Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 11, 2018

  They define the human cloud as: " all manner of companies that facilitate direct, digitally-enabled work arrangements, from sourcing a worker through payment." SIA's clients are staffing firms - including cloud labor firms - and companies that hire workers from staffing and cloud labor firms.

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AUGUST 10, 2020

  Instead, they've mostly treated digital nomadism as a spectator sport, following the exploits of real digital nomads via Facebook, Instagram, blogs, and other forms of social media.   This has obviously changed with a growing number of companies announcing they plan on allowing a much greater degree of remote work long term. 

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Small Business Labs

JULY 20, 2020

   Because of this, we found the recent MBO Partners' blog post How to Become a Consultant: 5 Steps to Starting Right to be very timely.     One reason is companies of all sizes will increase their use of nonemployee labor to improve their business agility and flexibility.  Develop a Strong Network.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Uber betting that their technology will provide value to workers, the companies that employ them and the staffing agencies that place them.  Uber's obviously not the only company offering this type of platform. Staffing firms benefit from more placements and better information flow.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 21, 2015

The CB Insights blog's Pickaxes and Shovels: 35 Startups Providing Infrastructure for the On-Demand Economy  covers the growing array of companies aiming to provide support services for on-demand economy companies and their workers. The CB Insights chart below shows the 35 firms by type of support they provide.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 18, 2017

.  The report calls for measures to help boost the rights of workers for companies such as Uber and the popular U.K. But it also warns against new national regulations or rules that reduce worker flexibility and/or greatly increase costs for gig economy companies. delivery service Deliveroo.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Unlike traditional pharma or biotech companies, most of the people working at  Nimbus Therapeutics  are gig workers.    According to their blog post Talent in the Biotech Gig Economy , only 25 of the roughly 150 people working at Nimbus are traditional employees.  and in almost every industry.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 17, 2015

It contains survey results from companies with 11-100 employees on issues related to their accounting and finance functions. According to their blog post on the report , the key findings include: 52% of respondents report that they pay too much on taxes are they are not sure. 42% of SMB’s have a CFO or Controller at their company.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 27, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   His first point comes as a big surprise to many:  VCs don't like to invest in companies unless they have a product in market that shows customer traction. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 19, 2014

.               The space is targeted at companies and independent workers that provide industry support roles such as financial management, marketing services, etc. and hope to create a centralized space for marijuana professionals to speak and collaborate.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 7, 2016

The article covers the on-demand customer care company Directly. They provide on-demand apps that allow companies to recruit and pay power users to answer customer support questions. They have an interesting blog post on one of their top "experts" and why he does on-demand customer service work.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 10, 2013

This is company produced content that runs on a media company website. This content is meant to engage the media company's audience as much as their "real" content does - while at the same time delivering a soft branding or marketing message. It describes what used to be called advertorials or sponsored content.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 15, 2015

According to Time's How Silicon Valley is Addressing the World's Food Crisis : the food industry and tech industry have started to intersect and companies like Google and Yahoo have major research projects related to the future of food. ." Food products and technology have become a hot area in Silicon Valley.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 13, 2015

"  I found the blog post on Case's site explaining why they were joining WeWork to be quite interesting. The founder of virtual reality company VR company Oculus Rift, which is owned by Facebook, is even on the cover of Time Magazine. WeWork announced last week they had acquired Case, Inc.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

.  BTW, if you're interested in what's happening with startups or venture capital you should definitely subscribe to CB Insights' newsletter  and/or follow their blog. The large, existing pet companies are too. Both are free and they do a great job covering these topics. Back to pet startups.

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OCTOBER 2, 2013

No doubt not by coincidence, the company that sponsored this research - Elance  - recently announced a tool to help mid-sized companies do just that.  The Staffing Industry Analyst blog has a nice summary of these announcements.  And shortly after Elance, oDesk announced their version, called Private Workplace.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 27, 2013

Way back in 1998 a couple of consultants coined the term " the experience economy " and urged companies to offer interesting and unique experiences in addition to products and services. They are tweeting their experience by the minute, instagramming their orders, and if they’re like me, blogging on the go.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Are VCs Colluding? Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Are VCs Colluding? Shapeways is a 3D printing services company and retailer. 

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

.  Their CEO, Rand Fishkin, covers the ups and downs of the process is an outstanding blog post:  Misadventures in VC Funding: The $24 Million Moz Almost Raised.   The press (and blogs like this one) tend to focus on success and don't mention the failures.  The post is excellent on a number of levels. 

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. The article looks at how companies with a large exposure to international markets are faring versus companies that are dependent on the US.  and burger giant McDonald's Corp.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Lessons from Turning Academic Research into a Business | Main | Are VCs Colluding?   Lei's company is even leaner than lean startups.  ooShirts

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 25, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   This event is targeted at entrepreneurial companies interested in exploring partnering opportunities with Intuit.    The day consists of three sessions. 

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 20, 2014

 They sell this data to companies looking for help with prospecting, lead generation and target marketing. They have an article summarizing the trends on their blog. Radius  is one of the more interesting big data startups.  small businesses.  But I really liked the Going Local section.   trends'

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 12, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   The awards are given to customer relationship management (CRM) industry leaders and includes both people and companies.  you think so?

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 1, 2011

I'm a bit behind on my reading (we've been swamped this quarter) and just got caught up on the  Enterprise Council on Small Business (ECSB) blog. For those not familiar with ECSB, it's a research and marketing firm that helps big companies market to small businesses and small business owners. 

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 23, 2012

A few years ago we worked on a "future of gas stations" project for a major oil company.   So as you can imagine, I was pleased to see that Shell Oil (not the oil company we worked with) is starting a business center pilot project in Europe.   Regus does a nice job explaining the project on their blog.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 18, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Tim has multiple blogs, a consulting practice and a software company.    Key quote: "For me it was writing, blogging, speaking, etc. I posted on Tim Berry's un-retirement. 

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 24, 2015

The chart below, which shows a decline in employer-provided and on-the-job training in recent decades, has been making the rounds in the economic blogs. In this case companies are shifting the risks and costs associated with job training to individuals.      This data is collected only occasionally by the U.S.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Over at the MBO Partners Consulting Blog, Jay Lash's essay The Way Work Gets Done in the Emerging "Project Economy" examines the shift to project-based work.    Lash covers potential implications for both companies and workers in his essay.    It is well worth reading. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 20, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Great Quote on Consumer Versus Business Social Media | Main | The Small Business Side of Maker Faire » May 20, 2010 Is Corporate Social Media Sales Media?

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Ultralight Startups | Main | Shapeways Gets VC Funding, Moves to the U.S. » September 23, 2010 Are VCs Colluding?

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 22, 2016

Their clients are large corporations that employ contingent workers, staffing firms and tech companies that provide HR and/or contingent workforce related related products and services. online magazine and are fans of their Staffing Stream blog. They are experts on the use of contingent talent by corporations. 

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 24, 2017

Sam Altman, president of the well known tech accelerator Y-Combinato r, has a blog post with a series of quotes from Y-Combinator backed company founders who might not have been able to start their firms without Obamacare. Small business owners and even high tech entrepreneurs are turning to Obamacare.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. At the same time, many consider this the golden era of small software companies.    There are thousands of new, small "apps" companies  generating real revenue. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 26, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

 Another quote on the outlook for people who aren't highly educated and/or highly skilled in ways attractive to data factory companies like Google and Facebook: “It means that life is very tough for most everyone in America” says Moritz. Moritz also covered the downsides of this shift. The median American household has stagnated.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 28, 2010

The chat panelists are: Stacy Kildal: Owner of Kildal Services , a full service bookeeping, payroll and administrative service company. Carolyn Ockels:  Managing Partner at Emergent Research and a contributor to this blog.  Dawn Brolin: Partner at Premier Business Services , a certified public accounting firm.

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