Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

The 2013 MBO Partners State of Independence Report was released today. million, up from 16.9 million in 2012.    - Satisfaction with independent work continued to be high, with 64% of the respondents reporting they are highly satisfied. we're aware of.  Below is the study infographic with more data.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

As Gen Z (born approximately between 1997 and 2012) matures and enters the workforce, they bring with them a set of values , preferences , and technological fluency that has the potential to shape the workplace significantly. workforce next year, according to a Glassdoor trend forecast report.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

DECEMBER 20, 2012

So in the tradition of year-end top things, here’s Part 1 of my own countdown of my top ten best tips for your business, pulled from Step It Up VA articles of 2012. Be sure to watch for next week’s article where I’ll continue the countdown of my top ten best business tips of 2012. Best Business Tip…. #10

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Step It Up VA Coaching

DECEMBER 27, 2012

As you recall, last week I began the countdown of my top ten best business tips for 2012, pulled from this year’s Step It Up VA articles. And my #1 Best Tip of 2012 is…. Donna Toothaker is CEO, founder and coach of Step It Up VA Coaching, and the creator of the 6 Steps to 6-Figure VA Success System. by Donna Toothaker.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Aoki’s face lit up when he told me this story over a Zoom call during his European tour. From biology to the ‘Singularity’ Founded in 2012, the Aoki Foundation raises awareness about brain health and longevity , focusing on new gene therapies, regenerative medicine and organ and tissue engineering and vitality. degrees Fahrenheit.

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AUGUST 1, 2022

We felt we had a good value proposition… Things began picking up pretty well, and it turned out that what we thought was missing from the marketplace really was missing.”. billion in annual production in 2012 (up $900 million over 2011) and partnered with 850 leaders in the insurance business.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 17, 2018

According to the 2018 MBO Partners State of Independence study , the use of online talent marketplaces by independent workers has substantially increased since 2012. Having grown up as digital natives, they are more comfortable with this technology than the older cohorts.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

agency revenue was almost 54% in 2018, up from about 33% in 2012.    See the report for more fun ad-related facts and data.  .   A key reason these firms are doing so well is digital's share of U.S.   This shift opened the door for non-traditional agencies to gain share. 

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JULY 26, 2023

52% of drinkers are replacing alcohol with nonalcoholic beverages, reports Pattern Data Science. In 2022, data analytics firm Statista reported the nonalcoholic drinks market in the U.S. Abbott laughs when he remembers how Rovensky was meant to help them find a global brand ambassador but ended up becoming their first employee instead.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Most famously, she worked as Entertainment Tonigh t ’s red carpet reporter. Kind Lending was founded by Mindy’s husband Glenn Stearns , founder and former CEO of major mortgage lender Stearns Lending, which he stepped down from in 2012. The longer you wait, the more hurtful it will ultimately be for the other person.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 8, 2024

Women, on average, outlive men but, as reported by the World Economic Forum ( WEF , 2024), spend approximately 25 percent of their lives in poor health. Endometriosis: Affecting one in ten women of reproductive age, endometriosis is a condition marked by severe pain and infertility, with an average diagnosis taking up to 10 years to confirm.

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JULY 19, 2022

Since joining the company eight years earlier, he had worked his way up to a solid position in middle management with a decent salary and great benefits. In a report by MBO partners , it was found that over 50 million people became independent workers—contract employees, freelancers, etc.—in Now, he was out of a job.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

Technology is offering us incredible advancements to create more efficiency through automation and data, but the value cannot be fully leveraged if our people aren’t better set up for success. Eileen: I love that you’re opening up with a very real and persistent problem most businesses are facing in 2024, and I couldn’t agree more.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 31, 2018

This is up from 41% in 2012. The data is trending up for several reasons. Reluctants, on average, report feeling independent work is much less secure than traditional employment.   We contribute to the MBO Partners State of Independence report series.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 20, 2019

As the study chart below shows (click to enlarge), in 2019 a bit over half (53%) of full-time independent workers reported they feel more secure as independents than they would if they had a traditional job. This is up from just 32% saying they felt more secure in 2011. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 20, 2017

As the blue bars in the chart below show (click to enlarge), only 3% of independent workers reported using online talent marketplaces to find work in 2012. This has increased from just 4% in 2012 to 25% in 2017. By 2017 this grew to 20%.  This indicates that 2018 will again see an increase in the usage rate. . 

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

As the study chart below (click to enlarge) from the MBO Partners 2021 State of Independence report shows, the two youngest generations - Gen Z (born 1997-2012) and Millennials (born 1980-1996) - make up the majority of independent workers (freelancers, self-employed, gig workers, etc.).

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Ideas.Ted

JUNE 24, 2021

Earth: The Operator’s Manual , 2012, directed by Geoff Haines-Stiles. Fans of Chasing Ice , the 2012 documentary about the world’s shrinking ice sheets, will enjoy this tribute to the work of Arctic photographer Lynn Davis. Currently available on Amazon, NSF-PBS-Earth webpage , YouTube and DVD).

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AUGUST 18, 2022

Generation Z, the youngest working generation, is expected to make up 27% of the workforce by 2025. Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z currently makes up 30 percent of the world’s population and is expected to make up 27% of the workforce by 2025. Generation Z grew up in the age of connecting digitally.

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MARCH 10, 2022

In 2012, Forever.com was launched to offer online storage to its users and a digital archive of their photos, potentially sowing the first seeds of what has over the years flourished into the business of managing one’s digital legacy. * * *. In the U.S., The situation is even worse in the chaotic digital world. “If

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Eco-Office Gals

JULY 13, 2017

In 2012, we introduced the Chairman’s Cup – named for our Chairman Jim Kennedy – an internal recognition program that rewards locations for creating and implementing sustainable practices. It’s about rolling up your sleeves and getting to work. Celebrating Success with the Chairman’s Cup. Cox Foundation. Taking Action with Team Cox.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

This data covers business receipts, deductions, and net income reported by individual taxpayers on Schedule C of Form 1040. This is how most independent workers and small businesses report business income for tax purposes. In 2013 there were a bit over 24 million sole proprietors reporting about $1.34 In 2012 there were 23.5

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AUGUST 26, 2022

As Generation Z—those born between 1997 and 2012—begins to enter the workforce, companies are realizing their current office spaces, operational policies, and company norms do not resonate as strongly with this emerging employee base as they did with those of decades past. “I definitely feel like I grow more when I’m in the office.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 4, 2013

There have been reports recently that Facebook’s popularity is waning in the UK, with one report suggesting that “a 9 per cent drop in Facebook usage since April 2012” because users are: “fed up with social marketing promotions” and “nervous their personal info would be handed over to third parties” The report (..)

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MARCH 13, 2022

The agent pays to put them up in a luxury condo overnight, covers the change fees on their flights, and sells them a home the next day. In its 2011 Oracle Customer Experience Impact Report , Harris Research found that 86 percent of U.S. According to the Echo 2012 Global Customer Service Barometer , only 7 percent of U.S.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 13, 2017

MBO Partners released their 2017 State of Independence report today. million, up 2.8   In 2017 the share of full-time reluctants declined to its lowest level of 24%, down from 26% in 2016 and 34% in 2012.  million full time Independents reported making more than $100,000 annually, up 4.9

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

MBO Partners has released the 2nd Annual State of Independence report. million in 2012. 71% of the respondents reported having a high level of satisfaction with independent work. million in 2012. 71% of the respondents reported having a high level of satisfaction with independent work. there are in the U.S.

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JANUARY 1, 2023

You can have the highest IQ and the best education and still find yourself washed up because no one has ever taught you to take care of your brain. I have an exercise I like that involves putting up anchor images that immediately remind you why you need to make good decisions. As of 2017 , more than 90,000 police-reported U.S.

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The Small Business Blog

APRIL 9, 2013

The BBC reports that although like-for-like sales are actually up by 1.9% over the same period in 2012, this was down from the 2.7% Despite the expected retail boost of an early Easter the dreadful weather over the holiday meant that retail sales slowed in March, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 26, 2015

74% reported Uber has made their lives better by giving them more flexibility with their schedule. And as we have reported many times, most like being independent because it provides work autonomy, control and flexibility. Key quote: About 160,000 drivers have fired up Uber on their phone since 2012.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 30, 2017

At the same time, Gallup reports that overall remote work is increasing. Key quote from Gallup: In 2012, Gallup data showed that 39% of employees worked remotely in some capacity, meaning they spent at least some of their time working in a location different from that of their coworkers. In 2016, 31% were found to be doing the same.

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JANUARY 22, 2023

in 2020, according to the “Missing Pieces Report” by Deloitte and the Alliance for Board Diversity. Or how, according to a 2020 study published by AnitaB.org, women make up just under 29% of the tech workforce. I want them to have an equal chance to run a company like Intel one day,” he told a reporter from Bloomberg Business.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

According to recent government data and reported by Pew Research , women aged 25-34 are nearing wage parity with men of the same age.   As the chart to the right shows, women’s hourly earnings were two-thirds (67%) of men’s in 1980 but have steadily improved and reached 93% of men’s in 2012. 

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The study found that there is a strong correlation between high workplace satisfaction and high employee engagement, with employees who have greater control over their physical workplace – including access to private spaces – also reporting the highest engagement levels. Fixed Technology exceeds mobile by 2:1.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Having the truck involved a lower total start-up cost and felt a lot less risky.”.   When we released our research report on food trucks in 2012 we recognized that food trucks were part of a broader shift to mobile retail. .

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On The Job

APRIL 1, 2014

As we recently celebrated International Women’s Day, let''s consider: 64% of women have the lowest position in law firms, such as staff attorney jobs, while only 17% garner top spots such as equity partners, reports the National Association of Women Lawyers. While women make up nearly two-thirds of the U.S.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 1, 2013

 According to the report, the U.S. pet market will reach $62 billion in 2013, up 4.7% It's forecast to be up 6% over 2012. They do studies on consumer markets, including pet spending. They recently released their 2013 - 2014 U.S. Pet Market Outlook. Medical and food spending are the biggest segments.

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