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4 Books to Help You Reflect, Replenish and Grow this Month

Success

Andy Dunn founded the men’s clothing company Bonobos in 2007 as a student in his second year at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. After serving as Bonobos CEO through its 2017 acquisition by Walmart, Dunn has backed more than 80 startups as an angel investor and through his venture capital firm, Red Swan. By Andy Dunn.

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Kauffman Foundation Indicators Show U.S. Entrepreneurship Near 20 Year High

Small Business Labs

The indicators cover the time frame from 1996 to 2017 and will be updated annually. We first reported on the old Kauffman Index back in 2007 and have followed it every since. The most interesting finding from the new indicators is that early stage entrepreneurship was near a 20 year high in 2017.  This is just shy of the.34

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No Pain, No Gain: Theragun Founder Jason Wersland on the Power of Word-of-Mouth Marketing

Success

One minute, Kyrie Irving was getting his back massaged with a Theragun on the sidelines during the 2017 NBA Finals, to the confusion of his teammates. The invention of the Theragun In 2007, Wersland—a chiropractor who’s always had an entrepreneurial spirit—suffered a terrible motorcycle accident. The next, E!

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Dog Walking Company Wag Raises $300 Million

Small Business Labs

We've been writing about it's growing value since 2007.  Somewhat related, Franchise Direct released their 2017 Pet Franchise Industry Report last December.    It's full of interesting pet industry data including the chart below, which shows how the $70 billion pet industry revenue (2017) breaks down.

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Academic Studies Show Gig Economy Larger Than Government Data Suggests

Small Business Labs

The Federal Reserve itself, in their 2017 Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. The BLS 2017 Alternative Employment Arrangement Survey results even showed the share of U.S. ."  The chart below (click to enlarge), taken from the study presentation , shows the types of gig work performed and the importance of gig income.

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Gaby Natale, 3-time Daytime EMMY® winner, on the Power of Believing in Yourself

Success

She took a teaching job at the University of Texas to make ends meet, and in December of 2007 the two launched SuperLatina out of a carpet warehouse in Odessa, Texas with the help of a local TV station. That’s when the pair decided to start their own business , beginning with a TV show dedicated to the Latino audience.

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4 Things You Must Do for Your Career in 2017

On The Job

One day you might get laid off because of an economic nosedive (hello, 2007) or you have a change of heart. Can I mention 2007 again? That's not something you put on social media because it will -- I guarantee it -- come back to haunt you. Honestly: Do you feel the same way about everything the way you did 10 years ago?

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