Small Business Labs

APRIL 12, 2018

Rowe Price study  Financial Attitudes & Behaviors Toward the Gig Economy found that "participation in the gig economy makes workers more financially accountable"   As the study chart below shows (click to enlarge), 78% of the surveyed gig workers said they are more involved in their finances due to gig work.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

  This is more workers than in the manufacturing, construction, or finance sectors. The nonprofit segment is quite large, employing more than 10% of all U.S. private sector workers.  So it's a problem that nonprofits have been hit hard by the pandemic.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 19, 2019

  Professions with relatively fewer independent workers include finance and accounting and admin services. Another reason is many working in finance identify as consultants. But now things like web design and managing IT intensive projects are no longer viewed as IT work by many who do these kinds of jobs. 

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

  Already, older creators are using platforms like TikTok to produce content of interest to older audiences in subjects like finance, lifestyles, health and wellness and others. But a large share of creators are older (25% are over 40) and we expect this share to grow. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 17, 2020

By providing timely and transparent pricing on crop protection products, biologicals, seeds, technology and services, as well as ecommerce purchasing and financing options, FBN arms farmers with the tools they need to make the best decisions for their business, their families and the planet. Canada and Australia.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 12, 2021

  Because of this, it's tough to finance long-form stories and get paid enough to support oneself.  If you know why you’re taking on a project, you’re most likely to thrive. How freelancers are tackling big stories, solo : covers long-form journalism, which takes a lot of time and effort to produce. 

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Small Business Labs

JULY 20, 2020

Take a Look at Your Finances. Their 5 steps are: Confirm that Self-Employment is Right for You. Develop a Strong Network. Use Social Media to Market Your Skills. Hone Your Personal Brand. They go into detail on each of the 5 steps and we certainly agree with their advice. So head over to their article to learn more.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 28, 2018

Key quote from LinkedIn's study methodology: "Specific industries were targeted including Art & Design, Accounting/Finance, Consulting, Consumer Goods, Education, Healthcare, HR, Marketing/Advertising, Retail, Sales and Tech."

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Small Business Labs

MAY 22, 2018

"  Founded by a personal finance journalist and consumer reporter who covered the gig economy, SideHusl has so far reviewed more than 200 side hustles.  Trying to help gig workers figure this out is SideHusl , which is a directory service claiming to be "the web's best resource for money making opportunities." 

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 30, 2017

According to the article, many are doing this to shore up their retirement finances: millions of others are entering their golden years with alarmingly fragile finances. Fundamental changes in the U.S.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 3, 2013

CAMEO network members provide entrepreneurs with small and micro-business financing as well as technical and advisory assistance and business management training. Combining CAMEO's network with Kiva's powerful microlending platform will create new financing options for California's small and micro businesses. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 21, 2019

  Amazon led a $575 million funding round in Deliveroo and DoorDash is raising a new round of financing that could value the company at as much as $13 billion. Over the past couple of weeks both DoorDash and London based food delivery company Deliveroo announced substantial funding rounds.  This is up from a $7.1

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The fastest growing sectors employing these privileged workers include finance, banking, management consulting, advertising and information technology. By "privileged" they mean self-employed workers who are relatively highly skilled and well paid.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Finance trends' As we pointed out in the Intuit Future of Accountancy report , accountants will increasingly: take on new roles as consultants and advisors, providing performance management, decision support, IT advice and similar services, with less emphasis on nuts-and-bolts functions such as computation and tax preparation.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 29, 2018

" The study covers a range of topics related to personal and household finances, including a section on employment in the gig economy.  This report "examines the economic well-being and financial lives of Americans and their families." " As with all studies, it's important to know how the gig economy is defined.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Caught in this conundrum, they are trying to create new types of jobs, rather than going for traditional ones such as banking, finance, or accounting.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 5, 2017

But we were able to carve out some time and read  The Gig Economy: The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, Taking More Time Off, and Financing the Life You Want. The holidays were quite hectic this year.   And we're glad we did.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 3, 2018

Consumption Insurance and Multiple Jobs: Evidence from Rideshare Drivers  is based on a database of the finances for over 1.5 But it points out that these benefits should extend to any highly flexible part-time employment. million households. From this database, the author was able to identify about 18,000 rideshare drivers. 

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 26, 2015

Finance Small Business Economy' Crowdfunding sites continue to be an excellent funding options for creative and innovative product ideas, especially from small businesses and micropreneurs. Bees are struggling due to colony collapse. It's good to see people supporting products that help bees.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 26, 2013

I had the opportunity to moderate a panel on alternative financing methods at the Global Coworking Conference. It's not easy and having a alternative to traditional financing will be a big help. While we covered a lot of topics, the audience was clearly most interested in crowdfunding.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 29, 2010

  Key quote from a Bloomberg article on corporate borrowing: "Borrowers have bolstered their finances by slashing spending and raising cash, selling $945.8   Tags: finance. ."   Tags: finance. .  At the same time, large corporations are issuing debt instruments at record rates. 

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Finance trends' Expect many more non-banks to enter the financial services industry in the coming years. The financial services is simply too big and too encumbered by regulations for this not to happen.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2015

According to the press release: By leveraging QuickBooks data and not requiring a credit check or any paperwork, this new solution delivers faster financing, lowers costs, and puts more money directly in the hands of small businesses. As the report chart below points out, small business lending is broken.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 17, 2015

It contains survey results from companies with 11-100 employees on issues related to their accounting and finance functions. Kudos to Wasp Barcode Technologies for their excellent Small Business Accounting report. 70% of small businesses outsource tax preparation, and 30% outsource tax planning.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 20, 2014

  All of the trend sections - technology, marketing, finance and business management, going local - are interesting. They just released a presentation on The Most Important Small Business Trends in 2014.  76 slides long, it covers a wide range of small business trends from a variety of sources, including us.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 2, 2014

It's just that it feels irresponsible to even consider having another little person around to pay for when my finances are uncertain. .'    It's not that my kids won't eat or have a nice place to sleep. There- that's a good word for it. Uncertain.   Uncertain. 

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 8, 2013

Too few people know about them or use them to bother with them at this time.   But if you find Bitcoins interesting and want to learn more, The New Yorker has a good article covering Bitcoins in more detail.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 7, 2016

.  Key quote on  on-demand platforms: They de-risk the proposition of starting your own business – with these “businesses of one” using on-demand work to generate income in service to financing themselves, or finding customers at the push of a button.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 19, 2012

Financal or Industry Analyst - 46%. .  The groups they asked about the and the percent who felt they are credible are: Academic or Expert - 68%. Company Technical Expert - 66%. A Person Like Yourself - 65%. A Regular Employee - 50%. NGO Representative - 50%. Government Official - 29%.

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2012 Finance 100

Small Business Labs

MARCH 27, 2014

Sharing economy poster child Airbnb got a lot of attention last week with the news they are raising a new round of financing at a $10 billion valuation.   This makes them worth more than most large hotel chains including Hyatt and Wyndham.  Quick summary: the hotel industry isn't worried about Airbnb.

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Finance AT&T UPS 100

Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The article goes on to list a series of depressing stats on millennial finances, including: Average Millennial student loan debt: $33,000. [ Key quote: Massive student loan debt, stagnant wages, increased cost of childcare and a lack of adequate health insurance benefits may have brought an end to the American family as we once knew it.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 2, 2014

Finance Local'

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Crowdfunding Moves Towards the Mainstream:   Crowdfunding is not a new trend, but until recently few small businesses used this method to finance their business. While legislation allowing this form of equity financing remains stalled at a national level, about a dozen states now allow equity crowdfunding.

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2015 Payroll Finance Skills 100

Small Business Labs

MARCH 4, 2016

Downtime on a Saturday very often becomes a brainstorming session about clients, projects, and finances. Having to generate, fight for, promote, and defend your work can be downright exhausting. Not to mention chasing down unpaid invoices. It can feel like Monday every day of the week. And forget about holidays.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 22, 2013

An urban affairs expert says his efforts "amount to one of the most ambitious privately financed urban reclamation projects in American history." Gilbert has spent over $1 billion buying and renovating downtown commercial space.

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Finance Learning 100

Small Business Labs

MAY 16, 2013

The creative sector consists of professional, managerial and educational services; finance and insurance; information services and related industries. .     The working sector consists consists of manufacturing, construction, retail and related industries. But this data, which comes from the U.S.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 11, 2012

 The reason, of course, is the impact of the Great Recession on baby boomer finances. Last year we posted on a study suggesting that many baby boomers were going to need to work until they were 80 to retire.

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Retirement Finance 100