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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2013

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billion from Angels in 2011.  .  The Solo Support Industry Grows Up : 2013 will see the continued growth of products and services designed to make it easier for solopreneurs and the self-employed to start and operate their businesses. Angels Will Fear to Tread: Over the past few years there’s been a boom in Angel investing. 

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Is the U.S. Becoming Less Entrepreneurial?

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  Using contingent labor has gotten easier and more effective due to the growth of online talent exchanges such as Elance and oDesk, improvements in collaborative technologies for managing non-employees and growing numbers independent workers available for hire. micropreneurs is growing. freelance jobs per month. 

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