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Grim Job Market Continues for Young Americans

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Useful data for parents trying to show the value of a college education to their kids.  Between 2000 and 2011 real wages for high school workers under age 25 fell by 11.1%. The grim job market is a key reason more young Americans are pursuing work as independents (temps, freelancers, etc.).

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Review of Our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2010

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.  Our 2011 list will be out in the coming weeks.    The Shift to Contingent Workers Turns Employees into Entrepreneurs :  If anything, the shift to contingent workers (part-timers, temps, contractors, freelancers, etc.)   We are optimistic that this forecast will start to be realized in 2011

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More Canadians Becoming Freelancers

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Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce

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Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   The CNN article focuses on the growing use of temps.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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