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The Surge in New Small Business Applications

Small Business Labs

  An interesting aspect of this data is the difference between the current surge compared to the slight uptick in applications during the last recession (2008-2009).      There are several likely reasons for this surge.     This is especially true for gig economy businesses. 

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Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/01

The Small Business Blog

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/12/01 by Stefan Töpfer on Dec 01, 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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business world News Round-up - 2009/10/27

The Small Business Blog

Small Business world News Round-up – 2009/10/27 by Stefan Töpfer on Oct 27, 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. — ST. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Take Control of Your Customer Service with These 6 Tips

Success

You can’t just do a yearly survey and think you will capture it all. This article was published in September 2009 and has been updated. When you know someone cares about you, you have that trust and loyalty and you are willing to forgive them if something goes wrong. Evaluating performance. Provide the option of human interaction.

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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. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Small Business World News Round-up - 2009/11/03

The Small Business Blog

Small Business World News Round-up – 2009/11/03 by Stefan Töpfer on Nov 03, 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. — ST. Digg Furl Netscape Yahoo!

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Deepak Chopra Explains How to Take Control of Your Joy

Success

In 2021 when the General Social Survey asked participants whether they were happy, nearly 80% of Americans answered in the affirmative (either “very happy” or “pretty happy.). This article was published in August 2009 and has been updated. It was assumed that happiness didn’t need much thought, on the whole.

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