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MARCH 1, 2012

 Key quote from their blog post on the report : The latest Census reports that Americans 18-34 make up 23 percent of the U.S. population, yet they represent an outsized portion of consumers watching online video (27%), visiting social networking/blog sites (27%), owning tablets (33%) and using a smartphone (39%). 

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JULY 7, 2015

  The main internet tool creating micro multinationals is, of course, online product and talent marketplaces. Thanks to the Internet and a growing array of products that make remote work easier, much of this work is done virtually.  trillion by 2025.    If these sites even come close to creating $2.7

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AUGUST 11, 2016

.  We don't know if this was a representative week, but if it was it would indicate over the course of year there would be a bit over 3200 new space openings or announcements in the U.S. We're not going to try to this for the entire world (our coworking forecast is global) because it would be way too much work for blog post.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

 Anyone interested in the future of work - which is pretty much everyone reading this blog - would find value in reading this book.   We are, of course, thrilled and honored to see this, but our recommendation would have been just as strong if we weren't cited. And it's only $7.99 for the PDF or Kindle version.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

Twitter is an important resource for information discovery and, of course, we read of a wide variety of blogs. We spend a lot of time on social media here at Small Business Labs. We're also active on other social media platforms.

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AUGUST 2, 2016

A major recession could, of course, have a major impact on the industry - and potentially make this forecast too high. See our 2010 article What's the Definition of a Coworking Facility in our old Coworking Labs Blog for our definition.  One last point. in the coming weeks.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 27, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. " VCs, of course, used to invest in raw start-ups.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.   Kudos to Wilson for telling it like it is.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Most small businesses, of course, are limited to the domestic market.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. and burger giant McDonald's Corp.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   The iPad is, of course, the most successful tablet so far.  Thanks for doing your blog! When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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JUNE 28, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. "  He was joking of course, but it did make me realize a lot of folks are unaware of the interesting technology activities going on in the midwest. 

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JULY 22, 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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SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « State of Small Business Tweet Chat on Wednesday | Main | 3D Printing Comes Of Age » September 14, 2010 Over 250 U.S. . 

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MAY 27, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Inc. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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MAY 11, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. " The other drivers are, of course, the expansion of broadband and the growing availability of video content on the web.    The main driver for this shift is price.  home has 2.93

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OCTOBER 4, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « A Detailed Look at U.S. Posted by: Jordan Spizike | October 05, 2010 at 01:50 AM Of course that makes sense.

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JULY 21, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. This is the reason people need to take mobile marketing seriously and invest in a training course. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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JULY 12, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « An Economic Ode to the Great Plains | Main | Is Facebook Replacing Traditional Websites? .    This, of course, is not an either/or decision. 

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Of course, relatively few of these people will do so. The vast majority will continue to be what we call "armchair digital nomads" - folks that follow the many blogs, Instagram accounts and related digital nomad media but don't become one themselves.

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JULY 25, 2011

Regular readers of this blog know that pet trends is one of my favorite topics.    The Intuit Small Business blog article Grooming and Booming  has a nice infographic on this topic.    Of course my favorite humanized pet is Chico, my brother and sister-in-law's dog. 

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MAY 24, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Tech Shop , of course, had a large presence at the show.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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MARCH 16, 2017

Key quote from their blog post announcing the initiative: At a time of growing economic inequality, Airbnb is democratizing capitalism and creating economic opportunities for the middle class, using technology to help connect and empower our community – not replace it.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

  Multi-level marketing (MLM), of course, has been around since the 1950's and over 5 million Americans are active in MLM programs and selling products to a customer base (think Avon, Mary Kay, Arbonne, Herbalife, etc.). Shipping, handling and returns are done by the brands.  The compensation if often cash.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

  As the chart below from former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers' blog shows , this is not a new trend. And, of course, the 2012 book The End of Men popularized the term which has been used in academics since at least the late 1990s.  And Summers expects the trend not just to continue, but accelerate.

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