Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

  As the chart below shows, sole proprietor contract labor expenses increased 38% between 2010 and 2013.    Over the same period salary and wage expense increased only 10.7%. In 2013 contract labor was 36% of total labor costs, up from 31% in 2010 and just 20% in 2003.  . -   by sole proprietors. 

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Many of my friends and colleagues run their businesses from all over the world and I have had a mobile business since 2003. Money example: snapping a picture of a biz expense to my Money notebook in Evernote at the moment of spending. I hope you are enjoying this series Freedom to Work from Anywhere: Living the Mobile Life.

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Allwork

OCTOBER 9, 2023

And then there was another initiative in Vienna that started back in 2003. And what’s really interesting about those is that usually the coworking space provides the latest technology in terms of material, which, for instance, in the cooking industry is quite expensive. They were called shared spaces, collaborative workspaces.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

  I've been doing it since 2003! It is worth the extra expense.   Today, we're going to share some more!    It really is possible to have a business that allows you to work from anywhere.  Many of my friends and colleagues run their businesses from many locations throughout the year too. 

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Let me spell it out for anyone who really has not got the picture, businesses go bust because: The banks will not lend money to them; Even if they lend the money it is so expensive that it takes any profit out of the deal; They run out of savings. This problem with credit was highlighted in 2003 by the FT (media) – everybody ignored it.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 4, 2016

If you use board portals your meetings can take place in the cloud; this saves expenses costs on getting board members to one place – huge savings if you’re an international company with directors around the world. Our company has been appraised at the highest level (Level 5) of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) since 2003.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. Often known has Generation Y, these young people for years have turned companies and recruiters inside out as they demanded jobs for more pay and more opportunities.

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