Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2019

 There are private gyms like  Equinox  and  Peformix House where you can work out with celebrity coaches using top-of-the-line equipment. This is because solopreneurs, remote worker and home-based workers report loneliness and lack of belonging among their biggest work challenges.

2012 237

2012 Equipment Collaborate Learning 237

Small Business Labs

JANUARY 15, 2019

They recently released a report with their 2019 Trends to Watch. The report is targeted at government policy makers and lists the issues Brookings experts "expect will shape the world this year and the solutions to address them." The trend is listed first in the Biggest Policy Trends in 2019 section of the report.

2019 140

2019 Policies Agencies Legal 140

Small Business Labs

MARCH 6, 2018

We even featured the industry in a 2008 research report, The New Artisan Economy,  which we did with Intuit.    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. In other words, these are good jobs.

2008 174

2008 Equipment Goals Skills 174

Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2018

It provides answers to basic questions about the size and makeup of the independent workforce, and also provides a database of available studies, equipped with search features and filters that help users find the best data for the questions they have.

Equipment 140

Equipment Policies Goals Learning 140

Small Business Labs

JANUARY 4, 2018

These include (the trends and descriptions are from their report): Cars become a subscription good : Pay a monthly fee and drive a car for as long as you’d like. T-Pai is a double-decker dog house equipped with an automatic flush toilet, auto feeding, constantly regulated temperature, and games.

2018 174

2018 2017 Medical Equipment 174

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.).  They call this group "flexible workers" and report each quarter how many they have and how many they hired. .  This is a 35.1%

Temping 100

Temping Equipment AT&T UPS 100

Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Last year we reported on  the growing interest in developing biotech coworking labs.    The effort we reported on has come to fruition.  " Membership includes "access to gel electrophoresis, real time PCR, incubators, fridges, freezers" and they are "adding new equipment all the time." 

Equipment 100

Equipment Networking AT&T 100