Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

We first noticed the shift to bringing some manufacturing back to the US in 2007. Key quote from the article, which is written by a MIT engineering professor: I nonetheless believe that the slowdown is due, in part, to an acceleration of “near-shoring,” the practice of producing closer to the customer.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 30, 2015

For example, we changed our surveys to ask about "other sources of income" instead of "other jobs" about 3 years ago. This led to about a 4X increase in the number of survey respondents reporting multiple sources of income. We did that based on our interviews with independent workers.

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On The Job

MARCH 28, 2012

When responding to a 2007 National Sleep Foundation poll, women said they clocked about six hours of sleep in an average weeknight. But that snooze time may actually be closer to eight hours on average when figuring in weekend sleep time, says an American Time Use Survey. says the discrepancy can be chalked up to female competiveness.

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Workplace Insight

APRIL 2, 2023

The same survey also suggests that up to 72 million “armchair nomads”, again, only in the US, are considering becoming nomadic. The most recent estimates put the number of digital nomads from the US alone, at 16.9 million, a staggering increase of 131 percent from the pre-pandemic year of 2019.

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 24, 2012

We first spotted this trend in 2007 (and yes, we are patting ourselves on the back), and it was clear by 2010 this trend was gaining momentum. " BCG has followed up their report with a survey of U.S. " BCG has followed up their report with a survey of U.S. from overseas. manufacturing is still good. ."

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 15, 2012

auto sales to 18-to-34-year-old buyers declined to 11 percent in April 2012, down from 17 percent for the same age group in April 2007, before the recession, according to Southfield, Michigan-based R.L. Based on sales and survey data, it’s clear that young Americans are far more interested in iPhones than cars."

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2009

The small gain, along with a fifth straight increase in sales, raised hopes that businesses will begin restocking their depleted shelves, helping… Most small businesses plan no ‘09 bonuses, survey shows : More small-business employees can expect no end-of-year bonuses or gifts for 2009. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Give small firms as well as consumers protection from unfair bank charges says FPB : Ahead of the expected decision of the newly-formed Supreme Court to allow unfair bank charges to be investigated, the FPB is calling for protection for all small businesses as well as consumers. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Business cuts back on training and hours in bid to hang onto staff : A new survey by the Australian Industry Group has revealed that a third of companies are planning to cut their training budgets in the next 12 months, as entrepreneurs fight… India Inc’s business confidence surges, says CII : The business confidence of India Inc.

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Professional Assistant Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2008

A survey conducted in Britain states that solving your problems and being most productive happens before noon. Converted to Blogger by Blogger Templates © Content by Richard Rinyai 2007-2010 10:04 am is actually the time that you are most productive. 4:33 pm is the least productive time of your entire work day.

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The Small Business Blog

JUNE 8, 2010

However, a recent survey revealed that only a third of businesses recognised this. Blogging, as you mentioned, is also a different way of driving traffic to your main website but it’s absolutely crucial for businesses to make the connection between high rankings and keeping their website content fresh. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Customers Rock!

APRIL 14, 2010

A recent report that caught my attention is Watermark Consulting’s 2007-2009 performance analysis, which examines Forrester’s 2007 Customer Experience Index and shows how customer experience leaders outperform laggards in the stock market. Countless reports and case studies have proven this linkage. And it’s not as easy as it sounds.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2009

Business conditions and confidence jump again : The optimism of Australian businesses finally appears to be matched by actually business conditions, according to a new survey from National Australian Bank 2009 funding drought rolls on : For Australian start-ups looking for venture capital, 2009 was a very bad year. 2010 may be no better.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Late Payment, Headache For SMEs : A Survey carried out by Barclays in Wales found that 48% of Welsh SMEs experience problems with late payment. The changes will come into force today. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2009

Canadian small businesses report card : Ninety eight per cent of small business owners gave their companies a passing grade in a recent TD Canada Trust Small Business Survey, which asked 1002 small business owners with fewer than 20 employees to score their performance during the past year. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2010

.  We first wrote about coworking in a research report in the Intuit Future of Small Business report The Changing Face of Entrepreneurship , which was released in January of 2007.    Conduct two surveys augmented by in-person interviews.   Conduct two surveys augmented by in-person interviews.

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The Small Business Blog

NOVEMBER 13, 2007

New Small Business Startup Idea: Virtual Import/Export Assistant by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 13, 2007 You may speak more languages and have market segment knowledge about a certain product or service. Pete Stefan Töpfer Said on November 26th, 2007 at 8:49 am Hi Pete, I think you have done very well to plan your strategy as you have.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 11, 2007

companies, according to the Ethics Resource Center's 2007 National Business Ethics Survey®. public and private companies of all sizes for the survey show "disturbing shares of workers witnessing ethical misconduct at work - and tending not to report what they see. Interviews with almost 2,000 employees at U.S.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 16, 2009

If you have a few minutes, I'd love it if you would go to www.AboutOne.com  and take their market survey.     Please help the team ensure that the product meets YOUR needs by taking the survey at www.AboutOne.com - it takes less than 10 minutes and you can win an iPod Touch every month too.

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The Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2007

Clever Marketing by Kitchen Table Business by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 11, 2007 Shirley Jaffrey wrote me an email today, telling me her story how she started her business on a kitchen table and is now supplying the stars. Carl from Paid Surveys Said on October 23rd, 2008 at 2:19 am This is a truly inspiring story.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

E-Mail Five Best Email Clients - [link] - Lifehacker did a cool survey of their readers to find out what e-mail tools you like the best.  Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog?

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 31, 2006

Small Business Trends published a survey on “ Selling to Small Businesses ”, which supports the increasing importance of SEM: “ A full 73% of vendors attract small business customers through search engine results” Joe has another excellent article worth reading ; especially the last two bulletpoints are relevant to our discussion here.

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Andrea Kalli

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Generally, these actions include signing up for a free trial program, joining a new website, or completing an online survey. Per-action (CPA) Offers CPA (cost-per-action) offers are, as the name would suggest, a type of affiliate offer that pays out whenever the user completes a certain action.

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Service Untitled

MARCH 19, 2013

Since 2007, Walmart department and discount stores repeatedly have been labeled with the dubious distinction of having the “worst customer service in America.” Amazon led all e-commerce retailers with a score of 88 according to For See’s E-Retail Satisfaction survey.

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Success

APRIL 5, 2023

In a 2009 survey of consumer taste preferences, Domino’s and Chuck E. Patrick Doyle: In 2007-08, as the economy was starting to slow down and through some issues of our own, our domestic business had slowed down a lot. Yeah, Domino’s was good for a quick meal delivered to your doorstep. But quality fare? billion in 2022, with over $8.7

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Service Untitled

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

On Friday, a lonely Twitter entry stated, “Delta is improving&# and linked to a list of awards the airline has won dating back to 2007. Trailing with similar complaints were United, Alaska Airlines, American, and US Airway. So what’s a consumer to do?

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Service Untitled

JUNE 8, 2010

Regularly surveying customers, but keeping questions targeted to one specific area could evaluate the company’s progress. Cons: The book was copyrighted in 2007, and some of what was written seems out of date now. We’ll Pick You Up.&# The book emphasizes that satisfying customers is not complicated.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

AUGUST 16, 2010

After conducting a survey of about 4000+ of my Twitter followers, I learned that people have a real challenge figuring out where to pay attention and how to figure it out. Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog?

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Service Untitled

MARCH 15, 2010

On Valentine’s Day, 2007 an ice storm in the northeast set the venue for a customer service disaster when hundreds of passengers were held captive on the tarmac and thousands of travelers were stranded in airports.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

  A survey from the American Dietetic Association finds that 75 percent of office workers eat lunch at their desks as often as two or three times a week. Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog? Why is that?

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Service Untitled

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

Back in December 2007, I featured a two part guest post from Jennifer Harris, an employee at Ruby Receptionists. Most companies don’t tolerate the worst of these customers (they hang up ), but what about the customer who is just really angry and isn’t necessarily doing anything wrong? How do you work with that customer?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 30, 2010

  Accenture conducted a survey of 1,000 middle managers in large companies in the U.S. Work With Stephanie | Contact Copyright 2007-2010 Calahan Solutions, Inc. -- All Rights Reserved Want to use my content in your ezine, newsletter or blog? Feel free, but please give me proper credit and let me know so that I can thank you!

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 9, 2013

 According to this year's survey results from the MBO Partners State of Independence study about 40% of all adult Americans have spent part of their careers self-employed and we're forecasting 50% will have by 2020. Based on our research, this comes in two broad flavors: 1.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

I understand a company would be interested in knowing why people unsubscribe so they can improve their business, but a quick voluntary survey back would have been more appropriate. After the third e-mail back and forth I finally just told the person I was not interested and to please stop e-mailing me.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

was in a recession from December 2007 to June 2009—the longest since World War II, exceeding the recessions of 1973-1975, 1981-1982 and 1990-1991. So let’s take a look at the economic facts—not to dwell on what you already know, but to illustrate how even in the worst financial times there is opportunity for growth.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

In a recent survey, Jobvite found that before the recession, more than 60 percent of GenY candidates wanted a higher compensation than offered. I was laye doff in 2007 while attending an collage I had to take up two jobs to make ends meet which means that school was out of the schedule.

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 13, 2010

Before investing in any search strategy, reputation management or otherwise, plan things out, survey the options that are available, and take action. October 24th is the Online VA Summit What’s new in Microsoft Access 2007 – Publish to SharePoint What is SharePoint? 1) Create brand-friendly domain names.

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