Small Business Labs

JANUARY 15, 2019

Unfortunately, I fear liberal democracies are too slow to adapt, and are not currently equipped to grapple with the implications of these technologies.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 4, 2018

T-Pai is a double-decker dog house equipped with an automatic flush toilet, auto feeding, constantly regulated temperature, and games. It’s also padded with orthopedic memory foam. Hong Kong’s Tesla Technology takes it a step further. It has two products, T-Pai and the Dog PC. We're curious to see how auto flushing doggie toilets work.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 6, 2018

They'll be equipped with advanced technology, able to access global and local business partners and customers, and be capable of competing in any industry. .   And we still like this summary paragraph from The New Artisan Economy report: The new generation of artisans will be amplified versions of their medieval counterparts.

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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. Electronics related tools and equipment and also usually available. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 4, 2014

Farmers get a quarter-acre of land, shared equipment, mentoring on business planning and marketing, and the opportunity to build a track record that will help them qualify for start-up loans for their own farms. There's even a group helping to set up farm incubators.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 28, 2014

Key quote on the ship's amenities: While the amenities arms race rages on among well-heeled and well-equipped tech offices across the city, a floating coworking space that is rusty, drafty, encrusted with birds’ nests, and laden with fish carcasses is luring some of the brightest minds in the Bay Area.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 12, 2015

 The partnership is providing capital, manufacturing facilities, testing equipment, and management mentorship to selected Ag-Tech startups. Their particular interest is the application of robotics and data science to rethink and improve the way we seed, cultivate and harvest food.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 24, 2014

To do this they are reducing their fixed costs - which include investments in plant and equipment (like lab space) and employees - and increasing their use of variable cost services, including consultants and contingent workers.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 22, 2014

 The partnership is providing capital, manufacturing facilities, testing equipment, and management mentorship to selected Ag-Tech startups. Their particular interest is the application of robotics and data science to rethink and improve the way we seed, cultivate and harvest food.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

  Key quote from their submission: Using similar technology and equipment employed in the automotive side of our retail operations, we added a business that remanufactures airport ground services transportation equipment axles.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Lab equipment is expensive and it's good to have experienced, knowledgeable people around for instruction and support. .  More commonly called genetic engineering, potential applications include new forms of biofuels, bacteria based biosensors, bacteria that eat pollutants and new drug therapies. 

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 7, 2014

 According to the Wall Street Journal's 'Internet of Things' in Reach : From meat thermometers monitored with a smartphone to Wi-Fi-equipped dog collars, devices and services in homes and businesses are increasingly being connected to the Internet, a long-awaited trend that is causing a surge of optimism in the tech sector. Devices

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 29, 2011

  This would allow Android phones equipped with NFC chips to act as payments devices.    Two that are attracting attention are: Bling Nation :  Gotta love the name, Bling equips retailers and consumers with NFC tags that enable mobile payments.   

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 17, 2011

" Membership includes "access to gel electrophoresis, real time PCR, incubators, fridges, freezers" and they are "adding new equipment all the time."    Once past this initial reaction, it's easy to see that shared labs make a lot of sense.    bioCurious is an example of this trend. 

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

 The opening quote pretty much summarizes where we think things are: That future in which a bus-shelter ad equipped with geo-fencing technology scans your smartphone as you stroll by—inviting you to, say, a free latte or a cut-rate back rub—may not be so far off after all.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

I had the opportunity to dine at a tablet equipped Chili's recently. .  The tablets will also be used as labormetrics devices , providing performance and productivity data on workers and the overall dining experience.  Yet another example of growing role data and analytics are playing in our economy.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Like many large corporations Caterpillar, the Illinois-based heavy equipment maker, is increasing the size of their contingent workforce (freelancers, contractors, consultants, temps, etc.).   What's interesting about Caterpillar is they've decided to include information on contingents in their quarterly earnings releases.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 16, 2013

Atlas - pictured standing quite proudly to the right - is hydraulically powered and equipped with both laser and stereo vision systems. .  A recent NY Times article covers Atlas, an experimental robot built for the department of defense. It also comes with a chest compartment that shines with blue lights.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 9, 2012

 This refers to a growing set of data and trends indicating that men are not as well equipped for the demands and stresses of modern society as women. A trend we've followed for a long time is the End of Men.  For example, close to 60% of today's college students are women.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

" Mittelstands tend to be concentrated in 4 sectors: machine tools, auto parts, chemicals, and electrical equipment.  .  Key quote: "The Mittelstand account for more than half of German exports and 70 percent of its workforce."   Key quote: "Low costs have made the city a magnet for artists and writers.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 14, 2012

The Can Van brings top of the line equipment and canning specialists directly to breweries, saving them time and money, and giving them access to the growing market for canned craft beer. Another interesting reference to truck-based commerce comes from USA Today's Why shopping will never be the same.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 27, 2011

  While their configurations vary, coworking facilities offer everything from desks and meeting rooms to social areas, high speed Internet access and office equipment.   More importantly, coworking and coworking facilities are much more than just a place to work. 

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 8, 2011

  But golfers (even mediocre golfers like me) are pretty price insensitive and willing to try new equipment that might help us play better.    GolfLogix is $40 per year, which is a lot for an iPhone app.    Which is why I think their new Groupon-like service is going to be a hit. 

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 11, 2011

  These include an aging population requiring more health care, rising levels of chronic disease among the young and the expanding use of expensive, high-tech health equipment and pharmaceuticals.    In the Intuit 2020 Report we forecast that U.S. health care spending will grow to nearly 20% of U.S. GDP by 2020. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 17, 2011

.  Key quote from their study press release : "Products that require less labor and are churned out in modest volumes, such as household appliances and construction equipment, are most likely to shift to U.S. production. " The big driver leading to higher overseas manufacturing costs are higher wages. 

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 27, 2010

  But a growing number of industrial coworking spaces provide shared access to manufacturing tools, facilities and equipment.  .  Coworking is only for office jobs :  Most coworking spaces are office-based.    Tags: coworking.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 6, 2010

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Small Business Labs

MAY 24, 2010

.  These companies provide services, tools and equipment that make it easier for Makers to create and sell products.     Both these firms turn CAD files into products so Makers don't have to invest in manufacturing plant or equipment.    The growth of Maker coworking facilities. 

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 7, 2017

But there are a growing number of other manufacturing tools and equipment democratizing manufacturing and enabling small and even solopreneur manufacturing companies. 3D printers get all the press. Kickstarter's article Future Fab Lab and More at the 2016 World Maker Faire covers some of the more interesting of these tools. 

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 13, 2016

  This is growing set of data and trends indicating that men are not as well equipped for the demands and stresses of modern society as women.  But it's more prevalent in small towns and rural areas and it has taken a heavy toll on white men without a college education. 

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