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Radius Small Business Trends Presentation

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They just released a presentation on The Most Important Small Business Trends in 2014. They have an article summarizing the trends on their blog.   For anyone interested in small businesses and/or small business trends the article and trend presentation are well worth looking at. small businesses.   trends'

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Pets as Part of the Family

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It's even tangentially linked to the topic of this blog because pet humanization is leading to a lot of small business opportunities. The article has a great quote on pet humanization: Forty-five percent of owners buy birthday presents for their pets, and 64% buy them gifts on holidays.

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The Personal Revolution

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Legendary venture capitalist Michael Moritz gave an interesting presentation at a recent tech show titled The Personal Revolution. The theme of the presentation is the economy is moving to "data factories" that create tools and products that make it easier to start a small business.  His slide show in embedded below.

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Global Small Business Forum October 23rd in Chicago

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But despite the growth in SMB exporters, too many small businesses are missing out on the opportunities presented by global markets.  Regular readers know we often refer to their Global Small Business blog and turn to them for information on small businesses going global. The conference is being organized by Global Trade.

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$1 Million Ain't What it Used to Be - You Need More Than $5 Million to be a 1%er

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Penta is the name of a Barron's blog and quarterly publication that has the tagline: "Trusted Advice For Families With Assets of $5 Million or More" It has all sorts of fun and useful articles such as Superyacht Sales Rebound. . 

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The Longevity Economy and the MetLife Mature Market Institute

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The Longevity Economy  is the term the AARP uses to describe the huge economic impact - and numerous business opportunities - presented by the 100 million aging U.S. And yes, I like having a picture of Snoopy on my blog.  baby boomers and seniors.   We were introduced to the MMI at the Boomer Summit.

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The 9-5 Cure: Should You Become a Freelancer?

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.  In the book Cardinale outlines her "Patchwork Principle," which is described as: "a freelance career strategy based on the simple idea that working for a number of employers simultaneously presents unique business opportunities and insulates an individual from sudden and total job loss.