Small Business Labs

JULY 6, 2021

" When we founded Emergent Research many years ago we debated whether or not to call ourselves Convergent Research instead.    We picked Emergent Research because at that time so many important trends were emerging - things like A.I., social media, cloud computing, big data, coworking, the gig economy and others.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 22, 2020

  The six trend categories are: 1) Technology & Innovation; 2) Consumer, Food & Retail; 3) Industrials, Manufacturing & Transportation; 4) Health & Modern Science; 5) Energy & Environment and 6) Society & Culture. Below is their Technology & Innovationchart for  (click to enlarge).

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NOVEMBER 26, 2019

This even though many of the costs of coal (pollution, worker health problems, etc.)   Solar energy creates more jobs (and better jobs) than the coal industry as well as being much better for the environment.  .  Coal generation, as the chart below shows, has been rapidly declining since it's peak year in 2010.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 30, 2016

One clear signal that an industry is expanding is when participants start to specifically target niche, specialized or vertical market segments. This industry started with generalist sites like Elance that connect a wide range of workers with people looking to hire help. .  One comes from the online talent marketplace space.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 9, 2017

An example of this is the continued growth of the multi-level marketing industry. According to their trade association, the Direct Sellers Industry Association (DSA), 5.3   On Point Radio , one of our favorite radio shows, recently covered the industry.   All are independent workers. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 17, 2017

  Nomad Health  is another example.   As Nomad Health points out, there are a number of reasons doctors go freelance: "Many doctors work locum tenens in addition to their full time position. Doctor on Demand , for example, provides video medical consultation service. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 4, 2014

According to the Animal Health Institute animal pharma is a $7+ billion plus industry. But going forward the expectation is pets will generate a growing share of industry revenue.   This is leading to increasing R&D spend, as shown by the Animal Health Institute chart below. Pet Trends'

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Key quote from their press release announcing the new service : Beginning in the first quarter of 2018, the Tanzanian government will begin using drones to make up to 2,000 life-saving deliveries per day to over one thousand health facilities, serving 10 million people across the country. Like pizza delivery. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 9, 2016

The continued exponential growth of global coworking spaces and members : Karsten's Foertsch's excellent presentation on the coworking industry  made it very clear our forecast at the 2014 GCUC that there would be 1 million coworking members by 2018 is woefully low. Our top 10 reasons why are: 1. Coworking is truly global.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 15, 2015

According to Time's How Silicon Valley is Addressing the World's Food Crisis : the food industry and tech industry have started to intersect and companies like Google and Yahoo have major research projects related to the future of food. But afterwards you have the urge to jump around a bit.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 5, 2021

Last week MBO Partners released their annual future of work predictions for the coming year. 

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Those less health oriented can get mac & cheese  and fries from their Mac Royale brand. Ghost restaurants are an interesting example of how digital transformation is impacting a wide range of industries; in this case restaurants. Their Leafage brand , for example, focuses on salads, macrobiotic sushi and quinoa bowls.

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DECEMBER 5, 2012

Also interesting is the size of the domestic worker industry. For example, they are excluded from the National Labor Relations Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act and in most states minimum wage laws. These are the key findings from  Home Economics , a study from the National Domestic Workers Alliance.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

  But we're starting to wonder if the recession is hiding structural shifts in both industry mix and job definitions that will lead to higher levels of part-time employment.    But there's more than just industry sectoral shifts going on. .   Also not surprising is a much larger group - 8.3

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 15, 2013

  The Solo Support Industry Grows Up : 2013 will see the continued growth of products and services designed to make it easier for solopreneurs and the self-employed to start and operate their businesses.   Health Care  10.   Economic  3.    5. .   . 

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 10, 2012

 Most of have been targeted at health and fitness.   Another driver is the success industry has had attaching computing devices to machines and packages. .   Another driver is the success industry has had attaching computing devices to machines and packages. .   Wearable computing is not a new trend.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2011

  This is roughly the same size as the oil and gas industry.    About 50% of non-profit employees work in health care, with education (13%) and social services (11%) also large sectors.   The non-profit segment is large, employing 10.5 million U.S. workers in 2010.    The vast majority of U.S.

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APRIL 2, 2012

.  It suggests rethinking a range of laws and policies including employment rules, zoning, K12 education and health care due to the shift to the contingent workforce. Key quote on the rise of the contingent workforce: "For the private sector, the rise of a sizable free-lance workforce will transform what we think of as the ‘office’.

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JUNE 1, 2011

  Because of history, geography and chance, Silicon Valley has developed a number of sub-valleys - areas of Silicon Valley that are focal points for specific industries or activities.  Biotechboro:  South San Francisco's two-square-mile industrial zone is home to 72 biotech firms.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 28, 2015

Two California juries are set to decide cases that could have wide-ranging implications on the industry that has grown up around Uber, Lyft, and other car-hire services. Judge Vince Chhabria, who is presiding over the Lyft case, wrote that the jurors “will be handed a square peg and asked to choose between two round holes.”.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 1, 2013

Key quote on the life of low paid temps: Many get by on minimum wage, renting rooms in rundown houses, eating dinners of beans and potatoes, and surviving on food banks and taxpayer-funded health care. The article focuses on temps working in low skill industrial or supply chain jobs.   Three things are clear from our work: 1.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 8, 2013

The BLS recently released their Industry Employment and Output Projections to 2020. The cost of incorporating is quite low and there are many potential business, tax, liability and health insurance reasons for doing so. percent in 2020 from 6.3% At first this seems somewhat counter intuitive.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 6, 2015

.  As MBO Partners (an Emergent Research client) points out in their article 2015: The Year an Easier and Safer Self-Employed Workforce comes into Focus : As businesses continue to augment their workforces with agile pools of non-employee contract talent, an entire industry is emerging to support the needs of this new workforce.

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JUNE 14, 2010

  Their infrastructure service includes (from their website):  "group health benefits, retirement programs, a business and medical expense reimbursement program, billing and invoicing, and more."   MBO Partners offers group health and other benefits. 

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OCTOBER 18, 2012

Non-routine manual : These are service jobs and include such things as bartenders, home health aides and others that are manual in nature, but require flexibility, problem-solving or human interaction skills. .  These jobs tend to be good paying, middle class jobs that haven't required high levels of education.

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MAY 12, 2010

Studies have linked cell phone radiation to health problems such as headaches, high blood pressure, brain tumors, cancer, Alzheimer's, and more. There is a latency period for most diseases and it may take years and more studies before the required weight of evidence is established. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Shift health care, retirement planning and other risks to the individual. Reduce employment security. Lower the costs of starting and operating a small business. Increase small business flexibility and agility, making it easier to serve niche markets. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JULY 6, 2010

manufacturing industrial policy.  To see a shift away from China in relation to manufacturing would be no bad thing.some of the working conditions,health and safety etc. .  Former Intel CEO Andy Grove's Business Week cover story How America Can Create Jobs   is a good example of changing attitudes around U.S.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 19, 2014

The housing industry, once the primary engine of growth and a fountain of jobs, has shrunk, while health care, technology and energy have led the recovery. A major issue with the recovery is relatively high paying industries, like manufacturing and construction, have seen overall employment declines.

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JULY 27, 2020

adults (56%) report that worry or stress related to the coronavirus outbreak has caused them to experience at least one negative effect on their mental health and wellbeing, such as problems with sleeping or eating, increased alcohol use, or worsening chronic conditions." all have industry specific online marketplaces.  

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

  The industry would also continue to face worker classification issues in other countries.  Since these workers would be safe harbored, gig economy companies could provide things like training, sick leave and even health insurance without the current legal risk of being charged with misclassification. 

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

The number of independent workers and self-employed will likely decline due to problems getting health insurance as an independent worker. One of the best features of Obamacare is it detaches health insurance from jobs, making health insurance portable. This last issue is a big one for independent workers.

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