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What can we learn from watching the Crystal Ball?

Job Advice Blog

The long term prediction is that a decade from now the retirement of the baby boomers could cause labor shortages which again lead to opportunities. They also need to learn how to benefit from the fast-evolving social media. This will lead to openings and opportunities. But here I am not talking quantity but quality.

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Johnny Bench's Vowels of Success

Make or Break Moments

I once dated Johnny Bench. Now “dated&# is a relative term. During his final year of baseball with the Cincinnati Reds I attended all of the home games, purchasing a bleacher ticket and sneaking my way down to the seats behind home plate. He’s still a legend and his message is as inspiring today as it was when he played for the Reds.

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A Detailed Look at US Self-Employment Data

Small Business Labs

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Wealthy Planning on Working in Retirement | Main | Data and Analytics Help Macys Go Local » October 01, 2010 A Detailed Look at U.S. million Americans were self-employed in 2009.    The self-employment for 2009 rate was 10.9%.    15.3

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Tablet Sales Forecasted to Explode

Small Business Labs

To put this into perspective, about 300 million PCs and 175 million Smartphones were sold globally in 2009.  .  Tablet sales in Asia - currently negligible - are also expected to grow rapidly.   The iPad is, of course, the most successful tablet so far.    Apple sold 4.2 Having trouble reading this image?

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Soaring with the Cloud - Free Online Virtual Summit

Small Business Labs

  It's also on our Top 10 Small Business Trends lists for 2010 and 2009.  Cloud   We write a lot about the importance of cloud computing.    Cloud computing is a fundamental technology shift and one of the key trends impacting businesses of all sizes. Having trouble reading this image?

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

Small Business Labs

.   Despite the shift away from cable/satellite services, it does not yet appear that American's love affair with TV has ended.    Nielsen also recently reported that the average U.S. home has 2.93 TV sets , up from 2.86   The average TV owning home has 2.5 residents, so the average U.S. View an alternate.

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An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector

Small Business Labs

  It likely fell again in 2009.  .  Most of the data on non-profits pre-date the recession, so we don't have a good sense of its impact on the number of non-profits.    Donation data is more current and fell 5.6%   But we don't think this resulted in a decline in the number of small non-profits. 

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