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Lessons From Past Recessions

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For anyone who lived through the fear and uncertainty of the 2008 financial crisis, hearing ‘recession’ from news anchors and pundits can bring up anxiety and fear. The most recent recession was in 2020 and only lasted a couple of months, whereas the 2008 recession lasted about 18 months.

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Tribe Urban Entertainment Gives Interns a Hands-on Experience in Media

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In 2008, following his graduation from the University of Greenwich in London, Michael Bullion, the founder and CEO of Black-owned media and entertainment company Tribe Urban Entertainment , found himself frustrated by his job search. “[I I was] looking for work for over 18 months.

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8 Niche Careers You Didn’t Even Know Existed

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Professional bridesmaid The “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” adage Katherine Heigl lived out in her 2008 movie 27 Dresses might be closer to reality than rom-com fans thought. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the occupation for security analysts (who perform ethical hacking) is expected to grow 32% by 2032.

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Workplace Trends for 2008

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Surveillance equipment, gates, bars, anti-theft devices, attack dogs, security guards, indentity theft products and anyone or anything that promotes "protection" will be in demand. There's room for the little guy.

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Is Craft Brewing a Harbinger of a New Artisan Economy?

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We even featured the industry in a 2008 research report, The New Artisan Economy,  which we did with Intuit. They'll be equipped with advanced technology, able to access global and local business partners and customers, and be capable of competing in any industry. In other words, these are good jobs.

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Health Grows to 17.6% of U.S. Economy

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of GDP in 2008.   These include an aging population requiring more health care, rising levels of chronic disease among the young and the expanding use of expensive, high-tech health equipment and pharmaceuticals.    Last year's 4% increase means we spent about $100 billion more on health care than in 2008

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The Wall Street Journal's Small Business, Big Innovation Contest

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.  Key quote from their submission: Using similar technology and equipment employed in the automotive side of our retail operations, we added a business that remanufactures airport ground services transportation equipment axles.   Vidler's 5 & 10 Inc.