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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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 5, 2019

Fiverr this week announced a new service offering called "Studios" This service gives freelancers the ability to easily join forces to sell and tackle larger and more complex client assignments than a freelancer could do on their own.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 20, 2018

Key quote from the study press release : “Households have diverged along economic lines and now people’s respective income levels are steering their behaviors and dictating the success of retail segments,” said Robert Stephens, senior manager, Deloitte Consulting LLP and co-author of the study.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 1, 2019

  But we admit we laughed out loud when we read their press release. .  The goal of the study was to get a 360 view of external labor use by businesses. And, overall, they've accomplished that goal.    These findings have, of course, been known for many years.

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Small Business Labs

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.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

  Click here to go to the report's press release and landing page. To put that into perspective, if the gig economy were an independent country it would have the 4th largest economy in world ( smaller than Japan, but a bit bigger than Germany ).    So the gig economy is big. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 30, 2017

Census press release this year focused on the  fast year over year growth of nonemployers in transit and ground transportation. .  These numbers, by the way, are very similar to findings from the MBO Partners State of Independence research series on independent workers who earn more than $100k.

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JULY 6, 2017

Key quote from their press release on their recently released sharing economy study: “The sharing economy is experiencing an extraordinary level of growth, transforming the fundamental way industries operate and people experience a variety of things,” said Mark Barnett, President, Mastercard UK & Ireland.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

See MBO's press release for their other independent work predictions. These shifts leading to more people spending some of their career as independent workers, even if they prefer traditional employment. We certainly agree with MBO Partners that independent work will increasingly become episodic. So will traditional employment.

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JULY 5, 2012

  According to their press release: "While the culinary world has embraced the food truck trend, dogs have largely been left out," said Joe Chatman, Chef Michael's Brand Manager. "Chef "Chef Michael's doesn't think that's right. Why shouldn't dogs have food trucks too?"  

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Restaurants Promotion Health AT&T 100

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

It was released in conjunction with an announcement that Intuit and Fundbox  are partnering on a new product that allows small businesses a simple way to fix their cash flow by advancing payments for their outstanding invoices within QuickBooks.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 16, 2013

According to their press release , this effort is based on set of research that concluded "a company should redefine the workspace as being wherever workers will be most productive." In September the large commercial real estate services firm Jones Lang Lasalle announced a new initiative they call Proworking.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2011

This week Regus , a very large global operator of business centers, issued a press release claiming that they are the world's largest provider of coworking facilities.    I find this press release interesting because Regus is basically validating the coworking trend.    Obviously Regus agrees. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 26, 2014

 According to their press release the new service provides: dedicated "after-work" and weekend hours, specifically for those who are working a second job, creating a new venture, building a side business or any other reason that might warrant the need for time outside of traditional business hours.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 26, 2013

Key quote from the study press release : The BCG report argues that the latest wave of technological advancement—which encompasses cloud-based software, services, and solutions—brings the potential for the most far-reaching innovation and business growth ever.

AT&T 100

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 24, 2015

Here's the description of the Arlington, VA project from the press release : The Crystal City project will be WeWork's first residential building, bringing the same benefits of co-working – shared amenities, a sense of community and opportunities for collaboration – to a residential building.

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DECEMBER 14, 2015

  The research is based on a survey of independent workers that work with 11 different on-demand economy and online talent marketplace companies (see this Intuit press release for the companies and more details).    Three of the key findings from this research are: 1.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

MBO Partners , a firm that provides services that make it easier for independent consultants and their clients to do business, has released The Independent's Guide  which, according to their press release , provides:  " a rich online library of free educational resources to help professionals plan, launch, succeed and (..)

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Training 100

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MARCH 29, 2016

Key quote from their press release: In 2015, craft brewers produced 24.5 According to the Brewers Association , small and independent craft brewers continued to gain share on beer industry giants in 2015. million barrels, and saw a 13 percent rise in volume and a 16 percent increase in retail dollar value.

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MAY 23, 2013

According to the press release announcing the company , Coworks: " provides freelancers and buyers with a unique online platform that takes the “word of mouth” practice, which has worked for so many years in the freelancing industry offline, and combines it with the power of online social media capabilities."

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

." One of the leaders in dog friendly housing is Related , which has rolled out a concept they call Dog City to several of their housing developments. 

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Social Media AT&T Training 100

Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Ford (yes, that Ford) released their first ever trends report. According to their press release , it reveals "predictions about consumer habits and behaviors expected to shape 2013 and beyond."  It's called Looking Further with Ford; 13 Trends for 2013. " The report is very glossy and nicely written.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 14, 2012

  Their press release provides the following program description: The LaunchHouse Accelerator program aims to help entrepreneurs take their ideas to validation during the length of the program. .  The program begins on September 3rd and is held at LaunchHouse (bring your long johns, winter starts early in Cleveland).

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Mentoring Networking UPS 100

Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 30, 2012

 According to their press release: Jinglesmart is a new online marketplace designed to help jingle writers, jingle producers and freelance musicians in general to get in touch with companies, agencies or individuals in need of commercial jingles, music services or any music project.

Elance 100

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Key quote from their press release: Machines are evolving from automating basic tasks to becoming advanced self-learning systems as capable as the human brain in many highly specialized professions. As such, the next wave of job losses will likely occur among highly valued specialists during the next decade.

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2020 AT&T Learning 100

Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

  According to their press release, participants pay $100 for an opportunity to double their money and earn $200 if they lose 10% of their starting body weight within 6-months.  HealthyWage is sponsored by corporate and government clients who have a stake in wellness, heathcare costs and disease prevention.

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Health Networking 2020 100

Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

  Key quote from their press release: “Twitter has continued to gain traction but at more moderate levels than we had expected,” Verna said. eMarketer reports that 9% of the adult (18+) US Internet population currently uses Twitter at least once a month. 

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Twitter AT&T Learning Social Media 100

Small Business Labs

MAY 17, 2011

The strategy consulting firm The Boston Consulting Group released a study predicting that over the next 5 years the U.S.   Key quote from their study press release : "Products that require less labor and are churned out in modest volumes, such as household appliances and construction equipment, are most likely to shift to U.S.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 13, 2011

  Here's the product description from the email they sent me accompanying their press release: The LabelWorks LW-300 and LW-400 deliver professional labels with 14 font types, 75 frames and more than 300 symbols.   This product sells for just $39.99.    That's what makes this product line so interesting.   The

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 9, 2011

  The Kauffman Foundation makes it clear in their press release  Jobless Entrepreneurship Tarnishes Steady Rate of U.S. .  I particularly want to dive deeper on the rise of personal businesses and the decline in employer business startups.  Startup Activity  they think this is bad. They could be right. 

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 15, 2010

  According to their press release, Moody's Small Business Information Zone is : " an online resource center that provides U.S. small business owners with free access to economic information and planning tools that can help them manage their business through difficult economic times.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 10, 2011

 They recently released a survey and their press release headline is  Citibank Survey Reveals Small Businesses Not Joining Social Media Conversation. ." Also, if 70% think it's important it means more than 70% of small businesses use social media (at least a few must think it's not important). 

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Social Media 2011 Facebook AT&T 100

Small Business Labs

AUGUST 5, 2010

Also, they have  multimedia press release on the survey that has charts and videos on their survey.    The survey covers generational attitudes in the workplace and looks at Baby Boomers, Gen X and Gen Y.

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AUGUST 2, 2010

  The joint press release describes it as "a collaborative effort to open a communal work center in the Detroit area for individual inventors."     The new Detroit TechShop is being touted as a way to spark innovation in the auto industry. 

2010 100

2010 Retirement 2020 2005 100

Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

These trends, which are in black below, include: The need for increased business agility and flexibility : GM makes it clear in their press release on the restructuring that a key goal is to increase their agility and flexibility. They especially want to be able to more quickly adjust to industry changes and shifting consumer demand.

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Skills 2023 Training Goals 144

Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 1, 2019

MetLife recently released The Gig Economy: Opportunities, Challenges, and Employer Strategies.

Agencies 114

Agencies AT&T 114

Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 11, 2016

UpWork and the Freelancers Union recently released their 2016 Freelancing in America study. According the press release the key findings are: Freelancing is growing -- The freelance workforce grew from 53 million in 2014 to 55 million in 2016 and currently represents 35% of the U.S. economy.

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2014 2016 AT&T UPS 100