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MARCH 24, 2014

Amazon’s $20 increase for Prime members certainly drew a lot of derogatory hoopla this past week with social media and forums all buzzing with criticism about the 25% hike. Say it anyway you want, but the best part of any kind of loyalty program is the money a customer saves versus the cost of the rewards’ programs.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Shapeways Gets VC Funding, Moves to the U.S.   According to the article, outsoucing to rural areas is price competitive with sending work overseas once you add in all the administrative and management costs.  Louis who studies outsourcing."

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NOVEMBER 8, 2013

Low levels of service are inexpensive, but the high costs of customer dissatisfaction, the lost business, and the money spent to process and repair the damage, takes its toll. High levels of service are expensive, and it costs more to provide those services, but the costs for dissatisfaction issues are much lower.

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JULY 6, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Non-Mortgage Debt and Working in Retirement | Main | Foreign Born in the U.S.  discusses the increasing and hidden costs of manufacturing in China, resulting in manufacturing in the U.S. becoming more cost effective. Workforce » July 06, 2010 The Trend Towards U.S.

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OCTOBER 7, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « PWCs 2040 Industry Cluster Forecast | Main | Gartners Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies » October 07, 2010 Newsweek Sold for $1 The Washington Post disclosed they sold Newsweek for $1.   Ironically, AOL just paid $40 million (or more) to acquire new media company Tech Crunch. 

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Outsourcing to Rural Areas of the U.S. Cloud computing lowers capital cost requirements, turns fixed costs into variable costs and provides small businesses the ability to easily scale their business up, and down, with demand. 

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MAY 4, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « More on Social Shopping - Groupon | Main | More Evidence Facebook is Taking Over the Web » May 04, 2010 Why Arent Newspapers Doing Social Shopping? We've been researching social shopping and have done a few recent posts on the topic. 

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JULY 8, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Foreign Born in the U.S.   Costs - both living and business - are also much lower than most of the coastal U.S.   Technology firms looking for skilled labor and low costs are also starting to thrive in places like Fargo.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JUNE 7, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Coworking Labs - Our New Research Blog for our Coworking Project | Main | Whats Causing the Decline in Small Business Lending?   Space is generally limited and costs low.    Freelance Camp SF cost $30 and sold out.    Yes, it sounds chaotic.  But

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JUNE 28, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Corporate Speed Dating Opportunity with Intuit | Main | Frugal Innovation and Homemade Nuclear Fusion » June 28, 2010 Silicon Prairie Silicon Prairie News covers the midwestern technology scene, with a special focus on Omaha and Des Moines.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Lessons from Turning Academic Research into a Business | Main | Are VCs Colluding?   ooShirts outsources almost everything and is tightly focused on keeping costs to a bare minimum.    Many startups are incorporating lean operating methods. 

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Self-Employed Using Fewer Employees | Main | Dandelion Marketing » November 02, 2010 Tablet Sales Forecasted to Explode Marketing Charts (great site) reports that Juniper Research is forecasting tablet sales to reach 81 million in 2015.  Thanks for doing your blog!

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Good News - The Unemployment Rate Went Up in August | Main | Wall Street Journal on the Two-Track Economy » September 07, 2010 Our iPad Review The iPad is a huge success.    Many of these are being used by small businesses. . 

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Developing Countries: The Engine of Global Economic Growth | Main | What are Social Magazines and Flipboard? Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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AUGUST 23, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Developing Countries: The Engine of Global Economic Growth | Main | What are Social Magazines and Flipboard? Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JUNE 2, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Learning From Large Corporation CEOs | Main | The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce » June 02, 2010 CEOs Believe Technology is Rising in Importance OK, that technology is getting more important is not new news.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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MAY 11, 2010

  Key quote from the article: "The biggest reason why customers will cut the cord, according to the study, is the growing cost of pay-TV service. .    Key quote from the article: "The biggest reason why customers will cut the cord, according to the study, is the growing cost of pay-TV service.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Over 250 U.S.   But their prices have fallen substantially over the last few years and low end professional 3D printers cost less than $5,000.    Hobbyist 3D printers are even cheaper.  As   Hobbyist 3D printers are even cheaper.  As

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AUGUST 27, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Despite Recession, Private Tutoring Booms | Main | Linking Coworking and Innovation » August 27, 2010 20 TED Talks for Small Business TED  is a small non-profit focused on fostering ideas and new information.    Since all TED talks are interesting, so is this list.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

  They've also improved productivity through costs cutting, reductions in staff and automation. Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More. Small businesses are not doing nearly as well.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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JULY 26, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Venture Capital at Mid-Life | Main | Angels Versus VCs » July 26, 2010 Business Incubators Versus Coworking Spaces An interesting trend we're seeing is business incubators offering coworking options, and at the same time coworking facilities are offering incubator-like services.

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JULY 21, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Privacy and Transparency in the Internet Age | Main | Venture Capital at Mid-Life » July 21, 2010 Dymos CardScan iPhone App Illustrates Several Key Trends We rarely do product reviews at Smallbizlabs.    It's also kinda fun to use.    And it is only $10.00. 

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NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Credit and the Two-Speed Economy | Main | Tablet Sales Forecasted to Explode » November 01, 2010 Self-Employed Using Fewer Employees September's Labor Review Monthly  from the BLS has an excellent article on U.S. Lower the costs of starting and operating a small business.

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JUNE 14, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « More Canadians Becoming Freelancers | Main | What is The Singularity?   He also said his accountant estimated he broke even on their service before accounting for health care costs.    He said they saved him a lot of administrative time and effort. 

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Education Driving the She-conomy | Main | Software "Super Vendors" and Barbell Industrial Structures » October 19, 2010 Large Companies Recovering - Small Businesses Still in Recession Large corporations are recovering from the recession and seeing sales increases. 

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JUNE 3, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « CEOs Believe Technology is Rising in Importance | Main | Coworking Labs - Our New Research Blog for our Coworking Project » June 03, 2010 The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce One of the most important trends of the last few decades is the growing use of contingent workers. 

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OCTOBER 11, 2007

Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? Starting a Small Business? Build your own network! How to be successful and eco-friendly.

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MAY 8, 2006

Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? What is Small Business Infrastructure? How to be successful by focusing on your core business.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Tablet Sales Forecasted to Explode | Main | Do Business Incubators Work?   The name comes from the strategy dandelions employ to survive and thrive - they release lots of low cost seeds that spread to many places.  Based on my backyard, this method works. 

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NOVEMBER 13, 2007

Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? srikanthb Said on December 10th, 2008 at 12:06 pm Advtmedia was set up in 2005.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

I remember when I began blogging in 2005, Darren Rowse was beginning to tell people they could make money off this blogging thing and the people weren’t having it. The cost of everything else in our lives is going up and up, but we expect bloggers to sacrifice hours every week or every day to provide us content for free?

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MAY 24, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Small Business Side of Maker Faire | Main | Social Networks, Cultural Evolution and Idea Sex » May 24, 2010 Maker Faire Round-Up, From a Small Business Perspective Maker Faire , the annual geek show celebrating DIY culture, was held last weekend in Silicon Valley. 

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Ideas.Ted

JUNE 24, 2021

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee (TED Talk: Racism has a cost for everyone ) . A World Without Email: Reimagining Your Work In An Age of Communication Overload by Cal Newport (TED Talk: Why you should quit social media ) .

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