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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.  So the impact of Obamacare on the self-employed is even greater than reported in the Treasury study. This means about 3.3   We agree.

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JULY 7, 2015

A study recently issued by eBay reports that in the last year 190,000 U.S.   According to data from the 2014 MBO Partners State of Independence report, 13% of full time independent workers - roughly 2.2 Of these, about 600,000 report at least one-third of their annual revenue comes from outside of the U.S.

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OCTOBER 27, 2014

.   In 2014 38% of independent workers (self-employed, freelancers, independent workers, etc.) reported spending about $92 billion over the past year hiring other independent workers on a contract basis. This is roughly the equivalent of hiring 2.2 million full-time workers via contract hiring.

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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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JULY 16, 2014

CoinDesk, an online site that covers the Bitcoin industry, released their State of Bitcoin Q2 2014 report. The chart below (from CoinDesk's report) shows their summary of the key things that happened Bitcoin wise in Q2. It shows that despite setbacks and negative press, the Bitcoin industry continues its rapid expansion.

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OCTOBER 7, 2014

But it explains why most of the self-employed report being highly satisfied with their jobs. " All of this helps explain why the 2014 MBO Partners State of Independence study found 82% of independent workers (self-employed, freelancers, etc.) report being highly satisfied (63%) or satisfied (19%).

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

full-time independent workers/freelancers who report having health insurance increased from 64% in 2013 to 82% in 2015.    Three quarters of full-time independents report working more than 30 hours in an average work week.     This increase in coverage means that roughly 3.2 in an average work week. 

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

The UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS) released a report showing that self-employment in the UK is the highest its been since they started tracking it 40 years ago.  They also report that: the number of self-employed aged 65 or older has more than doubled over the past 5 years.   Their data shows the UK has 4.6

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JANUARY 26, 2015

74% reported Uber has made their lives better by giving them more flexibility with their schedule. As of December 2014, Uber had 162,037 active drivers on its platform. And as we have reported many times, most like being independent because it provides work autonomy, control and flexibility. Uber drivers agree. economy.

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JANUARY 9, 2017

 Workers in these spaces consistently report making more connections, learning skills faster, and feeling more inspired and in control than their cubicle-dwelling counterparts inside large companies. The second, more powerful trend is the steadily climbing number of freelance, independent, contingent, and temporary workers .

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AUGUST 31, 2015

The Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) - a leading, global analyst firm focused on the use of contingent workers by businesses - recently released a report on the human cloud. SIA estimates the total revenue for the Human Cloud industry in 2014 to be between $8.9 - $11.1 It's only available to their members.

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JANUARY 27, 2015

But a couple of interesting statistics from the 2014 MBO Partners State of Independence study show how widespread the digital nomad movement could become: 22% of all independent workers surveyed reported less than 10% of their revenue came from their local area. 14% reported that none of their revenue came from their local area.

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JUNE 9, 2016

The MBO Partners 2016 State of Independence in America report was released this week. This But the independent workforce continued to grow well into the economic recovery and despite steep declines in the unemployment rate from 2010 to 2014.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

CNET's 3D Printing Still Years Away for Most Consumers - Gartner covers a report by Gartner that common use of 3D printers by consumers is still 5 to 10 years away. But while mainstream consumer adoption is still 5 to 10 years away, business adoption of 3D printing is happening today.   small manufacturing Web/Tech'

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MAY 2, 2017

  After reading the Financial Diaries study results in 2014, we started working on trying to understand what role, if any, work in the on-demand economy played to help ease income volatility and illiquidity.    See the Intuit On-Demand Workforce study report for more on this topic.

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DECEMBER 1, 2015

  GE sees huge opportunities in this space, particularly by "merging machines and analytics" According to their Industrial Internet Insights report  spending on the Industrial Internet is forecast to reach $500 billion by 2020 and they say the Industrial Internet could add up to $15 trillion of global GDP by 2030.

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MARCH 29, 2016

We used the beer industry as the main example in our 2008 New Artisan Economy report on how changing industry structures is leading to more small businesses.  This is resulting is industry structures that take the shape of a barbell in terms of market shares.   The beer industry is an extreme example.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The number of citations has accelerated since, with Google reporting more hits on this term this month (January 2015) than all of 2010. My guess is this term will have 3x or so the number of citations in 2015 than it did in 2014.    I'd say they pretty well nailed this trend a good decade or so before it got hot.

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In 2014, that meant a three-person household would have to earn between $42,000 and $126,000 to be considered middle-income. They adjust this by household size and the report chart below shows the various income definitions.    As 538 points out in their article on the study , the news is not all bad.

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They recently released their 2013 - 2014 U.S.  According to the report, the U.S. It's from the research folks at Packaged Facts. They do studies on consumer markets, including pet spending. Pet Market Outlook. pet market will reach $62 billion in 2013, up 4.7%

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FEBRUARY 27, 2013

 But it may also change in 2014 as the Obamacare mandated insurance exchanges begin operation. According to the  MBO Partners State of Independence study  about 1/3rd of independent workers  do not have  health insurance.    This, obviously, is not good.

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OCTOBER 21, 2010

Reports and Resources Intuit 2020 Research Report Todays Hobbyists are Tomorrows Hobbypreneurs Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? .  mobile app sales alone at over $18 billion in 2014. 

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JANUARY 2, 2014

I can think of no better way to start 2014 than with a look at 2014 pet industry trends.  Multibrief's Pet Businesses Will Prosper: Industry trends for 2014 and beyond  provides such an outlook. According to a 2011 IBIS World report , there are about 45,000 pet stores in the U.S.

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