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AZVAs the Podcast Episode 9: What 2010 tells us about 2011

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Interviewee: Jane Bristol , most recently the economic development director with a 21 year tenure in Prescott, Arizona, the 4th best place to retire according to Money Magazine and 64th on Forbes.com’s list of “best small places for business and careers.&#. Special Bonus Episode! and features an interview with Jane Bristol.

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Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011

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Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « 1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010 | Main | An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector » May 12, 2010 Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011 Nielsen is forecasting that smartphone sales in the U.S. will exceed "dumb" phones in 2011

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1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010

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  The main driver for this shift is price.  Cable and satellite viewers pay an average of $71 per month, and they receive an annual price hike of 5%, according to research firm Centris." " The other drivers are, of course, the expansion of broadband and the growing availability of video content on the web. 

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AZVAs the Podcast Episode 10: Creating a Business in the Practical Arts

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Tips: Have a wonderful holiday and please join us again in February 2011 for the first episode of our 2011 season themed “Keeping it Real!&# Fire away and we’ll answer your questions in our February 2011 episode. Service Corps of Retired Executives (S.C.O.R.E.). Knit Picks. National Needle Arts Association.

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Top Ten Small Business Trends for 2012

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  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.   It also increases their ability to aggressively compete on price.    Technology Trends.

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More on Social Shopping - Groupon

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» 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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Outsourcing to Rural Areas of the US

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  According to the article, outsoucing to rural areas is price competitive with sending work overseas once you add in all the administrative and management costs.  Good article in Business Week on the growth of rural outscourcing.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments. View an alternate.

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