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NOVEMBER 30, 2017

  The report: " presents a detailed analysis of changes in the digital content of 545 occupations covering 90 percent of the U.S. workforce in all industries since 2001. According to Brookings, pretty much all industries have become more digital.  The analysis categorizes U.S. economy is digitializing rapidly. 

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APRIL 2, 2020

Based on an industry by industry analysis of small business employment, our base case estimate is employer small businesses will layoff about 21 million employees through July (1). And given the high level of uncertainty, the actual layoff numbers could easily fall outside the range presented in these scenarios. 

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

.  We are projecting continued rapid growth over the next 5 years, although slower than the industry's recent dizzying pace. The complete forecast presentation is on their website, including forecasts for the U.S. The interest and involvement by these firms will help drive demand for the coworking industry.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

Several papers related to the gig economy presented last week at the American Economic Association annual meeting caught our eye.  "  The chart below (click to enlarge), taken from the study presentation , shows the types of gig work performed and the importance of gig income. These finding are not surprising.

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MAY 23, 2016

The Coworking Industry is an interesting white paper by coworking industry veteran Drew Jones, who is a partner in the boutique coworking consultancy OpenWork.   The key reason for this is the real estate industry and corporate America are starting to adopt coworking.

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

According to the International Federation of Robotics, an industry body, worldwide sales of robots increased by 31% in 2017.  But it also shows the robotics industry is maturing - Rethink failed in large part because their competitors were better.  And in many ways, it is. " Expect to see more cobots in the future.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

.  There are now coworking conferences all over the world and the industry has grown to thousands of spaces.   We've been following coworking since 2007 and one of the most interesting aspects of this industry is how consistently people all over the world describe coworking and its benefits.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

BI Intelligence , one of our favorite analyst groups, has a fascinating presentation on online social video being "the next big thing" Because they are a paid subscription site, we can't link to the presentation.    But we can provide the highlights.   The Rise of Social Video.

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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.

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AUGUST 13, 2014

and business platforms (tech and financial industry partner programs, etc.) Over the coming months we will be releasing a series of reports, presentations and videos covering the full findings from  The New Entrepreneurial Mindset study. Business Models industry structure Small Business Economy trends'

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FEBRUARY 8, 2016

I particularly liked the section on "coworking's origin stories" and, of course, the various data presented in the paper.   This paper is an exception and well worth reading for anyone interested coworking or the the broader shared workspace industry. We read lots of academic papers here at Small Business Labs.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

 Key quote: The strange present, we may conclude, is one in which the middle class is slowly being squeezed out of an economy that is gradually dividing into two camps, the few rich and the many poor. We were recently encouraged by what's going on in the accounting industry.

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MAY 14, 2013

The cleantech industry has fallen on some hard times. So what is the Cleantech industry doing? "  A presentation on the Cleanweb has a number of interesting company examples. energy boom - and especially the "shale gale" of cheap natural gas - has led to lower prices for fossil fuels. 

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APRIL 14, 2015

Some spaces, like the creative industry focused  Neuehouse,  even stress their role of providing spaces that blend social and work activities. His slideshare presentation How We Measure Success of Our Coworking Space contains much information supporting this point of view. 

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

The GWA is a trade association for members of the workspace-as-a-service industry. Their members are folks from business centers, coworking facilities, executive suites, mobile workforce service providers and other vendors who serve this industry. The conference sessions were excellent and very informative.    3.

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JUNE 12, 2014

  While qualitative research such as follow me homes will continue to be important, the rise of big data is changing the social sciences - and the market research industry. Near real-time data is used to measure revenue (receipts) per company, which is compiled into an index starting from 100 in January 2005 for each industry group.

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MARCH 11, 2014

Not only will the millennials job- and industry-hop, but they will career hop, too.   What I really liked about all of these is the information is presented without the hype, drama and complaining usually associated with articles on Millennials. .  Key quote on how this cohort views work: Work is a means to an end.

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JUNE 5, 2013

Mary Meeker's 2013 State of the Internet presentation (required reading for those interesting in what's going on with the Internet) also focuses on wearable computing. It gives a pretty down to earth view of the state of the industry with some interesting - and non-Google Glass - examples. trends Web/Tech'

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MAY 24, 2011

  Key quote: "By 2030, the global middle class is widely projected to at least double in size to as many as 5 billion – a surge unseen since the Industrial Revolution.   The forecasts presented in this article are even more aggressive.    The forecasts presented in this article are even more aggressive. 

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

  Because of this, we decided to put together a list of the most common coworking myths and misconceptions we hear in discussions, presentations and interviews.    Coworking is only for young techies :  People of all ages and from a variety of industries and job functions use coworking spaces. 

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JUNE 17, 2011

It will come as no surprise that InboxQ provides a service that "delivers a realtime stream of questions related to your business, products, industry or general interests from Twitter directly to your browser."   But the big problem is not survey methodology, it's how the results are presented.   

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JUNE 21, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Female Economy | Main | Street Food Gets Real » June 21, 2010 Free Webinar: Using Twitter to Grow Your Business Using Twitter to Grow Your Business  is a free webinar presented by MyVenturepad and SAP.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JUNE 22, 2010

  Some of the best examples of Twitter usage comes from this industry and several good uses of social media are presented in the article. .  But according to Hartman it is "often described as "magical" by die-hard fans."  "  3.    They are fluent in social media. 

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AUGUST 27, 2010

Speaking at TED is now considered a top honor and those that get to do it spend weeks preparing their presentations, which are called TED Talks.  .  In addition to selling out the event live, it is simulcast to multiple locations around the world. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JUNE 9, 2010

  Of those, roughly 20% are invited to present to the club, and only about 15% of those get funded.  .  But even though Giga Om describes the web start-up market "frothy," the Forbes article Calling All Angel Investors points out that relative to demand, very few start-ups are able to attract angel investment. 

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JULY 12, 2010

Posted by: traffic school california | July 18, 2010 at 11:40 PM I think it's critical for small businesses to have their own website as it's the only place where they can control exactly how they want to present their business online. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

  During the session Jeremy Epstein from Never Stop Marketing presented his Dandelion Marketing concept, which I really liked.  » November 08, 2010 Dandelion Marketing I moderated a marketing panel at the GrowSmartBiz conference last week.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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MAY 24, 2010

  I say more or less because we really enjoyed the rope tricks at the end of one of the business presentations.  " There was also a stage area, called the Innovation Stage, that was - more or less - dedicated to Maker business issues.    There was a larger corporate presence than in prior years. 

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APRIL 14, 2016

A gentler description of platform cooperativism is presented in Shareable's How Platform Coops Can Beat Death Stars Like Uber to Create a Real Sharing Economy. As you may have surmised from the title, the article is still not real positive about Uber and other VC backed on-demand companies.

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