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The Rise of Coworking and the Variable Cost Economy

Small Business Labs

A key reason we started following coworking back in 2007 was it provided a flexible alternative to the traditional long term commercial office lease. Coworking turned a fixed cost (long term lease) into a variable cost (month to month membership).  The shift to variable costs continues to be a megatrend.

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Startup Raises $20 Million to Build an Electronics Manufacturing Plant in San Francisco

Small Business Labs

It's one of the world's most expensive real estate markets and has some of the highest labor costs in the U.S.    We first noticed this trend in 2007.   Driving these discussions are the high cost of air freight relative manufacturing costs.    This makes using sea shipping too slow. 

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The Rise of Small "Speed Factories"

Small Business Labs

There are several drivers of the speed factory trend: Overseas labor costs are rising, making local production more cost competitive. Transportation and logistics costs are also rising. One of the first articles we wrote on Small Business Labs back in 2007 covered this trend.  None of these trends are new.

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Small Business Checklist: Business Costing | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Fixed costs – rent, rates, utilities bills, make sure you add these to your monthly out goings.

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Q & A: What are successful cost-cutting solutions in small.

The Small Business Blog

Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Q & A: What are successful cost-cutting solutions in small business? Build your own network!

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WinWeb's Free Online Accounting Software Now With Cost Centre.

The Small Business Blog

Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? WinWeb’s Free Online Accounting Software Now With Cost Centre Functionality.

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Cost Cutting for Small Business – Payment Terms | THE SMALL.

The Small Business Blog

Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Planned Maintenance – Upgrade to WinWeb.com The Cost of Borrowing Small Office Tips Finding The Best Employees For Your Small Business Do You Need Encouraging To ‘Go Green’? Build your own network! You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0

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