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How To Hire And Manage Freelancers, According To Experts

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Clear communication up front, and continuing conversation through regular check-ins and transparent project management helps streamline workflows and prevent confusion. Before you begin working with your first freelancer, it’s a good idea to have project management strategies in place to help you make the most of their expertise.

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Local Online Advertising to Increase 18% in 2011

Small Business Labs

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team.   This is much faster than their 2011 overall advertising growth forecast of 5%.  billion in 2011. .  billion in 2011. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011

Small Business Labs

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team. will exceed "dumb" phones in 2011.  Steve and Carolyn are partners at Emergent Research and Senior Fellows at the Society for New Communications Research.   The chart below is from Nielsen via the Mobile Manifesto blog.

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Coworking Labs - Our New Research Blog for our Coworking Project

Small Business Labs

Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team. » June 04, 2010 Coworking Labs - Our New Research Blog for our Coworking Project Emergent Research (that's us) is teaming up with the Society for New Communications Research for a research project on coworking. 

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How Designers Can Set The Stage For A Flexible Future

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These surveys give the firm real-time insights to shape future policy and space design. In our Ann Arbor location for example, which was designed in 2011, we’ve found that when the office is at only 35-percent occupancy meeting spaces are fully booked. Enter pilot projects. 2) What did you accomplish? 3) How did it go?

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How Simple Policies Can Change Your Business

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While this makes sense, it doesn’t mean you should ignore behind-the-scenes business administration tasks, such as setting policies. Policies that outline how you run various elements of your business, and why you do it that way, set boundaries and create a foundation for the business. When will you answer calls and return calls?

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How to Create Strategic Partnerships

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Create policy for the event that a new innovation stems from the partnership. Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships. Our goal was to have 25% of our sales come from paddleboards, and we were projected to hit 20% in 2012. Who will be the client point-of-contact?

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