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JULY 1, 2010

Manufacturing » July 01, 2010 Non-Mortgage Debt and Working in Retirement The US News article The Number One Obstacle to Retirement points out that non-mortgage debt is a significant problem for many Americans.    According to the article, debt payments are interfering with retirement savings for 63% of Americans.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

  A major reason given for planning to work past traditional retirement age is the impact of the recent recession.    A major reason given for planning to work past traditional retirement age is the impact of the recent recession.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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AUGUST 4, 2010

  From the article: "the uptick in social networks led to the 28% and 15% declines in email and instant messaging, respectively."   According to the research, Americans now spend 36% of their online time "communicating and networking across social networks, blogs, personal email and instant messaging. . 

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This is difficult to accomplish for new or younger employees who don’t have extensive or influential professional networks. Through it all, I remain optimistic that better days are ahead, but I manage my finances and career more pragmatically. And there’s no better question to ask yourself than, “How long should it be?”.

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MAY 26, 2010

TheMarq A Human Perspective on Business and Life My Favorite Android Apps – Part 4: Finance Technology Recommendations Welcome to another edition of My Favorite Google Apps. This week I’m covering the Finance or Financial related applications. I love the screen transitions as well as how quickly the data loads.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 5, 2010

Main | Smallbizlabs Bidding on Newsweek » May 05, 2010 More Evidence Facebook is Taking Over the Web Nielsen released their March data on the top social networking sites.  social networking sites play a major role in the web marketing industry.   The chart below, from Nielsen, is pretty self-explanatory.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 24, 2010

  These are applications that allow users to organize, customize and personalize online news and social network feeds.    It is simple to use and organizes information from most any social network or online information feed.    Flipboard got a ton of attention at launch. View an alternate.

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MAY 3, 2010

  Social shopping is a form of social networking where consumers and/or retailers aggregate and share information about products, prices and deals.   As we said in our prior post, the growth of social networking is driving the growth of social shopping.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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OCTOBER 15, 2010

Posted by Steve on October 15, 2010 at 01:00 AM in finance | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Moodys Small Business Information Zone : Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. Having trouble reading this image?

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OCTOBER 1, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Wealthy Planning on Working in Retirement | Main | Data and Analytics Help Macys Go Local » October 01, 2010 A Detailed Look at U.S. Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More. View an alternate.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Coworking Facilities » September 13, 2010 State of Small Business Tweet Chat on Wednesday Wave IV of the Network Solutions Small Business Success Index was released today.  Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Wall Street Journal on the Two-Track Economy | Main | Over 250 U.S. Having trouble reading this image?

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JUNE 19, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Tim Berrys Baby Boomer Un-Retirement - Part 2 | Main | Free Webinar: Using Twitter to Grow Your Business » June 19, 2010 The Female Economy Following on the heels of The End of Men is the female economy.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments. View an alternate.

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MAY 18, 2010

Recent survey results from Network Solutions Small Business Success Index shows that about 19% of small businesses (less than 100 employees) sell outside the U.S.  .  It covers a wide range of global trends and demographic shifts with an emphasis on the growing power of Asia and BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) countries.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

  Posted by Steve on August 23, 2010 at 01:00 AM in finance | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference The Growth of Private Company Stock Exchanges : Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. View an alternate.

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AUGUST 23, 2010

  Posted by Steve on August 23, 2010 at 01:00 AM in finance | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference The Growth of Private Company Stock Exchanges : Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. View an alternate.

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JUNE 30, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Yahoo CEO on Local Content | Main | Non-Mortgage Debt and Working in Retirement » June 30, 2010 Wisconsin, Illinois Companies Feeling the Recovery The QPS Employment Group is a staffing and recruiting firm operating in Wisconsin and Illinois.  Having trouble reading this image?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Small Business Recession Not Over | Main | Wealthy Planning on Working in Retirement » September 29, 2010 The Future Job Thats Here Today I've been a regular reader of Popular Science since junior high and have always enjoyed their visions of the future. 

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NOVEMBER 11, 2010

The programs that work incorporate serious, ongoing networking among the entrepreneurs in the incubator, networking that includes brainstorming about challenges being faced by individual members as well as connections to specialists in fields such as marketing. Cheap rent does not an incubator make nor does generic business advice.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 30, 2010

  But the concepts - shared space, targeted at independent workers and small businesses, an emphasis on community and networking - are being picked up in a variety of fields and shared facilities. Hackerspaces  are an example.    They are coworking facilities for people who like to hack or make things. 

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JULY 30, 2010

  But the concepts - shared space, targeted at independent workers and small businesses, an emphasis on community and networking - are being picked up in a variety of fields and shared facilities. Hackerspaces  are an example.    They are coworking facilities for people who like to hack or make things. 

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JUNE 23, 2010

She is overseeing the agency's "Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food" program, designed to revive the processing, marketing and distribution networks that once made small farming viable but disintegrated in the last 30 years as U.S. agriculture went through a dramatic consolidation." Having trouble reading this image?

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JULY 13, 2010

That is a network problem most small businesses don't need to solve. I think the smaller businesses are the ones that will tend to benefit more from social networking sites. I think that if a business is well, has enough revenue, and plenty of information to provide it will have its own site. Having trouble reading this image?

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 17, 2010

  Despite lots of coverage of this issue (the American Prospect's article It's Not the End of Men chronicles some of the more recent books and articles), most people are surprised when exposed to these trends.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image?

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

.  The growth of contingent workers will: Provide more part-time and freelance job opportunities for older workers not ready for traditional retirement Shift where and how we work, with the home and 3rd places like coworking facilities becoming more important work places. Reduce employment security. View an alternate.

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JUNE 9, 2010

  Posted by Steve on June 09, 2010 at 01:00 AM in finance , venture capital | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference The Rise of Super Angels : Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. Having trouble reading this image?

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MAY 19, 2010

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JUNE 21, 2010

.  Part of the "Grow Your Business" webinar series - previous webinars were Grow Your Business Using Facebook and Grow Your Business Using LinkedIn - the Twitter panelists are: Brian Solis :  is author of the new book Engage, the complete guide to build, cultivate and measure success in the new Web. View an alternate.

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OCTOBER 5, 2010

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

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AUGUST 2, 2010

Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More.     The new Detroit TechShop is being touted as a way to spark innovation in the auto industry.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image?

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

  Posted by Steve on October 19, 2010 at 01:00 AM in finance , trends | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Large Companies Recovering - Small Businesses Still in Recession : Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

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JUNE 28, 2010

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MAY 20, 2010

  Recent survey results from the Network Solutions Small Business Success Index  also show this.  .  In our research we're seeing a lot of small businesses who are disappointed with social media.    Only 22% of small businesses who use social media believe it has been profitable. 

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JULY 14, 2010

  Posted by Steve on July 14, 2010 at 01:00 AM in finance | Permalink TrackBack TrackBack URL for this entry: [link] Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Is Sams Club the Answer to the Small Business Credit Crunch? Comments You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post. View an alternate.

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

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OCTOBER 12, 2010

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