Small Business Labs

APRIL 8, 2021

   As McKinsey's report chart below shows (click to enlarge), global coal demand peaked in 2014 and they are projecting oil demand to peak in 2029, and natural gas demand peaking in 2037.   A recent report by the International Energy Agency suggests oil supply and gasoline demand may have already peaked. 

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MAY 2, 2022

According to one report, 133 million people in the U.S. In a performance-driven atmosphere, many men reported they feared their achievements would go unnoticed, whereas women did not express the same fears. Cycling to work has great health benefits but could decrease life expectancy for younger workers (Edwards & Mason, 2014).

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 19, 2021

to find customers has substantially increased since 2014.    Especially interesting is the percent of independent workers reporting social is their top source of customers has gone from effectively zero in 2014 (it was.3%) 3%) to 10% in 2020.     We expect this growth to continue.

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Success

JANUARY 16, 2023

meetings (totaling 18 hours) per week,” numbers which increase as “management level and number of direct reports increases.” Additionally, non-management employees reported that only 11.9 If the intent of a meeting is to have people report what they’re doing, have them write a memo instead. A 2022 Otter.ai

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Click on ‘Submit a report’ to tell us why you’re glad. She flirted with a police officer there, a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter noted. “I I am so blessed, the luckiest woman on Earth, really,” Joan Lewis told a reporter via email for an Apr. This article was published in March 2014 and has been updated.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 25, 2014

One of our favorite trends publications, the annual TrendsWatch report  from the Center for the Future of Museums , has been released.   There are 2 key reasons we think so highly of this report.  The second reason is the authors are museum folks, which means the report is extremely well curated and written.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 22, 2024

No part of the UK has escaped the impact of the flatlining of the UK economy since 2010, according to new analysis published by the Centre for Cities in its Cities Outlook 2024 report. The report also suggests that a marked rise in employment has happened in parallel with overall falling productivity.

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Success

OCTOBER 11, 2023

record in 2022 , reporting they’ve sold Apple watches to 30% of iPhone users—an unprecedented success rate. Here’s what products and services to look into at your next budget meeting to give your space and processes a pick-me-up. If you or your employees don’t have an Apple Watch yet… it’s time.

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Success

AUGUST 1, 2022

In 2020, according to a report by the company, the “advisors working with Advisors Excel did over $8.2 This article was published in April 2014 and has been updated. The company’s results spoke for themselves, however: Excel had $3.6 billion in annuity, Medicare and life insurance production.”. Photo by @ilonakozhevnikova/Twenty20.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Americans also report “having fewer close friendships than they once did, talking to their friends less often, and relying less on their friends for personal support.” Bumble began as a dating app in 2014, and Bumble for Friends was launched in 2016 to foster different relationships. Apps can also be used to find a friendship match.

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Success

MARCH 8, 2023

Women in business: a look at the numbers A 2022 annual report by the National Women’s Business Council found that women owned 20.9% Additionally, the report found that women-owned businesses “employed 10.8 Additionally, the report found that women-owned businesses “employed 10.8 of employer businesses in 2019—a growth of 16.7%

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Small Business Labs

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. The data from the 2014 survey was for small businesses with fewer than 50 employees.   The chart below is based on data from the U.S.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 7, 2019

The Federal Reserve itself, in their 2017 Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households,  reported that 31% of Americans do some form of gig work and that gig work income was important to many. These finding are not surprising. This study was also based on SHED data.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 12, 2019

million in 2014, and to 7.4 Key quote from the report: Software supplier SAP Fieldglass and the supply management analyst firm Ardent Partners each found that over 40 percent of the average corporation’s overall workforce is currently comprised of nonemployee labor. who provide services to businesses on a regular basis.

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Success

MARCH 27, 2023

Bill McDermott’s early business lessons McDermott has lived the American Dream, which is perhaps why his 2014 memoir, Winners Dream , is such an engaging read. We always report on how we are meeting our vision. The sincere younger man is discernible in the mature leader; these insights have always been the truest things he knows.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 30, 2017

million from 2014 to 2015. Since See their reports for more on high earning independent workers. 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.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

"  Key article quote on the technologies: One day soon an emerging technology highlighted in this report will allow you to virtually teleport to a distant site and actually feel the handshakes and hugs of fellow cyber travelers.   Back in 2014, there were lots of forecasts that AI-based driverless cars would be common by 2020.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 1, 2016

The real estate company and website Trulia recently released the report From Own to Rent: Who Lost the American Dream? The key finding, which is shown in the report chart below, is the share of U.S. percent in 2014. percent in 2014. .  percent in 2014. households that rent increased from 36.1

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Office Dynamics

MAY 21, 2018

Another holiday I have not liked at all since 2014 is 4th of July! I always loved fireworks but on July 4, 2014, I was taken to the emergency room in Las Vegas because I had severe head and neck pain and became very sick. The great news is I am now able to go once a year and all my reports have been outstanding.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

goods exports in in 2004 to 34% percent in 2014.   To help these micro multinationals, the Global Innovation Forum has released Simple Steps for Global Success , a report with advice on how startups, small businesses and freelancers can successfully engage in global markets. See the report for more details. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 18, 2015

TrueBridge Capital Partners recently released a report on the State of the Venture Capital Industry. It covers venture capital firm fundraising, investments, valuations, exits, and returns with a focus on 2014, but also has a lot of historical data. A couple of charts jumped out at me. The first is the number of active VC firms.

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Success

OCTOBER 27, 2021

of small businesses surveyed reported the pandemic had a large or moderately negative effect on their business. The current report is part of a series of surveys designed to measure how the pandemic is affecting the nation’s small businesses, and the results are sobering. And thus in 2014, mumi was formed. Census, 67.5%

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 7, 2017

"  They report that in India and China almost 2/3rds of all smartphones are big. billion minutes watching Netflix on their phones in June of 2017, according to data from media measurement company ComScore, up 73 percent since 2014. As we reported last year, it's a mobile world and will continue to become even more so.

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Small Business Labs

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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Small Business Labs

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. Federal Reserve study  2015 Small Business Credit Survey: Report on Non-Employer Firms  also found a high rate of contract worker usage by non-employers.

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Small Business Labs

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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Workplace Insight

MARCH 6, 2024

The report also reveals an increase in the belief that societal leaders, including journalists (64 percent); government leaders (63 percent); and business leaders (61 percent); are purposely trying to mislead people by saying things they know are false. 46); Germany (45); Japan (39).

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 8, 2017

  The company reported $795 million in revenue for 2016, up from $341 million in revenue for 2015. Founded in 2014, it already has 1200 employees and is growing very rapidly.  It reports having $390 million in revenue in 2016, up 71% over 2015. Blue Apron , a meal kit delivery service company, has filed for an IPO. 

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 15, 2015

This is misleading; 20 million of these reported "businesses" are inactive companies that have no sales, profits, customers or workers. economy are covered in the 2014 MBO Partners State of Independence report.    Key economic impact points from this report include: 1. have on the U.S.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 14, 2014

These solopreneurs report on average that spend $5,000 or less getting their businesses going. For more on this, see the 2014 MBO State of Independence report which covers the growth of the independent work force. .   Our surveys of independent workers who work on their own as freelancers, independent contractors, etc.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 9, 2014

The Staffing Industry Analysts  is reporting there are currently more than 145 online staffing platform businesses operating globally.   They also reported in 2013 the industry generated roughly $1.4-$1.6 billion in "gross spend"  This is the dollar value of work completed and paid for.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

As part of the Executive team develop the 2014/15 marketing strategy for the business. Develop the 2014 content marketing strategy in line with business activities and the 2014 events calendar. The first large commercial event is in July 2014. To be completed for Q3. Skills related objectives. To be completed by Q3.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

As part of the Executive team develop the 2014/15 marketing strategy for the business. Develop the 2014 content marketing strategy in line with business activities and the 2014 events calendar. The first large commercial event is in July 2014. To be completed for Q3. Skills related objectives. To be completed by Q3.

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

As part of the Executive team develop the 2014/15 marketing strategy for the business. Develop the 2014 content marketing strategy in line with business activities and the 2014 events calendar. The first large commercial event is in July 2014. To be completed for Q3. Skills related objectives. To be completed by Q3.

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 17, 2014

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Building user-friendly interactivity with Report Filters and Slicers. . Building user-friendly interactivity with Report Filters and Slicers. Advanced Minute Taking Workshop. Time: 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM ET. What makes a master minute taker?

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 17, 2014

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Building user-friendly interactivity with Report Filters and Slicers. . Building user-friendly interactivity with Report Filters and Slicers. Advanced Minute Taking Workshop. Time: 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM ET. What makes a master minute taker?

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Office Dynamics

JUNE 17, 2014

Date: Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2014. Building user-friendly interactivity with Report Filters and Slicers. . Building user-friendly interactivity with Report Filters and Slicers. Advanced Minute Taking Workshop. Time: 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM ET. What makes a master minute taker?

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