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JULY 17, 2014

It used to be called multi-level marketing , but that got a bit of bad name so the industry switched to social commerce.   The platform companies stress 2 key features in their recruiting pitches, unlimited earnings and a flexible lifestyle.  The business model of these firms is straight forward.

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MAY 11, 2012

  The article says pets in the office reduce stress and increase employee loyalty.   As proof, the article cites a study showing that "pets in the workplace reduce stress, absenteeism and turnover and improve morale."   No wonder we like pet trends so much.

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MAY 31, 2018

Both also stress how various forms of economic uncertainty and instability are impacting individuals, families and society overall.    Effects include the rise of the gig economy , major shifts in the retail industry,   impacts on elections  and many more. .   

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AUGUST 31, 2015

The Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) - a leading, global analyst firm focused on the use of contingent workers by businesses - recently released a report on the human cloud. SIA stresses that these categories are not mutually exclusive and many companies blend their business model and services across the categories.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

.  New Trend:  Cheap solar, disrupting old industries. The Vanguard group has been stressing this shift for at least 2 decades and the academic work showing the advantages of passive asset management was part of my business school curriculum in the 1970s.   This is hardly a new trend.   trends'

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JULY 22, 2014

It shows how freelancers turn to their network to find work, collaborate on projects, meet new people and stay on top of their industry. There's a lot stress associated with being a freelancer. The chart below is from the Freelancers Union report How to Live the Freelance Life.     Most of this was not a surprise to us.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 14, 2015

Some spaces, like the creative industry focused  Neuehouse,  even stress their role of providing spaces that blend social and work activities. We clearly see the blending of work and life in our research on coworking spaces and their members. The picture below, from Neuehouse's website, illustrates this.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 28, 2013

Job Growth and Education Requirements is a comprehensive new report from the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce that projects job growth by industry and occupation to 2020. The report covers a lot of ground, including detailed job forecasts by state.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 25, 2013

The hotel industry has long recognized the  pet humanization trend. "   And if your dog is stressed from all this fine food, what better way to relieve tension than a massage. But a growing number of hotels are going beyond just being pet friendly and offering new, high end pet services.

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JULY 31, 2012

.   And the response from brick and mortar restaurants is a classic example of how incumbent industry participants tend to respond - by using their political power to try and fend off the innovative new firms.   Business model innovation refers to taking a new approach to an existing business or industry.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 28, 2012

So it comes as no surprise to those following the food truck industry that Running a Food Truck for Dummies was recently released.  He's an expert on food trucks and the editor and founder of Mobile Cuisine , an online website covering the mobile food industry.  Kudos to Richard for covering this topic in-depth.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 26, 2014

While a small elite of corporate managers and knowledge workers would reap the benefits of the high-tech world economy, the American middle class would continue to shrink and the workplace become ever more stressful. Business Models industry structure social entrepreneurship trends' Sound familiar?

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JULY 1, 2013

The article focuses on temps working in low skill industrial or supply chain jobs. But we also want to stress that there are two sides to the Temp Economy. They almost never get benefits and have little opportunity for advancement.   Three things are clear from our work: 1. .

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JANUARY 15, 2014

  Historically birth rates have declined during periods of economic stress such as the great depression and the major 1970s recession. birth rates stay low it will have a major impact on a wide range of industries, government programs and overall economic growth.  But once the economy picked-up, so did birth rates.

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MAY 3, 2016

  This income volatility means even those with the annual income needed to pay their bills often hit bumps in the road that lead to financial stress. The multilevel marketing industry has long tapped into this pool of workers , but they only offered work to people who enjoyed or were at least willing to do sales. The

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Adding to the negative press is a growing litany of complaints by sharing economy "providers", which is the industry's term for their workers.  At the same time, they tell us they are challenged by the stress, uncertainty and insecurity associated with independent work.

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JULY 1, 2010

For younger people, it would ease the "stress and strain" of raising families while intensely pursuing their careers knowing there would be a natural progression to their careers rather than a "rush to the top" Also, for younger people, it would likely ease the tax squeeze. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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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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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

All the groups who have done this have stressed their studies are speculative due to a lack of information around the bill's potential impacts.  This isn't happening for the Graham-Cassidy bill because the Senate isn't giving the CBO enough time or information to do a detailed analysis prior to the vote.

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