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Making Serendipity Happen

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Lindsay's article points out the promising areas of serendipity research, with social network analysis likely the best way to attack this problem. Last year we took this approach to measure the impact of coworking on a member's weak tie network.  Instead, it's a precursor to increased serendipity.

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The State of Telework in the U.S.

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One of our "go to" sources for insights and information on distributed work and telework are Kate Lister and Tom Hamish from the Telework Research Network     In addition to deep knowledge on the topic, they are also data intensive - much appreciated here at Small Business Labs. 

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Is Small Business Ownership the Great Equalizer?

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  The analysis was based on data from the Small Business Success Index  (SBSI) produced by the University of Maryland and Network Solutions.  .  Our focus was to better understand how women and minority owned small businesses compared with small businesses owned by white men. 

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The Tablet Revolution - Tablets Taking Over

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39% of tablet owner use their tablets daily for social networking. Journalism.org's How People Use Tables and What it Means for the Future of News has an excellent analysis of what it means for news and new organizations.  30% of tablet owners use their tablets for gaming daily.

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Behavioral Finance Lessons for Entrepreneurs

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  The academic fields of behavioral finance and behavioral economics have changed this by including social, psychological and emotional factors in the analysis of economic and financial issues. Both cable networks are masters at twisting data and information to support their prior beliefs.

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Top Ten Small Business Trends for 2012

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 This growing ability to network, collaborate and socialize is making independent work more attractive, and 2012 will see the trend towards independent work continue to grow.    Most of these older workers will choose independence because of the stimulation, freedom and flexibility it provides. 

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Disruption and the Analyst Industry

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  It is a analyst service that provides research reports and analysis on emerging technology.    It costs $79 a year to subscribe. GigaOm is trying to fill a need for timely, high-quality yet low cost data and commentary on emerging technology.    The traditional players in this space - Gartner, Forrester, etc.

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