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Small Business Closure Scenarios

Small Business Labs

.   By way of comparison, the SBA chart below shows small business closure and startup rates between 1990-2015.      On average about 8% of small businesses closed each year between 1990 and 2015 and 10% closed at the height of the Great Recession in 2009. Q2 GDP is -34%, Q3 +5% and Q4 +12%.

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All the free training we offer in one place!

Office Dynamics

However we aren’t able to reach every administrative professional with our our premium programs. We have a ton of value to bring to the profession and we certainly don’t want to exclude the many assistants who aren’t receiving funding to attend our live events. More free assistant training at your fingertips.

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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. While this doesn't exactly map to the Resolution Trust's definition of "privileged", it is similar. million over this time frame. This

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IBM Cuts Telecommuting and the Paradox of Place

Small Business Labs

And by 2009, when remote work was still, for most, a novelty, 40% of IBM’s 386,000 global employees already worked at home. IBM, of course, isn't the only well known example of a company reducing or eliminating telecommuting. Remote work] was a great strategy for the 90s and the 80s, but not for 2015.” Hence the paradox.

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Networking best practices for assistants

Practically Perfect PA

We don’t have many career advancing opportunities and networking can help us learn from each other. During our Assist Conference , which takes place in February 2015, one of our sessions will be solely dedicated to networking and learning best practices from some of the UK’s foremost movers and shakers!

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2017

Small Business Labs

.  So as you look through the list, keep in mind that the future doesn't change much year to year and while the pace of change is fast, it's not as fast as we think. For the list from prior years, click on the year:   2015 , 2014 , 2013 ,  2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008. Technology.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

So, we asked you, our readers, to nominate the people who have made long-lasting, positive change in your life. And with that, we introduce to you, the SUCCESS 125. Jean Accius. Senior Vice President. He is a teacher, a mentor, a coach, a convener, and a doer. But this is not where her journey began. Now, her team—also the No. Dave Conord.

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