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Poverty in America

Small Business Labs

of Americans lived in poverty in 2017, which is statistically the same as in 2016. The chart below shows how the both the official and supplemental poverty rates from 2009 to 2017. In September the U.s. Census Bureau released the Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2017. It reports that 13.9%

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Why Companies Are Increasing Their Use of Contingent Labor

Small Business Labs

The article The Contingent Workforce Management Program of 2016 provides their view of how corporate contingent labor programs will evolve over the next couple of years. Key quote from the article: In 2009, the estimated percentage of contingent workforce utilization within the average enterprise hovered around 16% or 17%. The

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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. Between 2011 and 2016 the total number of U.S. The Resolution Trust, a left leaning U.K.   The chart below show the growth of U.S.

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Who Needs Luck? Quick Hint.

The Marq

Copyright(c) 2009-2020 TheMarq.com. We created some amazing products and services together that changed the world for the better, and I'm grateful to have been in the company of these great women and men who made up the most effective, enjoyable, and energizing teams I've been a member of. Thanks for the years and good times, folks!

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Somewhere Between 2.5 million and 59 Million Americans "Work" in the Online Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

For example, our most recent study - the 2016 MBO Partners State of Independence study - shows about 40 million Americans work in the gig economy by our definition.   When we first started trying to quantify the size of the gig economy (back in 2009) we got a lot of push back on our numbers.

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How policy and cost savings are helping to drive the uptake of low-energy, retrofit LED Lamps

Eco-Office Gals

A phase-out of lamps started in 2009 and will. continue until 2016 to include not only consumer products but also those used in highway, office and industrial lighting applications. The EU directives of Energy using Products (EuP) and later the Eco-Design (ErP) have brought about the prohibition of some inefficient lamps.

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The Productivityist Podcast 75: Steve Kamb

Productivityist

Note: I said 9 years ago on the podcast, but that was because I got caught on the fact we spoke in 2009. Camp Nerd Fitness | September 21–25, 2016. My bad…sorry!). Relevant Links. Nerd Fitness. Level Up Your Life: How to Unlock Adventure and Happiness by Becoming the Hero of Your Own Story by Steve Kamb | Amazon.

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