Small Business Labs

AUGUST 4, 2010

  From the article: "the uptick in social networks led to the 28% and 15% declines in email and instant messaging, respectively. .    According to the research, Americans now spend 36% of their online time "communicating and networking across social networks, blogs, personal email and instant messaging."

Networking 100

Networking Email Social Media 2010 100

Small Business Labs

JANUARY 19, 2021

   Social selling is defined a variety of ways, but at a high level we like LinkedIn's definition : "Social selling is about leveraging your social network to find the right prospects, build trusted relationships, and ultimately, achieve your sales goals." " Social selling isn't new.  3%) to 10% in 2020.  

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Social commerce and social selling are defined a variety of ways, but we like LinkedIn's definition of social selling : "Social selling is about leveraging your social network to find the right prospects, build trusted relationships, and ultimately, achieve your sales goals." " Social commerce isn't new.  

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

  If they're moving out the Landing network they need to provide a 30-day notice.    But if they stay within the network, only a 3-day notice is required.     The company currently has over 300 units across 13 cities in its network. 

2020 172

2020 Networking Management UPS 172

Small Business Labs

MARCH 16, 2021

     Think of it as the TV shopping network meets the iPhone, with the video coming from people at home streaming their sales pitches for their collectibles.   In addition to a traditional online marketplace, Whatnot also offers livestreaming.  

Networking 265

Networking 265

Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Identify the full value they bring to every new network so they can socialize with confidence. Align their interests, strengths, and skills to get them where they want to be. Spot the common threads between skills and experiences and leverage them like a pro. Expand their sustainable skillsets. Leverage themselves as their own best assets.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 17, 2018

79% said coworking has expanded their social networks. Our research also shows significant business benefits accrue to coworking members: 82% of respondents reported that coworking has expanded their professional networks. 64% said their coworking networking was an important source of work and business referrals.

Networking 193

Networking 193

Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 9, 2018

" The Luxury Institute is an expert network firm.   The Luxury Institute calls their expert network GLEN (Global Luxury Expert Network) and say they have hundreds of independent luxury goods and services experts who are part of it.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 20, 2021

   But they are great places to relax, work and network. .  Memberships run $3000 - $4000 per year and there are lots of extras.    Drinks at the Austin location, for example, run $14.   Traditional city social clubs have long been a fixture in society.

Networking 192

Networking 192

Small Business Labs

JULY 16, 2018

.  This is because they don't offer activities and facilitation that encourage networking and community.  And while these spaces may not provide support for networking, it still happens naturally.    But they are still very useful places to work that also reduce social isolation and loneliness.

Restaurants 188

Restaurants Networking 188

Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

   These included New Zealand's  Ensprial , a cooperatively owned and operated freelancer network, and Loconomics, a now-defunct (at least in the U.S.) It pointed out at that time a number of online talent marketplace coops existed.  coop version of Task Rabbit.

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2016 2014 2015 Interviewing 205

Small Business Labs

JULY 20, 2020

Develop a Strong Network. .   Because of this, we found the recent MBO Partners' blog post How to Become a Consultant: 5 Steps to Starting Right to be very timely. Their 5 steps are: Confirm that Self-Employment is Right for You. Use Social Media to Market Your Skills. Hone Your Personal Brand. Take a Look at Your Finances.

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Social Media Finance Networking Skills 234

Small Business Labs

JUNE 16, 2016

.  At a very high level both Microsoft and LinkedIn execs are explaining the main deal driver is the opportunity of combining productivity applications and networking. Coworking's main value proposition is increasing member productivity and networking opportunities.   Sound familiar?

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Networking Collaborate International Skills 100

Small Business Labs

MAY 12, 2015

They are places where members work, network, learn and socialize together.  Networking related: 82% said coworking has expanded their professional networks. 79% said coworking has expanded their social networks. The key finding is while coworking spaces are definitely workspaces, they are also much more.

Networking 100

Networking Skills Learning 100

Small Business Labs

JULY 19, 2016

There are several reasons weak tie networks are so important. Networks  and weak tie connections are, if anything, becoming even more important than in the past. We've done a number of studies on this topic and we've concluded It's All About Networks when it comes to being a successful independent worker.

2016 100

2016 Social Media Networking Interviewing 100

Small Business Labs

AUGUST 16, 2018

And, as more people move, the towns bleed into each other, building a network of different occupations and levels of expertise.  Thanks to some excellent broadband coverage across the region, people can work from home even if their head office lies far off elsewhere.

Networking 172

Networking 172

Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

“The marketplace app should give existing coworkers and individuals a chance to network with like-minded people and start partnerships,” says Komarek. Providing connections, networking opportunities and access to like minded people is becoming increasingly common.

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Travel Networking Phones Collaborate 100

Small Business Labs

JUNE 7, 2016

Crowd-based “networks” rather than centralized institutions or “hierarchies” : The supply of capital and labor comes from decentralized crowds of individuals rather than corporate or state aggregates; future exchange may be mediated by distributed crowd-based marketplaces rather than by centralized third parties.

Networking 100

Networking Collaborate International AT&T 100

Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 3, 2018

As self-employment continues to explode, a wave of freelancer-first networks and platforms is emerging, offering help and advice to self-employed workers. ." Trend  36 - Freelancer First Services - is described as: The writing is on the wall (including the acres of exposed brickwork of rapidly mushrooming WeWork co-working spaces).

2019 178

2019 Health Networking 178

Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Several Artisan Economy articles caught my eye this week: The Guardian's Toy Choice Gets Wider as Internet Inspires Playtime Revolution covers how the Internet and networked business models are enabling a growing number of artisan and boutique toy producers.  The state's Round The Mountain artisan network has over 400 members.

Restaurants 100

Restaurants Networking UPS 100

Small Business Labs

JANUARY 22, 2015

Social Media and Social Networks  Social media and social networks are expected to grow by 60 percent over the next two years. Additionally, social media and networks can be used to discover workers with experience in niche industries and hard-to-find skills. Online labor marketplaces.

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Social Media 2016 2014 2017 100

Small Business Labs

MARCH 27, 2018

"  Gershenfeld is also a founder of the Fab Foundation , which supports a global network of over 1000 Fab Labs. The authors are three brothers including Neil Gershenfeld, who runs the Center for Bits and Atoms at MIT. The center studies "how to turn data into things, and things into data." 

FedEx 160

FedEx 2009 Networking 160

Small Business Labs

MARCH 12, 2014

The quantified dog startup Whistle  is expanding its product line to include a Facebook-like social network offering for dogs. OK, the dogs won't be doing the networking. Their owners will.  The broader category is called the quantified self, or in this case the quantified dog. .

Facebook 100

Facebook Networking Health UPS 100

Small Business Labs

APRIL 10, 2017

.  Examples in the article range from Unsettled , a firm that organizes 30-day international coworking experiences for groups of digital nomads, to Nomad Cruise , which run two-week networking cruises for digital nomads twice a year.   Coworking facilities in  Bali and Chiang Mai were some of first to recognize this need.

Travel 110

Travel Networking International UPS 110

Small Business Labs

JANUARY 31, 2017

These are: Traditional TV is Declining While the New Online Networks are Booming. Meanwhile, the chart below (click to enlarge) shows the stunning growth in the number of people subscribing to the new online networks. We won't bother with the charts showing the decline of traditional TV, but it's happening.

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Networking AT&T Facebook 100

Small Business Labs

JANUARY 3, 2019

According to a recent Job Creators Network Foundation survey , "Sixteen-percent of Americans say they are likely to start a new business in 2019." "   This works out to about 32 million Americans. Most won't.    Over the past couple of years about 400,000 to 500,000 employer small businesses and about 2.5

2019 193

2019 2016 Networking UPS 193

Small Business Labs

APRIL 3, 2013

CAMEO is already the largest microlending network in California. CAMEO network members provide entrepreneurs with small and micro-business financing as well as technical and advisory assistance and business management training.   For more on this partnership, see this article in the San Jose Mercury News.

Finance 100

Finance Networking Training Management 100

Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

  They've created a network of 160 3D printers that is able to produce parts fast and cheap, at prices competitive with traditional injection molding in order quantities up to 10,000 pieces. In particular, 3D printers have not been good at printing metal parts.    One example is Voodoo Manufacturing. 

2015 184

2015 2020 AT&T Networking 184

Small Business Labs

JULY 25, 2017

These include: The Stem : a ‘networked consulting’ model that draws on the industry’s leading independent talent to help health companies increase customer/patient engagement. American Well : offer consumers online, on-demand access to board-certified doctors who provide telehealth consultations.

2017 160

2017 Health Networking Management 160

Small Business Labs

JUNE 11, 2018

The growth of combo social/work/work out clubs is being driven by a mix of trends including the blending of work and life, increases in remote/distributed work and the continued (and maybe even growing) importance of face to face networking in a digital world.  

2019 159

2019 2016 Restaurants Environment 159

Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Boomers who run out of funds towards the end of life will either fall back on children, who by then will be in their 50s and 60s, or the social safety network,” said Jialu Streeter, a research scientist at Stanford. Another issue is where are all these old people going to live and who's going to take care of them.

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Retirement 2016 Expenses AT&T 169

Small Business Labs

JULY 17, 2018

Millennials, because they are younger, also generally have less developed networks and a greater need to turn to online talent marketplaces to find work. Having grown up as digital natives, they are more comfortable with this technology than the older cohorts.

2018 124

2018 2012 Networking Skills 124

Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

According to a recent GigWalk press release : "Gigwalk’s Cloud Market solution instantly connects businesses to a network of over one million Gigwalkers in North America …" GigWalk's gig walkers are mobile independent workers who execute a variety of tasks for GigWalk clients.

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Promotion Networking 170

Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

And, of course, the survey respondents stressed the importance of networks and networking, a topic we've covered a lot lately. .  Personal attributes such as flexibility, integrity, persistence and being a self-starter are also important success factors.

Networking 100

Networking Stress Skills 100

Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 9, 2019

“That a company is willing to peel back the drapes and let us look into what is happening is, to me, the success,” said Cindy Southworth, the executive vice president of the National Network to End Domestic Violence and a member of Uber’s safety advisory board. The more data we have on this the better.  

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2018 2017 Travel Forms 130

Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 26, 2017

key quote: People with scientific training are adopting these <gig economy> practices as well, either by offering services on sites such as Upwork or finding projects through their previous academic networks.   The issues around the future of work are impacting all fields, and in some way all people.

2015 140

2015 Networking Training UPS 140

Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 21, 2014

It also shows the importance of networks in finding work.   It's not surprising networks are important, but it is surprising how important.   It's not surprising networks are important, but it is surprising how important.  This group also reported word of mouth was their dominant source of jobs.

Networking 100

Networking 100