Small Business Labs
APRIL 24, 2017
Estimates are that most manufacturing equipment in the U.S. The Quartz article An Uber model for manufacturing is ready to upend the industry covers the distributed manufacturing company MakeTime. . sits idle about 50% of the time. They claim to have over 4,000 customers and manufacturing partners in 35 states.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 6, 2018
There have been a number of recent articles pointing out that despite having to compete with several giant beer companies, the craft brewing industry has dramatically expanded over the past decade. We even featured the industry in a 2008 research report, The New Artisan Economy, which we did with Intuit.
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Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 13, 2017
Industries where cost pressures are mounting, such as healthcare and retail, have the most to gain from leveraging sharing economy models. High-value add industries where margins are fairly healthy may still be surprised by the sharing economy in 2017. This very much fits with what we are seeing.
Small Business Labs
AUGUST 28, 2017
More advanced applications are also starting to happen, including 3D mapping and the inspection industrial equipment such as power lines, train tracks and dams. Examples include real estate and insurance photography and broadcast TV.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 24, 2014
While the article focuses on the biotech space, we're seeing the same trend in almost every industry we study. Companies in all industries are increasingly using technology, automation, partnering, outsourcing and contingent workers instead of investing in fixed assets and traditional employees.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 29, 2018
These shifts are enabling small businesses access equipment and infrastructure once only available to larger enterprises. Ryder's move highlights the ongoing shifts towards access over ownership and the use of connective technologies to increase asset utilization. A good example is our firm, Emergent Research.
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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