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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2014

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To see earlier lists, click on the year: 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008. The Convergence of Mobile, Cloud, Data and Analytics:  Individually each of these technology trends has been on our annual top 10 lists in some form for years.  Below is our 7th annual Top 10 Small Business Trends list. GDP increasing 2.5%

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The Science of Self-Reflection: How Looking Inward Can Affect Every Area of Your Life

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It can take many forms—yoga, meditation, nature walks and controlled breathing are all associated practices. For example, a 2011 study published in The Journal of Psychology found that college students who were more self-reflective were more likely to report higher levels of satisfaction with life and related measures of mental well-being.

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18 Million Americans Work in Multi-Level Marketing

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It's online form is often referred to as "social commerce"   Whatever you call it, it's a big industry. According to the Direct Selling Association  (DSA), the industry's trade group, in 2014 these firms generated $34 billion in U.S. million in 2011. This is up from 15.6

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Trello vs. Monday.com: Which platform is best for task management?

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Trello was the brainchild of New York software company Glitch in 2011 before launching as its own company in 2014. Tel-Aviv-based company Monday.com launched in 2014 as a workplace operating system, or WorkOS for short. Monday.com docs and forms. These include: Creative request forms. Registration forms.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2017

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For the list from prior years, click on the year:   2015 , 2014 , 2013 ,  2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008. Cyber Security and Data Privacy : We’ve had cyber security and data privacy in some form on our list of the top small business trends for several years. It's still too far away.  Technology.

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These 8 cities around the world are putting their focus on biking and walking — not cars

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To further encourage biking as a form of transport, Mayor Claudia López Hernández plans to permanently convert 84 kilometers (52 miles) of newly established road sections into bike lanes to help essential workers travel around the city more quickly. Tokyo has been a mainstay on the list since 2011.). Metro area population: 1.6

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2013

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  We expect this form of “mobile commerce” will take off in 2013 as personal service firms, retailers of all kinds and even industrial firms take advantage of the lower costs, increased flexibility and high levels of customer satisfaction that mobile business provides.  billion from Angels in 2011.   

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