Small Business Labs

JULY 12, 2010

.  The dramatic growth in social media use - especially Facebook - is resulting in more small businesses choosing to use social media sites as their primary, and in some cases only, web presence.   Social media sites are also inexpensive to create and use.    The idea is simple. 

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

  Social media provides an ideal platform for dandelion marketing.    For more information, download the ebook by clicking here. Thanks a lot for this informative featured article. .  Rapid feedback loops are used to decide which programs are continued and which are ended. 

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

  Click here for more information and to register. Successful small businesses are leveraging social media and technology :  the SBSI results continue to show that technology and social media help many small businesses thrive despite the challenging economic conditions.  View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 3, 2010

» May 03, 2010 More on Social Shopping - Groupon In follow-up to last week's post on social shopping I wanted to spend a bit more time on Groupon.    Social shopping is a form of social networking where consumers and/or retailers aggregate and share information about products, prices and deals.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 15, 2010

.  Key quote on the impact on business: "People and institutions interacting with firms have unprecedented access to information about corporate behavior, operations, and performance. 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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Small Business Labs

JUNE 7, 2010

  It's part of a broader Freelance Camp effort aimed at providing "accurate information and community support that empowers people to run a successful independent business." Basically you show up, help pick the sessions and break into small groups and exchange information.    Yes, it sounds chaotic.  But

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Small Business Labs

MAY 21, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Is Corporate Social Media Sales Media? Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More.   Think science fair on steroids meets craft show on steroids.  View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 5, 2012

  Social Trends.   Being Human:  A trend that has rippled through our research the past couple of years - and especially in 2011 - is the growing dissatisfaction with our de-humanized world.  Corporate employees tell us they are tired of being cogs in the enterprise machine.    Technology Trends.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 12, 2010

  Intuit is releasing this report so their customers, partners and others can use this information to inform their strategic thinking and business planning.  .  Emergent Research (that's us) partnered with Intuit on this project and report.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 30, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Yahoo CEO on Local Content | Main | Non-Mortgage Debt and Working in Retirement » June 30, 2010 Wisconsin, Illinois Companies Feeling the Recovery The QPS Employment Group is a staffing and recruiting firm operating in Wisconsin and Illinois.  Having trouble reading this image?

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

.  The growth of contingent workers will: Provide more part-time and freelance job opportunities for older workers not ready for traditional retirement Shift where and how we work, with the home and 3rd places like coworking facilities becoming more important work places. The information is really a not pleasing news to know.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 27, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Despite Recession, Private Tutoring Booms | Main | Linking Coworking and Innovation » August 27, 2010 20 TED Talks for Small Business TED  is a small non-profit focused on fostering ideas and new information.  Very informative and helpful to people like us.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

  It is a free online event designed to inform small and mid-sized business about cloud computing. . | Main | The Small Business Recession Not Over » September 27, 2010 Soaring with the Cloud - Free Online Virtual Summit On Demand: Soaring with the Cloud Virtural Summit is being held tomorrow, September 28th at 11:00am Eastern. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2010

  Emergent Research has conducted an informal count of coworking facilities for the past two years.    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.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 23, 2010

One of the best known is Sharespost , which according to their website "connects buyers, sellers and brokers of shares in leading, venture-backed private companies and gives them the information, tools and assistance they need to close their transactions."    - Facebook has a value of about $25.5

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 23, 2010

One of the best known is Sharespost , which according to their website "connects buyers, sellers and brokers of shares in leading, venture-backed private companies and gives them the information, tools and assistance they need to close their transactions."    - Facebook has a value of about $25.5

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 1, 2010

Customers have never had so much information or so many options. Creative leaders are comfortable with ambiguity and experimentation. To connect with and inspire a new generation, they lead and interact in entirely new ways. Reinvent customer relationships. Build operational dexterity. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 17, 2010

Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More. 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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Small Business Labs

MAY 26, 2010

  He retired after selling off the land a decade or so later.  I also have a friend who retired from Corporate America today after joing Organo Gold, so the healty drinks industry didn't surprise me either. Great information all round.   I found it interesting that few of the industries were tech related. 

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

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Small Business Labs

JULY 22, 2010

  Consistenly good information. Nothing really new here - the travails of the VC industry are widely reported.    But this is one of the best short summaries I've seen. BTW if you don't follow Knowledge at Wharton, you should.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments. View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

  We think the iPad is best for mobile workers focused on quick and easy access to email, social media, web browsing and simple business application use.    .  Nor does it fully support all my business application needs.    Because of this, I still need my notebook. 

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 4, 2010

.  Interesting quote from Macy's CMO on the role of data and analytics highlights this: " what makes this attempt at localization — known within the company as My Macy’s — different from running a local department store has been the systematic collection of information." Having trouble reading this image?

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 30, 2010

Very informative and helpful to people like us. Indeed, also outsourcing can help in developing business. Posted by: Carol Mitchell | September 01, 2010 at 07:47 AM Great post!!! Thanks for sharing this post for everyone. I will share this link to my other friends. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 26, 2010

Very informative and helpful to people like us. Steve Posted by: steve | July 26, 2010 at 09:13 AM This would be a great way to save also. Thanks for sharing the links. Kudos to you! Posted by: MS Small Business Resources | July 31, 2010 at 11:40 PM Great post!!! Thanks for sharing this post for everyone. Having trouble reading this image?

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Small Business Labs

JULY 21, 2010

  You download the app to your iPhone (they also support other smartphones) and when you take a picture of a business card it automatically adds the appropriate information to your contact list. The Dymo business card scanner app for the iPhone  is such a product.    It's also kinda fun to use. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 15, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « MBO Partners: A Business Platform for Independent Consultants & Freelancers | Main | The Future of Museums - A Good Source of Trend Information » June 15, 2010 What is The Singularity?   Virtual worlds and reality will blend and be indistinguishable. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 9, 2010

  Others are informal groups that invest together as it makes sense.  .  They generally invest in groups with other angels.    Some of these groups, like the famous Silicon Valley group The Band of Angels, are formal.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

  We interviewed coworking facilitiy managers and owners as needed to verify information.    We also involved the Coworking Google Group in our research and released a draft facility list to the group.    Their input was invaluable to our work and we thank them for their guidance and feedback. 

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Men With Pens

APRIL 7, 2011

By the time I expensed medical, insurance, retirement etc, I barely broke even. However, losing those clients meant I gained a ton of free time – time I used to finally launch my website, complete some much needed on-ground research, and start networking with social media and public relations networks. And it’s paying off.

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