Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

study showing that older motorcycle riders involved in a crash are up to three times likelier than younger bikers to suffer severe injuries. .  8. Baby Boomer? Take it Easy Rider from the Austrailian: Great article from Australia on a U.S.   9.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 30, 2015

Really interesting atricle  by the folks at Zen99 on the amount of money being spent by on-demand economy companies like Uber, Lyft and Instacart are spending to recruit "providers" (contract workers).    The numbers are quite large.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 8, 2013

We were very excited last year when coworking was listed as a primary or secondary work location for 1.7% of the respondents of our annual independent worker survey. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first time coworking blipped on a national, statistically significant survey of any kind.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

In 2008 Intuit released The New Artisan Economy , which covered a combination of economic trends and changes that were resulting in the re-emergence of artisans as an economic force.  We partnered with Intuit and the Institute for the Future on this report.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Small Business Employment, Confidence Stalled | Main | Our iPad Review » September 04, 2010 Good News - The Unemployment Rate Went Up in August It's hard to be positive about the overall jobs picture.  in July to 9.6%

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Small Business Labs

MAY 27, 2020

Census,  the number of   nonemployer small businesses increased to 26,485,532 in 2018, up 3% from 2017.  million in revenue in 2018 rose to 41,666 in 2018, according to just-released Census  data , up from 39,494 in 2017 and up from 26,744 in 2011—a nearly 48% increase.  According to the  U.S.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 27, 2020

nomadic life will continue to be challenging even after countries open back up.     This was already a sub-trend of digital nomadism, with “ living as service ” firms starting up to serve this small but growing group.   Airbnb’s CEO nicely sums up this trend.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 25, 2021

This is up from $64.8 Data from the IRS shows that sole proprietor small businesses spent $69.2 billion on contract labor in 2018 (the most recent data available).    Contract labor refers to nonemployee labor, such as freelancers, gig workers, etc. billion in 2017 and just $34.4 billion in 2010.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

This us up 73% compared with last January.  Over the past 6 months new business applications have surged.    As the U.S. Census chart below shows (click to enlarge), the surge is continuing with 492,000 applications filed in January.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 5, 2021

The data line up with earlier results; Freelancers value the flexibility and independence that freelancing provides, enjoy the quality of life it offers, and appreciate the chance to build satisfying client relationships.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 28, 2020

   Galloway backs up his chart with a detailed analysis of the 438 US universities and colleges ranked by US News & World Report's top National University and National College rankings. .  His chart (click to enlarge) is below.  

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 24, 2020

  We've long covered the ups and downs of the 3D printer industry.  But developments like the Iconn printer show the reality is catching up. Marines to quickly build a storage facility. 

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 28, 2021

Getting set up. Figure out when and where you will run your side-hustle  How to develop a budget and financial plan. Don’t forget tax planning. Open a separate checking account for your side hustle. Create a simple record-keeping system. Winning your first customers. Keep your business thriving.  

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 26, 2021

And just like that, they’re on your radar in the Find My app, where you can also track down your Apple devices and keep up with friends and family. Attach one to your keys, slip another in your backpack. These use a wireless communications technology called ultra wideband, or UWB.  

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 22, 2021

They had watched their independent-minded peers getting rich by joining start-ups or gambling on cryptocurrencies. Meanwhile, their bosses were drowning them in mundane work, or trying to automate their jobs, and were generally failing to support them during one of the hardest years of their lives.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Brookings and the Walton Family Foundation teamed up to produce The State of the Heartland. It's a detailed study of the U.S. Heartland using 26 socioeconomic variables to assess how the region's economy has been performing since the Great Recession.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 26, 2021

This is up from 8 hours in 2019. .   The article charts below (click to enlarge) shows the biggest winners and losers, timewise.    The key change from 2019 is that during the second half of 2020, Americans spent ten waking hours a day at home.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Our existing systems are already antiquated — and we haven’t come up with anything better.   Data Society : The key quote sums up this one: Remember when data was the new oil? Well, we now have so much data that it is all effectively worthless (supply and demand always seem to show up, don’t they?)    3. 

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

  This gives them the ability to pick up and move whenever they want.  For example, there's no need to set up accounts with utility providers.  ." Landing partners with property managers and apartment owners to offer apartments in 13 different cities in the U.S. 

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

This estimate was developed using a bottom's up count across the major creator platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, Twitch and others.       BTW, Atelier's newsletter is excellent and anyone interested in the creator economy should sign up for it.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 5, 2019

  Both services illustrate two growing trends: The trend towards independent workers teaming up via online platforms and marketplaces. ." The boutique agencies Upwork refers to are small service firms, most of which utilize freelancers as part of their project teams.  and new ways of doing business.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 13, 2020

.  We've long covered the changing demographic make-up of the United States.     But this new data indicates that it will likely happen sooner, probably around 2035 ( whites currently make up about 60% of America's population ).     These changes are, if anything, accelerating.  

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Even the flattering financial metric these companies prefer to be judged by — adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation — showed all four to be lossmaking in the 12 months leading up to their listings, with some $3.3bn in red ink between them. So are their business models half-baked, or just half-evolved?

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 8, 2021

   Instead of running out of oil, it's now likely vast amounts will end up staying in the ground.   .  There were even a bunch of forecasts in the 2000's suggesting a lack of oil would lead to the collapse of modern civilization, with many suggesting the collapse would happen by 2020 - or even earlier.  

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 23, 2021

spending on pets reached nearly $100 billion in 2020, up from $95.7 billion in 2019, according to the American Pet Products Association.  

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The post nicely sums up the lack of personal time associated with many jobs. .  According to Reddit, the forum is for: " those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a work-free life, want more information on antiwork ideas and want personal help with their own jobs/work-related struggles."

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Small Business Labs

JULY 9, 2019

This us up from 19% in 2018 and just 12% in 2012. As the MBO Partners State of Independence study chart below shows (click to enlarge), in 2019 22% of Independent workers who work full-time as independent workers said they provided goods or services to customers outside the U.S.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 8, 2018

Despite the strong traditional job market, according to the BLS self-employment has increased slightly over the prior year and is also up from 2010.  While wages have picked up a bit over the past year, they've only gone up 2.6% The relationship between the traditional job market and independent work is complex.

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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. They expect to be competitive with injection molding on up to 100,000 pieces in the near future. 

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

And, of course, there's a lot of pent-up consumer travel demand due to COVID.   .  Content creators who focus on travel are a large creator economy segment.    Adding travel services is logical monetization path for this group.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 23, 2019

This is up from just 19% in 2016. .  A key finding is the use of online lending sources by small businesses is rapidly expanding.    As the study chart below shows (click to enlarge), in 2018 32% of small businesses seeking credit applied to an online lender.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 8, 2019

Census, the number of   nonemployer businesses in 2017 increased to 25,701,671, up 3.6% According to the  U.S.   Nonemployers are businesses that have an owner, but don't have paid traditional full or part-time employees (W2 employees). The data comes from tax records.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 16, 2021

.  They only included workers who earned money by providing the following services via online gig platforms:  " driving for a ride-hailing app; shopping for or delivering groceries or household items; performing household tasks like cleaning someone’s home or assembling furniture, or running errands like picking up dry cleaning; making (..)

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 30, 2020

This despite many states ending their lockdowns and opening up their economies. .   43% of the small businesses surveyed reported a decrease in revenue from the prior week while only 21% reported an increase. Also, 11% reported decreases in their number of employees while 10% reported increasing employment.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Yes, it was just a matter of time before two of the most popular fads on the Internet - cats and cryptocurrencies - would end up combining in some way.    It seems to us that investing in CyrptoKitties is unlikely to end up being a good idea. Other sources have also claimed that six figure sales have occurred. 

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

billion so far this year across 612 deals"   This is up from $5.9 It combines virtual reality, augmented reality, gaming, and other digital social experiences into 3D virtual worlds. According to the article,  metaverse related companies "have raised nearly $10.4 billion over the same period last year. Gaming : about $7.5

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Small Business Labs

JULY 15, 2021

   The growth of solopreneur ecommerce is also showing up in the business applications and formation statistics, with applications from solopreneur retail businesses at an all time high. .  Creators need ways to generate revenue, and an increasingly popular way is by selling merchandise to their fans.  

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