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JANUARY 14, 2019

adults say they have ever used a ride-hailing service such as Uber or Lyft, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in fall 2018.   But as the article chart below shows, ride sharing use is common across most age, income and educational cohorts. Today, 36% of U.S. Key quote: " a mere 4% of the U.S.

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MAY 19, 2015

One of the more interesting findings from our recent survey of coworking members is how many reported they had learned new skills - or improved their existing skills - due to their coworking space membership: 69% of the respondents reported they learned new skills. 68% of the respondents reported they improved their existing skill set.

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MARCH 21, 2016

The Guardian's  US millennials feel more working class than any other generation  covers data from the General Social Survey showing that the number of millennials (born 1980 to 2000) who consider themselves middle class has fallen from 45.6% in 2002 to 34.8% So it's not just millennials. But I digress. 

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MAY 21, 2015

But a recent survey by Sun Trust Bank  shows that a sizable number of people earning more than $75,000 per year live paycheck to paycheck. Their survey found: nearly one third of households earning $75,000 or more live paycheck to paycheck at least some of the time. Medical, education and housing costs were also much lower. This

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DECEMBER 3, 2014

It promotes its members and their products through media and marketing support, public education, promotional events and retail sales.   They recently conducted a membership survey  which yielded a lot of interesting results. The full report can be accessed here.

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MAY 24, 2016

  The article focuses on a retired educator who has put together a portfolio of activities to meet his goal of “balancing a life of leisure with a life of purpose.”. As we reported last week, record numbers of Americans are working past 65. " Others will choose to work part-time in retirement to stay and engaged.

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MARCH 17, 2015

It contains survey results from companies with 11-100 employees on issues related to their accounting and finance functions.   The quick summary of this chart is SMBs want more help, advice and education from their accountants. Kudos to Wasp Barcode Technologies for their excellent Small Business Accounting report.

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JULY 12, 2011

.  We also looked at how education correlated with small business success.    The SBSI data comes from a survey of existing small businesses with relatively long operating histories.    The median survey respondent's company has been in business roughly 9 years.  The

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AUGUST 17, 2012

According to a recent Click Fox survey , most consumers are willing to trade personal information to companies in exchange for some sort of value.  Their survey said 71% would share their location information for giveaways/discounts or improved service.   Also, 84% expect companies to know their purchase history.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2011

coworker is young, male, well educated, works in tech, lives close to the coworking facility and is quite satisfied with coworking.   The recently sponsored the 1st Global Coworking Survey and graciously shared the survey data with us.  coworking survey data: 1.  coworking survey data: 1. 

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JUNE 21, 2012

  The report covers the result of a survey of academic freelancers (the adjuncts). As we noted in a prior article - Academic Freelancer Woes - we think we're at the beginnings of a fundamental shift in higher education.  And the Internet is just starting to impact higher education.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Key quote from the survey results: Among professionals who plan to work past the traditional retirement age, strong majorities in all generations cited the past recession as an important factor in their decision. 

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JUNE 30, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   They recently surveyed  400 local companies in these two states.    The found 72% of the companies they surveyed are feeling the economic recovery. Kudos to QPS for their survey work. 

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JUNE 28, 2011

  To do this we analyzed small business owner survey data from the Small Business Success Index (SBSI), produced by the University of Maryland and Network Solutions.  small businesses are also important - especially for groups underrepresented in high-growth firms (women, minorities, those without a college education). 

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JUNE 2, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   But following up on yesterday's post on IBM's global CEO survey , I wanted to highlight one of their charts.    Technology allows companies to better manage complexity.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   I will be participating in a Tweet Chat discussing the survey results this wednesday (September 15th) from 1:00pm to 2:30pm ET.    Click here for more information and to register.

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JUNE 4, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Conduct two surveys augmented by in-person interviews. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.   We will be making our research findings public. 

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MARCH 21, 2012

 Existing Spaces Are Expanding :  According to Deskmag's 2nd Annual Coworking Survey , 36% of all coworking spaces plan to open at least one new location in the coming year and 37% plan to expand their existing space of move to a larger space.  Only 27% do not plan to expand in 2012.

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MAY 18, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. 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. 

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JULY 30, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. The DIY BIO blog  recently did a survey looking at the demand for a coworking biology lab.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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JULY 30, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. The DIY BIO blog  recently did a survey looking at the demand for a coworking biology lab.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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JULY 7, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Having said that, for obvious reasons it is likely any official survey undercounts illegal aliens.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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JUNE 25, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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JUNE 23, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Our survey research is showing a growing number of small businesses are exporting, but the overall numbers are still small. When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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MAY 20, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Recent survey results from the Network Solutions Small Business Success Index  also show this.  When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

Interesting results from a survey from the media company Hulafrog show that most Moms want to work part-time.  The survey results are summarized in the infographic below. One important point is the survey is not based on a statistical sample of U.S. Instead, Hulafrog surveyed their online members. women or U.S.

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JUNE 1, 2010

Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   The goal of the survey is to understand the issues of greatest important to the people running the world's largest corporations. 

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

We don't do political polling, but we do a lot of surveys here at Small Business Labs. Most polls also had Clinton winning slightly higher percentages of minority, college educated men and women voters. This is interesting because survey errors usually go both ways.  There are several reasons.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Pew Research's As Economic Concerns Recede, Environmental Protection Rises on the Public’s Policy Agenda covers a recent survey asking Americans about their policy priorities. The top 3 policy priorities for Democrats are the environment, healthcare costs, and education.

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