Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2010

  The best know example is the tech industry cluster in Silicon Valley.   Industry clusters are place where there is a concentration of companies and services related to a particular industry.     The chart below shows PWC's 2040 forecast of the largest clusters by industry.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Local Online Advertising to Increase 18% in 2011 | Main | 20 TED Talks for Small Business » August 26, 2010 Despite Recession, Private Tutoring Booms One of the trends I find really interesting is the continued growth of small personal services companies. .  View an alternate.

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JULY 26, 2010

  An example is Seedspace , part of Georgia Tech's Advanced Technology Development Center.    An example is Parisoma.    The Hub  is another example of a coworking space that is also an incubator - or an incubator that is also a coworking space.  Having trouble reading this image?

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JUNE 9, 2010

  The article uses as an example Pasadena Angels, an angel investment club that reviews 400-600 business plans a year.    Of those, roughly 20% are invited to present to the club, and only about 15% of those get funded.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image?

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JUNE 16, 2010

  For example, did you know there is a Dr. Pepper museum ?  .   And while obviously museum oriented, the information is useful for other areas. So if you are interested in future trends (and who isn't?), check it out.    You never know what you may learn.  Having trouble reading this image?

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JULY 30, 2010

Hackerspaces  are an example.  .  But the concepts - shared space, targeted at independent workers and small businesses, an emphasis on community and networking - are being picked up in a variety of fields and shared facilities.   They are coworking facilities for people who like to hack or make things. 

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JULY 30, 2010

Hackerspaces  are an example.  .  But the concepts - shared space, targeted at independent workers and small businesses, an emphasis on community and networking - are being picked up in a variety of fields and shared facilities.   They are coworking facilities for people who like to hack or make things. 

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JUNE 30, 2010

Yet another example of the growing role of the local web and new localism. WSJ: It sounds like you'd love to have a user-recommendation site like Yelp, a location-sharing app like Foursquare and a local-coupon site like Groupon. Would they fit into Yahoo? Bartz: The concept of what they do, sure. Having trouble reading this image?

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JUNE 29, 2010

  The trend spotting site PSFK has a great example of lightweight technology meeting frugal innovation.  .  Consider the impact of PC-based desktop publishing on the printing industry.    The same thing is happening in almost all industries.    This is not as scary as it sounds.

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JUNE 25, 2010

  It is also an interesting example of open innovation and shows the growing role partnerships are playing between large corporations and smaller firms.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JULY 14, 2010

  This program is a good example of the broader trends towards increased large corporation/small company cooperation and large corporations providing support services for their small business customers and partners.    We cover this trend in more detail in The New Artisan Economy research report.

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MAY 4, 2010

  For example, a recent San Francisco Groupon offer was $50 for a child photography session normally costing $295. .  Groupon is an online collective buying service.    Groupon subscribers get emails with deal offers from local businesses.    The deals are generally discounted.  View an alternate.

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MAY 3, 2010

"  For example, today's San Francisco deal is $50 for a kids photography session at a studio in the city.  Groupon is a group buying site that, according to their website, "features a daily deal on the best stuff to do, see, eat, and buy in a variety of cities across the United States."  View an alternate.

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MAY 24, 2010

  Jelly Fish Art is a good example.     Examples include manufacturing service companies like Shapeways and Ponoko.    Philidelphia-based Next Fab was not there, but it is another example of a Maker coworking facility.    It is a shift we see as becoming increasingly common.

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JUNE 4, 2010

  In-person and telephone interviews will be used to augment the survey research, dive deeper on topics of interest (the role of social media in coworking, for example) and develop case studies.     We hope to finish the project in the late fall of this year.  Having trouble reading this image?

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

  Tech Shop is a good example of an industrial coworking facility.  .  We also found 28 shared "industrial coworking" facilities that met our coworking list requirements.    These are shared workshops that cater - at least in part - to inventors, entrepreneurs and small businesses. 

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AUGUST 17, 2010

A good example of this view is a recent SBA study , which summarized the impact of Gazelles: " they represent between 2 and 3 percent of all firms, and they account for almost all of the private sector employment and revenue growth in the economy. economy's new jobs.  Having trouble reading this image?

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

  The NY Times article covers a number of examples. .  The price drops, coupled with improved "sprayable" resins, plastics and other materials, has resulted in 3D printing machines moving beyond prototyping to use in final product manufacturing.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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JULY 6, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Non-Mortgage Debt and Working in Retirement | Main | Foreign Born in the U.S.   Former Intel CEO Andy Grove's Business Week cover story How America Can Create Jobs   is a good example of changing attitudes around U.S.   Customer and political pressure. 

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