008 // 1:34 pm I am not so sure about this blogging thing. Kathie Thomas, A Claytons Secretary Comment // October 29th, 2008 // 6:36 pm So many questions – and I can answer all or some, or just one. James Comment // October 29th, 2008 // 7:53 pm Good post.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 6, 2018

There have been a number of recent articles pointing out that despite having to compete with several giant beer companies, the craft brewing industry has dramatically expanded over the past decade. We even featured the industry in a 2008 research report, The New Artisan Economy,  which we did with Intuit.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 2, 2020

Based on an industry by industry analysis of small business employment, our base case estimate is employer small businesses will layoff about 21 million employees through July (1). This is similar to the small business layoff share in the Great Recession of 2008-2009.    The implied overall U.S.

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MARCH 9, 2023

Together with her husband, Kern Lima launched her company, IT Cosmetics, in 2008 out of their apartment living room in Studio City, California. The diverse group of final honorees for the Emerging Entrepreneurs awards span genders, ethnicities and industries ranging from creative and marketing to media and tech.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 29, 2016

According to the Brewers Association , small and independent craft brewers continued to gain share on beer industry giants in 2015. The 21% revenue share is up from just 6% in 2008. We've long used the beer industry as an example of how industry structures are becoming more barbell like. 

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On The Job

JANUARY 2, 2008

Another journalist who has basically been forced out of an industry that is struggling to survive. The reason: the reporter who usually did the story had taken a buyout package and the newspaper was now too short-staffed to have someone talk with him and do the story. What a depressing way to start the year, I thought.

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MARCH 23, 2023

So, the duo founded nonPareil Institute, a post-secondary training institute, in 2008. In 2008, World Golf Hall of Famer Ernie Els and his wife Liezl Els went public with their son Ben’s autism diagnosis. They are one of a number of nonprofits working to empower individuals with autism to thrive.

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APRIL 4, 2023

In 2008, following his graduation from the University of Greenwich in London, Michael Bullion, the founder and CEO of Black-owned media and entertainment company Tribe Urban Entertainment , found himself frustrated by his job search. “[I I was] looking for work for over 18 months. It just gives them a bigger foot through the door.”

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 14, 2014

Largest increases in participation seen among younger households - up 63% to 13 million since 2008. 2 million more households community gardening -- up 200% since 2008. Key quote on millennial gardeners (ages 18-34): In 2008 there were 8 million millennial food gardeners. billion in 2008 - a 40% increase in five years.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, I supplied tickets to more than 8,500 people, netting over $1 million in profits. Over the years, I’d developed contacts, partners and skills, and I had the industry reputation necessary to put together a contract this big.

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Allwork

AUGUST 14, 2023

Discover how he’s shaping the industry with his deep understanding of financial approaches and the power of collaboration. Develop robust connections within your industry and beyond, propelling your career. Relish the triumph of effective collaboration in the industry. And we’ve seen this happen in 2008.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As we pointed out in the 2008 Intuit report  The New Artisan Economy,  a combination of new technologies and business models mean returns to scale are no longer the key to success in many industries. ." While we agree that returns to scale have been reduced and in many cases eliminated, we don't find this puzzling.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 4, 2017

As we pointed out in the 2008 Intuit report The New Artisan Economy : … by the beginning of the 21 st century, ownership of large-scale infrastructures no longer determined business success in a growing number of industries. Because of this, a recent article by the CEO of the coworking chain Industrious grabbed our attention.

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Success

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Simon Alexander Ong was working in the financial industry just before the global financial crisis of 2008. Although each of them eventually went full-time with their side hustle , each applied various coping mechanisms, including those outlined above, to tide them over until the time was right.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 6, 2014

.   They recently released The Hero's Jouney Through the Landscape of the Future , which focuses on a topic we've long covered - barbell industrial structures. Since then we've been researching this trend and report on it regularly in our Industry Structure section. industry structure'

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NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In addition to being shown at industry events and trade shows, these customer story videos were emailed to new customers upon buying the insurance. When major chains including Walgreens, CVS and Walmart took notice, he signed on with a venture capital firm to expand the company in 2008. Stock prices fell, Perry says.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 4, 2024

These shared ideals make for the perfect relationship and means that the Design Guild Mark can continue celebrating the outstanding and world-leading designs of British designers that were designed for, and are manufactured by, an industrial design process.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 16, 2019

You don’t want be the out-of-touch business on the block that looks like they’re stuck in 2008 because they refuse to change. Doing so does double duty of making your business look like a bigger player in your industry, all the while sticking to the best practices of what makes your customers tick.… The reality, though?

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Workplace Insight

JULY 13, 2023

The decline in UK productivity since the Great Recession of 2008/2009 has been a matter of concern for business leaders, policymakers, and economists alike. Most industries have large inefficiencies which represent a major opportunity and the potential for productivity gains is enormous.

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