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| Page 1 of 3 | Previous | Next | SMALL BUSINESS LABS NOVEMBER 12, 2012 Is DuckDuckGo the Future of Search? As a recent Washington Post article on the company points out, it has two major differences from Google - they don't track their users and they don't filter search results based on tracking their users. No, DuckDuckGo is not a children's game (that's duck duck goose). It's an Internet search engine. | SMALL BUSINESS LABS MARCH 21, 2012 Top 10 Signs Coworking is Growing Up The recent Global Coworking Unconference Conference left many with the same impression it did Shareable's Neil Gorenflo - that " coworking's all grow'd up " GigaOm's Jessica Stillman echoes this view, writing in her article The conversion to coworking 2.0 Only 27% do not plan to expand in 2012. | | | | | |
| | | SMALL BUSINESS LABS AUGUST 21, 2012 Improving the Job Market With Big Data Interesting article from John Horton at oDesk on the Digitization of the Supply Side of the Labor Market. This article also illustrates the growing role Big Data and analytics are playing. The article's author - John Horton - is an economist with a Ph.D " I agree. from Harvard. Big Data trends | SMALL BUSINESS LABS AUGUST 15, 2012 Gen Y Not Interested in Cars There's been a flurry of articles on Gen Y (also called millennials, born 1980 to 2000) not being as interested in owning cars as prior generations. " The quick summary of these article is Gen Y doesn't view cars as a necessity like prior generations. Key quote: "The rate of U.S. Polk & Co." | SMALL BUSINESS LABS MAY 25, 2011 Top 10 Emerging Technologies 2011 See the article for more details and videos on each of the 10 technologies. Each year MIT's Technology Review chooses 10 emerging technologies they think will have the greatest impact on the world. This year's top 10 are: Social Indexing. Smart Transformers. Gestural Interfaces. Cancer Genomics. | | | | | | | |
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SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2012 Flurry of Articles on Micropreneurship
Articles include: Why People Want to Be Micro-Entrepreneurs : From Fast Company Co.Exist, this article covers a survey by micro-task site Fivvr on why people want to be micropreneurs. The top reasons are job independence, frustration with the 9 to 5 grind and the money. Independent workers personal businesses MORE >> -
SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012 Startups Getting Smaller
The Declining Average Size of Establishments: Evidence and Explanations is a wonky article from the U.S. Despite the title of the article, they don't really provide an explanation. See our recent article Industry Structures - Big Get Bigger, Small Get Smaller for more on this topic. employees in 2011. MORE >> -
SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013 The Rise of the Underground Economy
Noted author James Surowiecki's New Yorker article The Underground Recovery points out: Ordinary Americans have gone underground, and, as the recovery continues to limp along, they seem to be doing it more and more. Others are starting to also suggest this. per cent we’re stuck with. economy is growing. MORE >> -
SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2010 Ultralight Versus Lean Startups
If you read articles on lean startups, you will learn about agile programming methods, open source tools and rapid code development. Also, as Tim Berry points out in his Entrepreneur article Is Your Next Startup an Ultralight , lean startups tend to be "high-powered firms." MORE >> -
SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 2012 Big Data for the Little Guy
CIO Magazine has a good article on Intuit's "Big Data for the Little Guy" initiative. This ongoing effort will create a series of products and services that allow small businesses and consumers to make their own queries on Intuit's extensive business and consumer data. Big Data MORE >>
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- Beauty Trends for 2012 SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2011
- The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010
- Food Trucks as Lean Startups SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012
- The Trend Towards US Manufacturing SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, JULY 6, 2010
- The Startup Fiscal Cliff SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2012
- U.S. Exports Continue to Grow SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 2012
- The Trend Towards U.S. Manufacturing Continues to Accelerate SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2011
- Online Marketing Trends for 2011 SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2011
- Hispanic Affluence Driven by Small Business Ownership SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
- It's All About Flexibility SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2012
- Do Small Businesses Still Need a Website? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, JULY 12, 2010
- Clark Kent Becomes a Freelancer SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2012
- Gen Y Delaying Adulthood SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012
- Good Advice on Working From Home SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2012
- Contingent Workforce Dominates September Job Growth SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2012
- Three of Our Favorite Trend Sources SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2011
- Big Data: The Great Equalizer for Small Businesses and Consumers SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2012
- The Growing Numbers of Not Working SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013
- Two Years Later, Small Business Economy Finally Improving SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2011
- Are Kids Too Expensive? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012
- Wall Street Journal on the Two-Track Economy SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010
- Intuit and Instagram - Two Views on Who Owns Your Data SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2012
- Is Self-Employment Declining? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 2013
- Are Small Business Owners the New Left? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013
- Tablets Taking Over at Work - And at Home SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2012
- Big Data Not Always So Big SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2013
- Will Tablets Become Our Primary Computing Device? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, APRIL 30, 2012
- Part-Time Employment Keeps Growing SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013
- Developing Countries: The Engine of Global Economic Growth SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 2010
- Non-Profits vs. For-Profits for Social Change SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012
- Social Moms SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2011
- The Make-up of the Artisan Economy SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2012
- The Emerging Gender Gap Favoring Women SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013
- Book Review: The Freelancers Bible SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012
- The Fourth Sector - Social Businesses SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2012
- Getting Creative With Pinterest SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2012
- Mobile World Congress Article Round-Up SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2011
- 2011 - The Year of Mobile Payments SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, JANUARY 24, 2011
- Hotels Providing Office Space SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013
- 10 Companies Changing the Way We Work SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2012
- For Retirement, 80 May be the New 65 SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2011
- Small Businesses Emerging From Recession SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2011
- Growing Consensus: Obamacare Good for Entrepreneurship SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2013
- The Rise of Branded Content SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012
- Is Traditional Retail Dead? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2013
- 3D Scanner Turns 3D Printers Into Replicators SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2013
- The Advantages of Truck-Based Commerce SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012
- The End of Work - Or the Beginning of an Independent Economy? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013
- What's Driving Food Trucks Forward? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2012
- Can Entrepreneurs Save Detroit? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013
- DogVacay - Airbnb for Dogs Raises $6 Million SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012
- Ultralight Startups SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
- California Small Business Crowdfunding Initiative SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013
- Book Review - Why Good People Can't Get Jobs SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, JULY 6, 2012
- Are There 3 Million Food Trucks in the U.S.? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, JULY 20, 2012
- Americans Donated $370 Billion to Non-Profits in 2012 SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 2013
- The Boys Initiative - Trying to Stop the End of Boys SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012
- What are Bitcoins? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013
- Confirmation Bias and Decision Making SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012
- Why are There More Non-Employer Small Businesses? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012
- Halloween Going to the Dogs SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012
- Corporate Training Exploding and Changing SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013
- The Rise of High-End Personal Services SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012
- Do Online Social Networks Make Us Better Social Beings? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 2011
- Making Serendipity Happen SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013
- Workforce Participation: Where is Everyone Going? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2012
- Lessons from a Failed Forecast SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011
- The Rise of the Just In Time Workforce SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2012
- The End of Boys SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, JULY 9, 2012
- Time Spent on Social Networks Exploding; Email and IM Fading SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2010
- Daily Deals Not Dead Yet SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
- Using Kickstarter to Fund a Space Elevator SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 2012
- Are Traditional Jobs Going to Disappear? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2012
- What is a Spurious Correlation? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2013
- The What Workers Want Disconnect SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2011
- Media a Barbell Industry SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013
- The Under Educated Male SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2012
- Is 3D Printing the Future of Small Manufacturing? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2011
- What are MOOCs and Just in Time Learning? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
- Boom and Bust in Construction SMALL BUSINESS LABS | FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2013
- Europe's Young, Contingent, "Floating Generation" SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2012
- Lack of Time and the Rise of Personal Services SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012
- A Guide for Independent Workers SMALL BUSINESS LABS | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012
- TV Show on Spoiled Pets SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013
- The U.S. Energy Boom is a Game Changer SMALL BUSINESS LABS | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012
- Why Are Women the Majority of Freelancers? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012
- What is Quantum Computing? SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2013
- Book Review: The End of Men SMALL BUSINESS LABS | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2012
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