Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Industries where cost pressures are mounting, such as healthcare and retail, have the most to gain from leveraging sharing economy models. High-value add industries where margins are fairly healthy may still be surprised by the sharing economy in 2017.    This very much fits with what we are seeing.

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MAY 19, 2014

Business Insider's Pot Startups in Denver Now Have Their Own Coworking Space  provides a nice profile of Green Labs , a Denver coworking space that is focused on the cannabis industry. and hope to create a centralized space for marijuana professionals to speak and collaborate.

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APRIL 4, 2017

As we pointed out in the 2008 Intuit report The New Artisan Economy : … by the beginning of the 21 st century, ownership of large-scale infrastructures no longer determined business success in a growing number of industries. Because of this, a recent article by the CEO of the coworking chain Industrious grabbed our attention.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2018

As we pointed out in the 2008 Intuit report  The New Artisan Economy,  a combination of new technologies and business models mean returns to scale are no longer the key to success in many industries. Brick and mortar and heavy iron gave way to speed, flexibility and innovation.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Industrious is a fast growing coworking chain that started in Chicago and now has spaces in a dozen or cities. Like the better known WeWork, Industrious spaces tend to be quite large by traditional coworking space standards. What I really like about Industrious is how they've branded themselves.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 6, 2014

.   They recently released The Hero's Jouney Through the Landscape of the Future , which focuses on a topic we've long covered - barbell industrial structures. Since then we've been researching this trend and report on it regularly in our Industry Structure section. industry structure'

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FEBRUARY 8, 2016

The paper provides an historical account of the origins of coworking and reviews the existing scholarly and popular literature, offering a theoretical distinction between coworking spaces and serviced offices that hinges upon the degree of social collaboration versus the importance of location and facilities of the office environment.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 25, 2013

Ad Age's Can a Collaborative Cohort of Indie Shops Topple the Big Agency Networks covers a new ad agency called Circus Maximus.   People have been predicting for decades smaller, collaborative, networked organizations would replace large, hierarchical organizations. Business Models industry structure trends'

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AUGUST 31, 2021

The application allows users to meet in virtual reality conference rooms and collaborate on shared whiteboards or documents while still sitting at their own physical desks.   The online game industry is also promoting the metaverse. Facebook's video below provides more details on the virtual conference room.   

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 19, 2013

  Reflecting the strong growth of the coworking industry , there were well over 300 attendees this year - more than triple the number attending two years ago. The office business center industry was also well represented this year.   The GWA is a trade association focused on the  workspace-as-a-service industry.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

.  Key quote on the composition of their workforce: " the vast majority are freelance consultants (Head of Regulatory Affairs, Head of CMC, Head of Stats & Programming, Head of HR) and dozens of scientists at expert CRO collaborators." and in almost every industry.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

.   The use of cloud-based accounting systems such as Quickbooks Online is fundamentally changing how accounting firms interact with their clients - and fundamentally changing industry business models.   Cloud services replace this slow, iterative and inefficient work process with real-time, 24/7 client data collaboration.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

But most of the coverage focuses on the industry and relatively little has been written for people who want to start personally benefiting from sharing. Beth Buczynski's Sharing is Good: How to save money, time and resources through collaborative consumption nicely fills this void.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The GWA is a trade association for members of the workspace-as-a-service industry. Their members are folks from business centers, coworking facilities, executive suites, mobile workforce service providers and other vendors who serve this industry. The conference sessions were excellent and very informative.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 6, 2013

These spaces have a variety of industrial equipment and tools available for member use including things like laser cutters, 3D Printers and other computer controlled tools. There's lots of collaboration at hackerspaces. Electronics related tools and equipment and also usually available. 

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Over the past year Emergent Research, in collaboration with Intuit's Accounting Professionals Division , has been conducting a deep dive on the future of the accounting profession.   These sessions identified the important trends and implications that will affect the accounting industry.   The reason? . 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 31, 2016

A good example is the coverage of Pew Internet's Shared, Collaborative and On Demand: The New Digital Economy report. Few industries have grown as fast - especially since most of these services have been broadly available across the U.S. Most of the media is not positive about the on-demand economy. for only a couple of years. 

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JULY 7, 2011

  A combination of education gains by women coupled with economic growth shifting to women-oriented industries is driving the she-conomy in the U.S.   The broader shift to knowledge industries and towards more collaborative work environments is also favoring women over men.  and overseas.   

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JULY 22, 2014

It shows how freelancers turn to their network to find work, collaborate on projects, meet new people and stay on top of their industry. The chart below is from the Freelancers Union report How to Live the Freelance Life.     Most of this was not a surprise to us.

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APRIL 12, 2011

  Intuit and Emergent Research partnered on this research, which included interviews and workshops with a mix of financial services industry participants, analysts and academics. These forces will lead financial institutions to explore new business models, collaboration and partnerships, and increased consolidation.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

  But the more important benefits are the business collaboration, networking and partnering opportunities provided by being part of a coworking community.    Coworking is only for young techies :  People of all ages and from a variety of industries and job functions use coworking spaces. 

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Coworking facilities - shared, collaborative workspaces - are rapidly gaining traction as a work location option.    This is illustrated by several clear signals. Web traffic and activity related to coworking continues to surge.    Of course the biggest signal is the growth in the number of U.S.   . 

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AUGUST 2, 2010

  This partnership highlights a trend we posted on last week - the growing role hackerspaces and industrial coworking facilities  are playing as shared work environments for entrepreneurs and inventors.    Web/Tech women work/life balance

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OCTOBER 22, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Software "Super Vendors" and Barbell Industrial Structures | Main | Why Global Poverty is Declining » October 22, 2010 Gartners Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2011 Is it just me, or is it too early for 2011 top trends lists? Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JUNE 24, 2010

  Emergent Research collaborates with SNCR on a variety of research projects, including this one. .  The study contains both quantitative and qualitative research components, and will provide insight into best practices for organizations wanting to leverage video to reach audiences and tell their stories in new ways.

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JUNE 1, 2020

  All the players involved are very small geographically distributed firms or independent workers who collaborate on this project.  It's happening in almost all industries and professions.      3.     And this is not just happening in creative fields. .    

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MAY 25, 2010

on Choosing the Right Industry » May 25, 2010 Social Networks, Cultural Evolution and Idea Sex Humans:  Why They Triumphed  is a fascinating article from the Wall Street Journal that examines the roles social networks and collaboration plays in cultural evolution.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 14, 2013

Often referred to as the Sharing Economy or Collaborative Consumption , variable cost business models are disrupting industries and changing how consumers and businesses view and use assets (incuding human assets).  They're also behind the disruptive changes happening in a wide range of industries.

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