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DECEMBER 4, 2018

.  As we pointed out last week , there's a lot confusion around what is and is not "coworking"   We still like the definition we've used since 2010.  But   But the industry has continued to expand, evolve and mutate in a wide variety of ways. " He's right.

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JANUARY 19, 2021

.   Social selling is defined a variety of ways, but at a high level we like LinkedIn's definition : "Social selling is about leveraging your social network to find the right prospects, build trusted relationships, and ultimately, achieve your sales goals." " Social selling isn't new. 

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

Social commerce and social selling are defined a variety of ways, but we like LinkedIn's definition of social selling : "Social selling is about leveraging your social network to find the right prospects, build trusted relationships, and ultimately, achieve your sales goals." " Social commerce isn't new.  

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JUNE 8, 2018

As we’ve mentioned before when reviewing gig economy studies, different studies use different gig economy definitions. The BLS has a very narrow definition of contingent and alternative work. The CWS also excludes, because of their definition of an independent contractor, independent workers who aren’t in the services industry.

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JULY 16, 2018

Interestingly, drop by workspaces such as restaurants don't meet our definition of a coworking space.    So while they don't meet our definition of coworking, they are valuable additions to the shared workspace industry. continue to strengthen. 

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Included in the IEEFA's definition of renewables are utility-scale biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind, plus small-scale solar.     Solar energy creates more jobs (and better jobs) than the coal industry as well as being much better for the environment.  electricity generation in 2021.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Independent workers serve all industries, work with both businesses and consumers and participate in pretty much every job type and profession. Construction is also lower, which is true for the construction industry overall. We're often asked what the most popular professions are for freelancers and independent workers.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Yardi Matrix , a provider of real estate industry data and research, has released an interesting coworking study.  So a city's industry structure may also help explain this relationship. The reasons for the disparity have to do with definitions and methods. million square feet of space. coworking forecast (4,043).

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AUGUST 2, 2016

The industry is growing and hybridizing so fast , we're having a hard time keeping up with it.    We recently released our 2016 coworking forecast and we are projecting continued rapid growth over the next 4 years, although at a slower rate than the industry's current dizzying pace.  Coworking is booming.

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JULY 6, 2017

Key quote from their press release on their recently released sharing economy study: “The sharing economy is experiencing an extraordinary level of growth, transforming the fundamental way industries operate and people experience a variety of things,” said Mark Barnett, President, Mastercard UK & Ireland. industry is healthcare.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Also, many industries and professions are still clamoring for exemptions. Sub-contractors in the construction industry   Subcontractors providing construction trucking services. Services provided by a still photographer or photojournalist (does not include TV or motion picture industries or professions). Fine artists.

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

  The related trends "less is more" and "experiences over things" are definitely gaining traction - even for the well-off. J Walter Thompson Intelligence's The Luxury of Less suggests that "pared-down lifestyles" with less stuff are becoming aspirational for the well-off.

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AUGUST 24, 2017

  The report goes on to break down which industries produce good jobs and who has them by demographic group.    Over the next couple of months we're going to dig into this topic in more detail, using the Georgetown definitions and findings to compare gig jobs with traditional jobs. . 

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

  BTW, if you're interested in what's happening with startups or venture capital you should definitely subscribe to CB Insights' newsletter  and/or follow their blog. The pet industry continues to boom. See our Pet Trends section for more on the the pet industry.  Back to pet startups.

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AUGUST 31, 2015

The Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) - a leading, global analyst firm focused on the use of contingent workers by businesses - recently released a report on the human cloud. SIA estimates the total revenue for the Human Cloud industry in 2014 to be between $8.9 - $11.1 It's only available to their members.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 18, 2016

million Americans are working in the on-demand economy – was likely due to differences in definitions and study methods. They, not surprisingly, used different industry definitions and study methods. We also don't include work found offline in our definition of the on-demand economy.  So who’s right?

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FEBRUARY 27, 2017

While this doesn't exactly map to the Resolution Trust's definition of "privileged", it is similar. .  The chart below show the growth of U.S. independent workers who report annual earnings of $100,000 or more. Between 2011 and 2016 the total number of U.S.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

   And if you need supplemental income - which by definition means you have a different primary income source - you likely also need a high degree of schedule flexibility. The direct selling industry (also called multi-level marketing) has been providing this type of work to millions of Americans for decades.

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APRIL 9, 2015

billion boarding their animals this year, so there's definitely a big market to go after. The pet industry continues to grow faster than overall economy with he main driver being pet humanization , the trend towards people treating their pets as family members. See The market research firm IBISWorld says that U.S.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 19, 2016

As the article chart below shows, even those who are not big fans of technology are starting to use on-demand services (see the article for the definitions of each segment).   But this is simply how new industries evolve. Most failed, but I think it's fair to say search overall has done OK as an industry.  

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AUGUST 31, 2021

There is no standard, widely accepted definition.   The online game industry is also promoting the metaverse.   While most of the current metaverse hype is around its use by consumers, there's also a growing array of industrial applications.  So what is the metaverse?   

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JUNE 2, 2016

This shows both the real estate industry and the financial industry now consider coworking spaces to be solid investments. BTW, we may have to change our definition of "big coworking"; 250 members no longer seems very big.

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MAY 16, 2013

.     The working sector consists consists of manufacturing, construction, retail and related industries. The creative sector consists of professional, managerial and educational services; finance and insurance; information services and related industries. But this data, which comes from the U.S.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Definitely coworking-like branding. But like most of the rest of the commercial real estate industry, they have only recently figured out coworking is a trend and not a fad. There's little doubt rapid coworking space and membership growth - and especially WeWork's growth - is driving this shift by Regus.

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MARCH 6, 2012

  Fast forward to today and telematics - the auto industry's term for car-based computing services and Internet access - has become a booming sector.   The auto industry is also joining the drive to make cars self-driving.  For example, Intel just announced a $100 million connected car venture fund.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2012

  But we're starting to wonder if the recession is hiding structural shifts in both industry mix and job definitions that will lead to higher levels of part-time employment.    But there's more than just industry sectoral shifts going on. .   Also not surprising is a much larger group - 8.3

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JANUARY 15, 2014

  Children are definitely a long term commitment. birth rates stay low it will have a major impact on a wide range of industries, government programs and overall economic growth.  We think people are responding in a similar way.   They also reduce your agility and flexibility. And they are expensive to raise.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

 The chart data is based on traditional definitions of manufacturing and excludes the growing number of artisans, professional Makers and others who build or create physical goods. manufacturing industry is organized.     But even this way understates the number of small manufacturing firms in the U.S.  

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

" I think it comes down to definitions.    According to Merriam-Websters, the definition of collusion is: "secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose.   VCs clearly discuss and compare deal terms, valuations and investment decisions with one another all the time. 

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

  But most felt the iPad was worth it, and our return on our iPad investment has definitely been strongly positive. I'd definitely appreciate the work of the said blog owner. Another consideration is most of the iPad users we talked to continue to need and use their notebook.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JULY 12, 2010

I definitely come down in the "social media isn't a substitute for a website" camp. While I definitely agree you need to fish where the fish are, having a presence you can update and an environment you determine is important for establishing a "home base. It's your calling card and your face to the world.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

I will definitely be using it once I get the chance. Thanks for sharing! Posted by: ALAMIN | October 06, 2010 at 11:11 PM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Education Driving the She-conomy | Main | Software "Super Vendors" and Barbell Industrial Structures » October 19, 2010 Large Companies Recovering - Small Businesses Still in Recession Large corporations are recovering from the recession and seeing sales increases. 

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AUGUST 27, 2010

I'd definitely appreciate the work of the said blog owner. That's at: [link] Tim Posted by: Timberry | August 31, 2010 at 09:09 AM In this era of blog ,we easily get nice & updated information for research purposes. Posted by: Alpha male | September 13, 2010 at 09:19 PM Great post!!! Very informative and helpful to people like us.

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JULY 26, 2010

  The differences and definitions of these types of spaces are becoming increasingly blurred.  .  You simply can't read their blog without thinking it is an incubator.    The Hub  is another example of a coworking space that is also an incubator - or an incubator that is also a coworking space. 

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JULY 21, 2010

The wave of mobile devices is definitely here. To add to the usefulness of mobile devices the recent release of the device that allows you to swipe credit cards will really take small businesses to the next level. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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AUGUST 17, 2010

  The answer is these studies use different methods, data sets and definitions.  .  The other studies tend to find that large employers destroy more jobs than they create. So what the heck is going on?    So interestingly enough, they all may be right.  employment.

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