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Why Surveys Show Wide Differences in Small Business Social Media Use

Small Business Labs

You many have noticed that different surveys show very different small business social media usage rates. For example, the Wall Street Journal article Facebook Tops for Small Business reported on a survey that found small businesses quite positive about social media.    Another point of view comes from Citibank.

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Each Year a Lot of Americans Start and Stop Being Freelancers

Small Business Labs

million annually since 2011. Every year MBO Partners has done this survey between 12%-14% of Americans who aren't self-employed said they plan on becoming self-employed over the next couple of years.    And while most won't, each year about 1.5 But the number of people exiting has varied widely.

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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

Allwork

In a survey published in 2020’s “ Building the On-Demand Workforce ” report from the Harvard Business School and Boston Consulting Group (BCG), 60% of business leaders said they expected to increasingly “rent” “borrow” or “share” talent with other companies. Who hires freelancers? Ask for referrals (and work samples).

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

Success

In its 2011 Oracle Customer Experience Impact Report , Harris Research found that 86 percent of U.S. During any transaction, survey your customer regularly. The post 5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore) appeared first on SUCCESS. Nail the last impression!

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Are You the Jerk at Work?

On The Job

According to a recent survey, half of workers reported in 2011 that they were treated rudely at least once a week, an increase in from the one quarter reporting boorish behavior in 1998. Manners mean that basically you don''t act like a jerk," he says. Manners mean that basically you don''t act like a jerk," he says.

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Economic Insecurity and the Decline of Babies

Small Business Labs

birth rate flattened out in 2012 relative to 2011 with just under 4 million babies being born in both years.   But they haven't, even though the recession officially ended 4 years ago. We think a key reason birth rates aren't bouncing back is economic insecurity due to increased economic turbulence. 

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State of Small Business Tweet Chat on Wednesday

Small Business Labs

  I will be participating in a Tweet Chat discussing the survey results this wednesday (September 15th) from 1:00pm to 2:30pm ET.    All of these are better than the 2010 expectations data from the prior survey, which was done late last year. Authors The authors are Steve King and Carolyn Ockels.