Small Business Labs

article thumbnail

The Power of LinkedIn Groups

Small Business Labs

Twitter is an important resource for information discovery and, of course, we read of a wide variety of blogs. The group is moderated by Martina Mangelsdorf, who is Swiss and the managing director of Gaia Insights , a firm focused on Gen Y and the workplace. It has about 700 members focused on the future of work and workplaces.

article thumbnail

The Rise of Micro Multinationals

Small Business Labs

They have a great tagline - creating an online workplace for the world - and I also like their phrase "talent with boundaries"   If your small business is interested in becoming an exporter a great resource is The Global Small Business blog.

Elance 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Businesses Hiring More Freelancers

Small Business Labs

And shortly after Elance, oDesk announced their version, called Private Workplace. The Staffing Industry Analyst blog has a nice summary of these announcements.  Elance's announcement came shortly after MBO Partners (an Emergent Research client) and Work Market announced a similar offering called The Managed Contractor Cloud.

Elance 100
article thumbnail

Book Review: The Fifth Age of Work

Small Business Labs

The Fifth Age of Work  describes how a broad mix of shifts and trends are transforming work and the workplace.  Anyone interested in the future of work - which is pretty much everyone reading this blog - would find value in reading this book. . The author, Drew Jones, is well suited to take on this subject.

2020 100
article thumbnail

The State of Telework in the U.S.

Small Business Labs

The key finding is surprisingly few people consider their home their primary workplace.  About.com's Reasons Why Teleworking Belongs in Your Future  is an excellent summary of the report and the Telework Research Network blog is a must read for those interested in this topic.   Only 2.9

article thumbnail

Over Half of Baby Boomers Plan to Work Past Traditional Retirement Age

Small Business Labs

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   The survey covers generational attitudes in the workplace and looks at Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y. .  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

article thumbnail

Over 250 US Coworking Facilities

Small Business Labs

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. . 

2010 100