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The Rise of Solopreneur Manufacturing Companies

Small Business Labs

." As the chart below shows (click to enlarge), there were about 350,000 manufacturing firms with no employees other than the owner in 2014, up almost 17% from 2004.   Growing numbers of solopreneur manufacturing companies is part of the broader trend towards more solopreneur businesses in general.

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Meta’s 13% Job Cut Comes From Excessive Spending, Not Growth

Allwork

Meta has conducted its largest round of layoffs since being founded in 2004. . In the last year or so, the company has accelerated its endeavors to become the leader of the metaverse, which is expected to be the next iteration of the internet.

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Angelos Michalopoulos and Vassiliki Petridou Own a Third of Ios Island in Greece—Here’s Why They Won’t Develop More than 1% of It

Success

In 2004, the couple began purchasing land before opening Agalia hotel and Calilo resort in 2016 and 2019, respectively. LuxurIOS , the duo’s hospitality company, which manages Calilo, promotes sustainable tourism in Greece. When they do talk business, a major focus is the brand’s commitment to sustainability.

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How to Name Your Business

Success

which hires out on-call chief marketing officers: What are the attributes and personality of the company? It’s far less expensive to name a company with a descriptive title and tagline,” Isen says. For example, someone thinking about using the word “synergy” to name their health consulting company ought to reconsider.

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Cynthia Breazeal Is Making AI Fun and Educational for Kids

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In 2004, she published her seminal book, Designing Sociable Robots , which presented her vision for social robots of the future. Breazeal later co-founded Jibo , a company that developed personal assistant robots in 2012. is a world-renowned pioneer and lead researcher of social robotics and human-robotics interaction.

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What Is Blue Ocean Strategy?

Success

Kim and Mauborgne published their ideas in their 2004 book, Blue Ocean Strategy. No, that does not mean that if you are an expert in website design, you would transform your company into a microbrewery. A Blue Ocean Strategy has not only taken many companies to the top. It has allowed companies to create their own territory.

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How to Implement a Zero Waste Business Strategy

Eco-Office Gals

It also means eliminating the materials sent by a company to the landfill. Here are some of the reasons why every company should get more serious about zero waste. Companies that reduce or eliminate this line item from their budgets put themselves in a far better position to compete, no matter their industry. Healthier World.

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