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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2011

Small Business Labs

Continuing our annual tradition, below is our Top 10 Small Business Trends list for 2011.    To see our past lists, click on the year: 2010 , 2009 , 2008.    We're optimistic the economy will continue to improve in 2011 and economic growth will be more widespread. 

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Progress of Bitcoin in Asia

Small Business CEO

Since the launch of bitcoin in 2009, Asia has been a key player in the cryptocurrency space. 2009 to 2011: Early days. In fact, some of the largest exchanges and trading platforms are based in Asia. photo credit: Rabauz / Pixabay. The early days of bitcoin were mostly dominated by Westerners.

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15

The Small Business Blog

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/15 by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 15, 2009 Here is this week’s news round-up for home business, micro business, sole-traders, freelancers, self-employed and any one who is interested in small business news from around the world. per cent in April 2011 has angered small business owners.

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Highly Skilled Self-Employed Driving the Growth of the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

think tank, released a study showing that 60 per cent of the growth in self-employment in Great Britain since 2009 has been in what they call the "privileged" sector. The fastest growing sectors employing these privileged workers include finance, banking, management consulting, advertising and information technology. . 

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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

Office Dynamics

In 2009, Adminology: the Art & Science of Leveraging Your Time & Talents to Impact the Bottom Line, hosted by Office Dynamics in Las Vegas, NV introduced everyone to Adminiology and the art and science behind doing an outstanding job as an administrative or executive assistant. We display courage even when we are scared inside.

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A Detailed Look at US Self-Employment Data

Small Business Labs

million Americans were self-employed in 2009.    The self-employment for 2009 rate was 10.9%.  .  We're still wading through all the data, but a couple of interesting things jumped out at us: 1.  15.3   15.3   This mean 1 out of 9 workers were self-employed.

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1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010

Small Business Labs

Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More.   The main driver for this shift is price.    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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