Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Oil, of course, fell to below $40 per barrel in 2015, and as we pointed out in our 2015 trends this had both positive and negative effects.  The collapse of China's growth and a weak European Union economy led to a steep declines in most commodities prices in 2015, with the Bloomberg commodities index falling 26%.

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Success

JUNE 13, 2023

Since 2012, when Chance released his first mixtape after graduating from Jones College Prep in 2011, his promise has attracted attention from established artists eager to collaborate. In 2016, he co-created the Warmest Winter project, which created coats that doubled as sleeping bags for the homeless. Chance the Rapper never had a Plan B.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Erin Balsa, head of content marketing at The Predictive Index , has been hiring freelance writers since 2011 and managing them since 2015. And they need help to get onboarded to your tools and introduced to your team. That’s why we recommend an onboarding checklist. Her secret?

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 21, 2011

ABI Research is forecasting global tablet sales will be between 40-50 million units in 2011, and reach almost 120 million units in 2016.  What caught my attention is ABI's forecast that tablet sales will start leveling off in 2015.    To put this in perspective, about 340 million PCs were sold in 2010.  

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Between 2011 and 2016 the total number of U.S. .  The chart below show the growth of U.S. independent workers who report annual earnings of $100,000 or more. While this doesn't exactly map to the Resolution Trust's definition of "privileged", it is similar. We also don't think this is the main driver in the U.K.,

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

‘We haven’t calculated our travel stat for 2016 as yet, but in 2015 Steve was on the road 171 days to 44 cities in 11 countries,’ she said. ‘I I tagged along on about half of those trips’.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 12, 2013

 According to a labor report written by the Post Office in 2011 , they are looking to grow their contingent workforce to 30% of their total workforce by 2015. .   They also plan to continue to expand their use of contingents.   The driver behind this is labor costs are 80% of the postal service's total costs.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 21, 2014

During our Assist Conference , which takes place in February 2015, one of our sessions will be solely dedicated to networking and learning best practices from some of the UK’s foremost movers and shakers! The UK’s best PA networkers at the Assist Conference, 27th Feb 2015. Bethany has been a PA since 2011.

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Small Business CEO

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art , Steve McConnell, Microsoft Press, 2015. Forecasting and Simulating Software Development Projects: Effective Modeling of Kanban & Scrum Projects using Monte-Carlo Simulation , Troy Magennis, Focused Objectives, 2011.

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Ideas.Ted

JULY 16, 2021

Tokyo has been a mainstay on the list since 2011.). For example, when public transportation ridership increased 33 percent between 2010 and 2015, the Auckland Council invested billions of dollars to make the system more efficient and climate-resilient. percent in 2018 and saw an increase in electric vehicle use.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Research published in the International Journal of Behavioral Science in 2011 suggests that approximately 70 percent of people will experience at least one impostor syndrome episode in their lives. I’ve run a game on everybody and they’re going to find me out. ” — New York Times , October 2015.

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Ideas.Ted

AUGUST 5, 2021

From 2015 to 2017, Egypt borrowed $1.03 Schaduf, founded in 2011, establishes produce-bearing rooftop gardens for Egyptian and migrant families in informal neighborhoods. billion from China to finance infrastructure projects. Those are the goals of Schaduf, another Cairo-based organization working in urban agriculture.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Setting up The Manchester PA Network in 2011 is without doubt my career highlight and the thing I am most proud of. Since 2011, I have watched it grow from a small group of 50, to nearly 500 members in 2015. What do you enjoy least? The vaccinations for my travel to our other operating units – I’m scared of needles!

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Eco-Office Gals

JANUARY 5, 2013

BMW has been doing official testing to make some of their models wireless since June of 2011. According to them, by 2015, the Infiniti LE four-door luxury model will actually come with a wireless charging system. So how long will it take to make this concept a reality? Nissan has been even more progressive.

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On The Job

MAY 14, 2012

study found 80,000 jobs were added worldwide from January 2010 to January 2011 at 11 companies where cloud operations are a significant part of their business. Further, mobile application downloads are estimated to reach 98 billion by the end of 2015. A recent Sand Hill Group and SAP American Inc.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Self-Employed Using Fewer Employees | Main | Dandelion Marketing » November 02, 2010 Tablet Sales Forecasted to Explode Marketing Charts (great site) reports that Juniper Research is forecasting tablet sales to reach 81 million in 2015.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2016

One of the reasons I started Practically Perfect PA back in 2011 was because I wanted to create an online community for assistants. I recently spoke at the Assist Conference in September 2015, and at Skyscanner’s Company Presentation in December to around 300 people. What has been the highlight for the network so far?

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The 2015 MBO Partners State of Independence Report was released today. million in 2015, divided between 17.8 million Full-Time Independents reported that they earned more than $100,000, up 45% from 2 million in 2011. million Full-Time Independents reported that they earned more than $100,000, up 45% from 2 million in 2011.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 15, 2018

with a million or more in revenue in 2015.  This is up from just a bit over 2 million in 2011.  The Million-Dollar One-Person Business is clearly aspirational. As the book points out, there were only about 36,000 single person businesses in the U.S. And a growing number of Americans are building high income solo businesses.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Millennial Independents in 2015: 8 Things the "Work to Live" Generation Wants You to Know , from MBO Partners, summarizes detailed information on Millennials (born 1890 - 2000) from the MBO Partners 2015 State of Independence study. million in 2011 to 5.35 million in 2011 to 5.35

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

In early 2015 Justin Jackson is doing something similar, trying to launch a project a week. The Thank You Economy (Released 2011) Crush It! This book is more “rah, rah” than his others and parts of it show. In it he reminds people that “your content has nothing to do with your mic.”

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 19, 2016

For the list from prior years, click on the year:   2015 , 2014 , 2013 ,  2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008. Which is why virtual reality is not on this year's list. It's still too far away.    Click here to see last year’s list. Technology.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

She started in real estate in 2011 with no SOI, no experience and $6 to her name. Bethke started out as an individual realtor in 2011. In 2015, Horn oversaw her firm’s successful acquisition by Finn Partners, a global marketing company. In 2003, Gogo Bethke came from Romania to the US with $200 to build her American dream.

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