Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Go to their homepage, scroll down towards the bottom and enter your email address to download the forecast presentation. These spaces appeal to members with specialized interests or needs (shared biolabs, women oriented spaces, writers’ spaces, industry specific spaces, shared commercial kitchens, etc.)

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JUNE 17, 2013

At touchdown spaces users tend to do light work tasks (surfing the web, getting caught up on email, meeting prep) and/or meet with 1-3 other people and/or relax. Generally speaking, most users of touchdown spaces spend a limited amount of time per visit and choose the space based on proximity to where they going after touching down.

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AUGUST 19, 2014

This is because most small businesses use the cloud for at least some tasks and especially email and social media. .  We chose this metric because we felt cloud adoption was not an informative statistic.

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DECEMBER 2, 2010

  But when I opened my email this morning it included an invitation to a MBO Partners webinar on this topic.  .  Gene's presentation focused on the shift to project-oriented work in both large and small organizations, and the growing role consultants and other contingent workers are playing in these projects.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 8, 2013

I traded emails last week with Joel Dullroy. He's based in Berlin and among other things is the international relations representative of a German group called  Verband der Gründer und Selbständigen Deutschland (VGSD), which means The Association of Founders and Freelancers Germany.

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JUNE 4, 2012

 We will do these interviews in person, over the phone and via email, depending on the availability and choice of the food truck owners/managers. .   Our research approach is to conduct a series of structured, survey interviews with a representative number of San Francisco based food trucks.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

 They've never experienced the pre-email, pre-social media "mail moment"  But folks who grew up prior to the Internet know.   Younger readers will wonder what I'm talking about.   The article is artfully written, and captures my mixed feelings about the Postal Service.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

The client calls or emails a question and the accountant figures out an answer and gets back to the client at a later time.  The client sends their data to the accountant (often in shoe boxes or other non-digital formats), the accountant organizes the data and then sends the information back to the client.

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DECEMBER 6, 2012

The team also interviewed 27 food truck owners or managers in person, by email or on the phone. As part of this project, Emergent Research conducted in-person interviews with 272 food truck customers. All of these interviews were conducted in San Francisco or nearby suburbs. 

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 13, 2011

  Here's the product description from the email they sent me accompanying their press release: The LabelWorks LW-300 and LW-400 deliver professional labels with 14 font types, 75 frames and more than 300 symbols.   This product sells for just $39.99.    That's what makes this product line so interesting.   The

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Regular emails to growing customer base. .  Key quote for their submission: Full-scale marketing push starting in mid 2009: radio advertising for first time in history of business; embraced social media with Facebook page, Twitter and blog updates; new and revised website; use of Google Adwords and online review sites.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 10, 2011

   The survey in the WSJ story - The 2011 Soclal Media Marketing Report -  was done online and used Twitter, Facebook, other social media and email to find respondents.   The answer lies in methodology and sampling techniques.  

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Small Business Labs

JULY 13, 2010

generated more traffic and emails than usual.   The | Main | Is Sams Club the Answer to the Small Business Credit Crunch? » July 13, 2010 Is Facebook Replacing Traditional Websites? Yesterday's post Do Small Businesses Still Need a Website?

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JUNE 18, 2010

  Here is the main section of that post: "I recently traded emails with well-known business planning expert and blogger Tim Berry.  I posted on Tim Berry's un-retirement.    I was curious how he found the time to do so much work.    His answer was he was retired.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

  It is also an excellent note taking device and email client.    We think the iPad is best for mobile workers focused on quick and easy access to email, social media, web browsing and simple business application use.      I also rarely use the iPad while at my desk. 

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JULY 12, 2010

Your comments and multiple emails (our posts tend to generate more emails than comments) got me to thinking about the role of Facebook in all of this. Posted by: Kathy Klotz-Guest | July 12, 2010 at 10:18 AM Michael: Good point on the Entrepreneur article. And I agree, Kathy, that prospects generally check out a firm's website.

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AUGUST 5, 2010

Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More.   A major reason given for planning to work past traditional retirement age is the impact of the recent recession. 

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MAY 4, 2010

  Groupon subscribers get emails with deal offers from local businesses.  .  The leader in this space is the start-up Groupon , which just raised $125 million and is valued at over $1 billion.    Groupon is an online collective buying service.    The deals are generally discounted. 

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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. 

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Small Business Labs

JULY 21, 2010

You'll be able to process a customer's order and even email them the receipt from your vehicle. 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.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Call me at 1-877-322-9939 or email: jason [at] blumercpas [dot] com. We are considering serving the accounting/tax needs of these legal Coworking entities across the US for a free exchange of advertising to their members. Interested? The watch is top quality, get a watch now!

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 21, 2011

  The trends they think small businesses should move on are: location-based marketing, instant search, social media marketing, email marketing and online advertising.    They suggest you wait a while on: social media monitoring, mobile marketing, social shopping instant messaging and online TV. 

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 15, 2013

Before you send me an email, yes - men still out earn women on average.  It shows that women's wages have increased substantially more than men's over the last couple of decades. More importantly, men without college educations have seen their wages fall over this time frame.

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