Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2019

This is because solopreneurs, remote worker and home-based workers report loneliness and lack of belonging among their biggest work challenges. A great example is the How We Gather project, which is a collaboration between Harvard Divinity School, the Fetzer Institute and the On Being project. 

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Small Business Labs

JULY 1, 2019

Platform Work in the UK 2016-2019 : This study is a collaboration between the University of Hertfordshire and the U.K.'s   And as the study chart below shows (click to enlarge), about 10% of UK residents report using a gig platform for work on a weekly basis and almost 30% are seeking work using these platforms.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 2, 2019

  EMSI found about 7 million Americans report being full-time remote workers. With the advancements of video conferencing and online collaboration tools, it's become much easier to interact with and manage remote workers. In addition to finding talent is spreading out across the U.S., This is about 4.7% of the workforce.  

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The Oxford paper, for example, reports that a graphic designer in the Philippines earns an average of $8.47 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.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 8, 2014

Last week the Freelancers Union released How to Live the Freelance Life , a report based on a survey of more than 1,100 freelancers nationwide that asked freelancers about their work, money, lifestyle, and values. Collaboration is King. The role networks and cross freelancer collaboration is both large and growing.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 22, 2013

They call it the Collaborative Economy, which they describe as: Social technologies radically disrupted communications, marketing, and customer care. Beyond business functions, the Collaborative Economy will impact core business models. Beyond business functions, the Collaborative Economy will impact core business models.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 6, 2014

We first noticed this in a 2006 McKinsey report. We built upon this idea in the Intuit Future of Small Business report The New Artisan Economy in 2008 where we identified increasingly collaborative ecosystems developing between big and small/solo businesses. Deloitte describes the barbell as fragmentation and consolidation.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

increasing collaboration across teams, geographies and organizations is leading to the growing use of cloud based collaboration tools. We cover this topic more deeply in our Small Business Success in the Cloud report  and slideshare. The cost of cloud computing and cloud based tools continues to decline. Web/Tech'

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 27, 2014

reported spending about $92 billion over the past year hiring other independent workers on a contract basis. Hiring of this magnitude has been consistently reported over all four years of this study, which suggests independent work is not just a source of income but also a source of jobs. This is roughly the equivalent of hiring 2.2

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 19, 2015

  We first got interested in guilds way back in 2007 when we were doing research for the Intuit 2020 New Artisan Economy report. Key quote from the 2015 MBO Partners State of Independence report: In 2015 36% of independent workers reported spending about $101 billion in the past year hiring other independent workers on a contract basis.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 25, 2014

The Internet and a growing array of telework and online collaboration tools are the key enablers of the digital nomad lifestyle. 14% reported that none of their revenue came from their local area.   As long as they can find a decent Internet connection, laptop carrying nomads can work pretty much anywhere.

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Small Business Labs

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. Brick and mortar and heavy iron gave way to speed, flexibility and innovation.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 30, 2013

." Key quote from the article: The classical employment model—vertically integrated companies hiring full-time employees to work eight- to nine-hour shifts—has given way to a new approach: the open talent economy—a collaborative, transparent, technology-enabled, rapid-cycle way of doing business through networks and ecosystems. 

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

.  BBMG recently released a new report on co-creativity.    The key message in this report is that you no longer market to consumers, you market with them.    The report also points out the growing role sustainability is playing in consumer decision making. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 9, 2012

Their report "We Have Met the Enemy.  In addition to investing many millions of dollars with VCs, Kauffman's mission of supporting entrepreneurs and high growth companies has resulted in them closely collaborating with the VC industry.  This report will accelerate this shift. .

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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. Despite the impressive numbers, the press has been reporting that the Pew survey found few Americans are participating in the on-demand economy. Most of the media is not positive about the on-demand economy.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

.  It includes discussions on the importance of design and design thinking, activity based work, results oriented work environments (ROWE), coworking, innovation and various way companies and leaders can increase trust, openness and collaboration.   I do have one required disclosure since I just suggested you read this book.

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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.   This work is summarized in the just released Intuit 2020 Report - The Future of the Accounting Profession.    The reason? . 

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

The number of citations has accelerated since, with Google reporting more hits on this term this month (January 2015) than all of 2010. As you can see from the chart below, the use of the term "digital nomad" started to gain traction in the 2008-2009 time frame.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 22, 2014

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

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

  Cloud services replace this slow, iterative and inefficient work process with real-time, 24/7 client data collaboration. We document many of these shifts and changes in our recent Future of Accountancy report.  Cloud services also allow accounting firms to create self-service applications for their clients.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Reports and Resources Intuit 2020 Research Report Todays Hobbyists are Tomorrows Hobbypreneurs Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 24, 2010

Reports and Resources Intuit 2020 Research Report Todays Hobbyists are Tomorrows Hobbypreneurs Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? .  Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 2, 2010

Reports and Resources Intuit 2020 Research Report Todays Hobbyists are Tomorrows Hobbypreneurs Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? .    Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 1, 2020

  There are now 8 episodes and the series was sold to ViamcomCBS for a reported $100 million +.    All the players involved are very small geographically distributed firms or independent workers who collaborate on this project.    A couple of things jumped out at us about this story: 1. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 27, 2014

 But several recent studies report that small business formation and entrepreneurship are in decline. Elance alone, for example,  is reporting it's creating more than 50,000 new U.S.  We'll report back as the results come in over the next couple of months. freelance jobs per month. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 25, 2010

Reports and Resources Intuit 2020 Research Report Todays Hobbyists are Tomorrows Hobbypreneurs Homepreneurs: A Vital Economic Force Research Brief - Small Business Credit Outlook The Economic Stimulus Package: Whats in it for Growing Businesses? Carolyn is leading the coworking study and Steve is a member of the project team.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 30, 2017

These firms believe co-location leads to greater levels of collaboration and innovation. At the same time, Gallup reports that overall remote work is increasing. Yahoo rather famously did this several years ago and Google and Apple have always tried to limit telecommuting. Hence the paradox.

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