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JUNE 18, 2019

Our title includes the word "still" because we posted on this data back in 2016 , when 2014 data was most recent available. According to data from the U.S, Census 2016 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (the most recent data available), the median U.S. An alert reader asked if there was more recent data.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

The chart below (click to enlarge) is from a 2014 study on the impact of cloud computing we conducted in partnership with Intuit.  In 2014 we suggested that cloud computing is a transformational technology that was in stage 2 and helping to create new forms and types of businesses. 

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

  In 2014- 2015 the concept of "platform cooperatisim" was widely discussed in sharing economy circles.   .   Braintrust argues that by being a coop, their freelancers will earn more and have better control over their work than they would using a traditional for-profit marketplace.  

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MAY 30, 2017

million from 2014 to 2015. Since percent from 362,445 in 2014 to 577,809 in 2015, according to U.S. billion in 2014 to $14.3 Census  released their 2015 data on non-employer businesses last week.    Overall, the number of U.S. Census Bureau statistics released today. percent from $11.7 billion in 2015.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Census 2014 Survey of Entrepreneurs. Regular readers may remember back in 2014 we reported on a survey that said most small businesses are started with less than $10,000. Regular readers may remember back in 2014 we reported on a survey that said most small businesses are started with less than $10,000.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

  Back in 2014, there were lots of forecasts that AI-based driverless cars would be common by 2020. .  Identifying trends is pretty easy.    For example, it's not hard to predict that AI will improve and have a big future impact. What is hard is identifying when the impact will occur. 

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MAY 23, 2017

By 2060 the minority population is projected to rise to 56 percent of the total, compared with 38 percent in 2014. By 2060, the nation's foreign-born population will reach nearly 19 percent of the total population, up from 13 percent in 2014. The shifting racial and ethnic make-up of the U.S.

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MARCH 1, 2016

percent in 2014. percent in 2014. percentage point jump in renting from 2006 to 2014, while the older 26-34 year-old group saw a surprising 10.9 percentage point jump in renting from 2006 to 2014, while the older 26-34 year-old group saw a surprising 10.9 households that rent increased from 36.1 percent in 2006 to 41.1

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

  The company was founded in 2014 and it pre-qualifies contract oilfield workers and helps them find gigs quickly and easily with energy firms.  Rig Up , an online talent marketplace that connects oilfield workers who are looking for a job with oil and gas companies, recently announced it had raised $60 million in VC funding. 

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AUGUST 18, 2015

It covers venture capital firm fundraising, investments, valuations, exits, and returns with a focus on 2014, but also has a lot of historical data.  Key quote from the report: 200 funds invested in five or more deals in 2014, 4% fewer than in 2013 and 83% fewer than in 2001. A couple of charts jumped out at me.

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MARCH 12, 2019

million in 2014, and to 7.4 .  Like prior years, the 2019 study focuses on the growing group of highly-skilled independent professionals (freelancers, independent consultants, etc.) who provide services to businesses on a regular basis. And the number of independent professionals has grown quite rapidly. million in 2011 to 5.9

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JANUARY 7, 2014

2014 may be the year it finally happens. Echoing the WSJ's optimism, Network World says the Internet of Things will see major gains in industrial and enterprise settings in 2014: The Internet of Things will continue to creep into consumers' homes in 2014, but the real growth in the next year is likely to be in the enterprise.

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OCTOBER 20, 2016

As the chart below shows, in 2014 the median small business had receipts of about $390,000 and  about 4 in 10 (39%) had less than $250,000. Annual Survey of Entrepreneur s, the median U.S. employer small business (those with paid traditional employees) generates less than $400k in revenue.

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OCTOBER 6, 2016

After a couple of retries, they shut it down in 2014. It's simply too big a monetization opportunity not to do this. Facebook first launched a Marketplace type product in 2007, but it wasn't successful. But is seems likely this effort will be much more successful. Facebook has about 1.7

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MARCH 21, 2016

In 2014 we reported on a Pew study showing only 44% of Americans consider themselves middle class, down from 53% in 2008. in 2002 to 34.8% This is part of a broader trend of fewer Americans in general seeing themselves as middle class. So it's not just millennials.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

  For example, we reported in 2014 on our research that showed the questions asked in government surveys led to an underreporting of gig work. We This, of course, is not new news to those who have been following industry research on the gig economy. 

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JULY 22, 2019

A good example is drone forecasts back in 2014. .  We spend a lot of time examining potential barriers and countervailing trends that could impact our forecasts. This is because we've observed that most technology forecasts are overly optimistic because they don't include these.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

  Having said that, our 2014 coworking forecast turned out to be way too low.   Our 2015 was also too low, but better than 2014.    Prior to 2014 our forecasts were low to on target. Interestingly enough, by 2020 some Starbucks stores might be considered coworking spaces. 

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JANUARY 24, 2017

This increase is clearly due to Obamacare, which took effect in 2014. Treasury study that shows in 2014 1 in 5 ACA marketplace consumers was a small business owner or self-employed.  As the chart below shows, the percentage of full-time independent workers with health insurance has increased from 64% in 2013 to 83% in 2016.

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MAY 20, 2019

But as we pointed out in 2014 , kids get a lot of bad press due to the cost of raising them and the potential problems they can have or cause. This leads to fewer adults wanting them. Also, the decline in birth rates is another example of the impact of economic uncertainty.

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JANUARY 3, 2017

" As the chart below shows (click to enlarge), there were about 350,000 manufacturing firms with no employees other than the owner in 2014, up almost 17% from 2004. Their growth stands out in a sector that has been shedding workers for decades." During the same period the number of U.S.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

goods exports in in 2004 to 34% percent in 2014. Propelled by global online markets and platforms and a growing global middle class, small businesses and even freelancers and individuals are exporting goods and services in growing numbers. In fact, according to the U.S. SBA  small business goods exports have grown from 29% of total U.S.

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AUGUST 7, 2017

billion minutes watching Netflix on their phones in June of 2017, according to data from media measurement company ComScore, up 73 percent since 2014. Key quote: Americans spent about 7.5 As we reported last year, it's a mobile world and will continue to become even more so.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2014

 The contingent workforce of 2014 is a force to be reckoned with, as Ardent Partners estimates that upwards of a third (32%-33%) of the average total workforce is comprised of contract talent. And according to their research report The State of Contingent Workforce Management 2014-2015 this growth is going to continue.

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APRIL 20, 2017

In 2014 (the most recent data available), that number nearly doubled to 37 percent. Key quote: According to research conducted by the American Pet Products Association, dogs and road trips go together like, well, Kibbles ’n Bits. In 2006, 19 percent of dog owners took their pooches with them on a road trip.

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JUNE 26, 2013

Gartner released their 2013 and 2014 computing device shipment forecast and it will come as no surprise to readers that mobility is driving computing device purchases. The same trends hold true for 2014. The same trends hold true for 2014. in 2013 while tablet (up 67%) and mobile phone shipments (up 4.3%) are increasing.

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JANUARY 6, 2015

claims 2014 was the year the job broke. By that they mean 2014 was the year we accepted a re-interpretation of the traditional job's fundamental bargain and "bought in to the push to get us to all work for ourselves rather than each other" Key quote: The job was once something we felt we could depend on.

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OCTOBER 20, 2014

 But segmentation data from the MBO Partners 2014 State of Independence study indicates there are similarities.   As part of the 2014 State of Independence research we conducted a cluster analysis looking at why people become and stay independent workers (self-employed, freelancers, etc.).

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FEBRUARY 6, 2017

And as the excellent travel industry news site Skift points out, Airbnb's business travel transactions have doubled since 2014. Business Travelers  shows, Uber and ride sharing services are rapidly gaining share on more traditional transportation options.  

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Neuromorphic machines was on MIT Technology Review's 2014 list of breakthrough technologies and they have a good description. These chips are designed to process sensory data such as images and sound and to respond to changes in that data in ways similar to how human and animal brains do.

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JANUARY 15, 2015

economy are covered in the 2014 MBO Partners State of Independence report.  Solopreneurs hire others via contract hiring : In 2014 38% of independent workers collectively reported spending about $92 billion in the past year hiring other independent workers on a contract basis. have on the U.S.

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MAY 31, 2018

  We still consider a 2014 article called The Lean Years one of the best we've seen at capturing how economic uncertainty impacts both individual decision making and the overall economy.  Both also stress how various forms of economic uncertainty and instability are impacting individuals, families and society overall. 

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JUNE 8, 2017

Founded in 2014, it already has 1200 employees and is growing very rapidly.  Over a dozen such companies have raised cash from venture capitalists, and multiple supermarket chains have jumped into the act. Another good example is the organic meal kit delivery company Sun Basket.

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OCTOBER 14, 2014

For more on this, see the 2014 MBO State of Independence report which covers the growth of the independent work force. This, of course, means it's also much less risky and easier. Easier, cheaper and less risky = more people becoming independent workers and starting small businesses. Freelance Independent workers'

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

up from 53 million in 2014. But if we did, we'd likely hit one of these recent gig economy studies: Upwork's 2016 Freelancing in America study - We briefly covered this study last week. The key finding is there are 55 million freelancers in the U.S.,

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 9, 2017

A third of the average company’s workforce was contingent or contractual in 2014, according to the supply management firm Ardent Partners, which expects this percentage to rise to 45 percent this year. The second, more powerful trend is the steadily climbing number of freelance, independent, contingent, and temporary workers .

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JULY 9, 2014

 And while they're not specific about 2014, they say it's "shaping up to be another year of very strong double digit growth in this segment" Our surveys of independent workers (freelancers, self-employed, independent consultants and contractors, etc.) are also showing strong growth.

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