Small Business Labs

JANUARY 5, 2012

  Being Human:  A trend that has rippled through our research the past couple of years - and especially in 2011 - is the growing dissatisfaction with our de-humanized world.   2012 will see more small businesses recognize and take advantage of this key competitive advantage.    Social Trends.

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Proof it works: Schaus’s profits grew by 15% from 2011 to 2012 as a result of her partnerships. In 2012 I passed along between 35 and 40% of the work that came my way. Our goal was to have 25% of our sales come from paddleboards, and we were projected to hit 20% in 2012. Photo by ChickenStock Images/Shutterstock.

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from 2012—while the growth of male-owned employer businesses during the same time period was only 5.2%. million workers in 2019 and grew their workforce by 28%… between 2012 and 2019.” She moved on in 2012 and founded Mina Shah Enterprises the following year, self-funding with income from consulting.

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billion in annual production in 2012 (up $900 million over 2011) and partnered with 850 leaders in the insurance business. Some might have scoffed that Excel wasn’t ready to swim with the sharks in a very cutthroat business. The company’s results spoke for themselves, however: Excel had $3.6

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Eco-Office Gals

AUGUST 25, 2011

With the Prius+, Toyota again shows it leads the way in the burgeoning Eco Car market a new Prius + will set you back a starting price of $26k (compared to a used Toyota for sale , the original Prius 2011 model around $15k.). A production version of this car is schedule to be shown at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show.

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Eco-Office Gals

OCTOBER 6, 2012

Also, a 2011 Obama decision to deregulate the planting of genetically modified alfalfa and sugar beets incensed organic farmers and environmental leaders. Post from: Eco-Office Gals Presidential Environmental Track Record and Positions 2012. or breakfast cereal. Send questions to: earthtalk@emagazine.com.

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In 2011, Helene Sula was attending her new husband’s work event at a rock climbing gym when an unsecured belay quickly led to her hurtling off the wall and smashing her leg and ankle. In 2012, there were few examples of full-time bloggers, and the path to revenue felt more like trades with other bloggers than profit.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 15, 2019

million annually since 2011. In 2012, only about 800,000 exited, but in 2016 2.4 This resulted in the percentage of reluctants falling from 34% of full-time independent workers in 2012 to just 19% in 2019.  But the number of people exiting has varied widely. million did. million range. 

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 30, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact 2012: My Year in Review Posted on 12/30/2012 // Leave a Comment Last year I offered up a year in review post , and i’m doing it again this year. Otherwise I would have equalled 2011’s total. What else did I do in 2012? I did turn 38. I will write a song.

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Babcock visited Bonton for the first time in 2011. So in 2012, he sold his house in Frisco (a suburb of Dallas), quit his job of eight years, and moved to one of the poorest areas in Dallas. “It One day, back in 2012, his friend was carrying a bag of vegetables he had harvested from Babcock’s garden across Bonton.

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Small Business CEO

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

With 2012 right around the corner, your small business is likely hoping the New Year allows you and your employees a fresh start, especially if the return on investment (ROI) for 2011 has been less than stellar. If you have been around for some time now, how has 2011 compared to previous years? Better revenue?

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

  Key findings include: The independent workforce grew from 16 million in 2011 to 16.9 million in 2012. Compared with 2011, satisfaction was up, concerns about the challenges of being independent (lack of consistent income, job security, lack of benefits, etc.) million independents earn more than $100,000 per year.

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The Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Latest OFCOM figures have shown that online spending for the UK in 2012 increased on average by 16% per person compared to 2011. This meant an increased average spend of £1,175 compared to £1,017 the previous year, more than double the average spend per head of other countries in the survey.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Smartphone penetration continued to grow in July 2012, with 55.5 now owning smartphones.This is a significant increase compared to July 2011 when only 41 percent of mobile subscribers owned smartphones."  This is up from 36% in 2011. According to Nielsen : "U.S. percent of mobile subscribers in the U.S.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

.   NVCA  also reported that the level of 2012 venture funding will likely substantially fall relative to 2011. According to the NVCA, the number of these rounds has fallen by almost one-third in 2012 versus 2011.   This cash crunch was one of our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2012.

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In its 2011 Oracle Customer Experience Impact Report , Harris Research found that 86 percent of U.S. According to the Echo 2012 Global Customer Service Barometer , only 7 percent of U.S. Favorable impressions that are not backed by strong performances are worthless.

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

 Here's the data from the article: from 2006 to 2011 the number of dogs declined from 72 million to 70 million. about 36 million households owned at least 1 cat in 2011, down 6% from 2006. It will be interesting to see if the pet population bounced back a bit in 2012. According to article the number of pets in the U.S.

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Small Business Labs

DECEMBER 21, 2011

We at Smallbizlabs hope 2011 was a good year for you, your family and your small business.    We're looking forward to 2012 and are optimistic that the small business economy will continue to improve. Happy Holidays to all.

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Since 2012, when Chance released his first mixtape after graduating from Jones College Prep in 2011, his promise has attracted attention from established artists eager to collaborate. In 2016, he co-created the Warmest Winter project, which created coats that doubled as sleeping bags for the homeless.

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Productivityist

JULY 10, 2012

Productivityist.com by Mike Vardy Start Here Archives Store Contact World Domination Summit 2012: The First Event I’ve Cried At (Twice) Posted on 07/10/2012 // 17 Comments I needed a day to collect these thoughts into something not just comprehensive, but comprehensible. The WDS Difference I didn’t want it to end.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 22, 2014

in 2011, 16.3% in 2012 and 14.6% .  Key quote: "Retailers got only about half the holiday traffic in 2013 as they did just three years earlier, according to ShopperTrak, which uses a network of 60,000 shopper-counting devices to track visits at malls and large retailers across the country.

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

Offer good through 12/31/2011. Valid through 1/31/2012. Copyright © 2007-2011. Get $10.00 Off Any Echo™ smartpen Redeemable only at Livescribe.com. Enter promo code OfficeDynamics at checkout. Limited Time Offer: FREE Evernote Premium one year subscription included with any smartpen purchase and registration (a $45 value).

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Small Business Labs

JULY 6, 2011

  Stock market analysts are forecasting S&P 500 companies, on average, will see earnings growth of 17% in 2011 and 14% in 2012.    We think this trend will continue for the rest of 2011.  we've faced in the 1st half of 2011 are easing.  economic growth in 2nd half of 2011. 

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

  As you can see from the chart below, 14% responded probably/definitely in 2011 and 13% responded probably/definitely in 2012. " Earlier in the survey the term independent worker is defined to include freelancing, temping, self-employment, etc. 

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 24, 2013

percent in 2011. " Both private and public union membership fell in 2012, with public membership falling 234,000 and private membership dropping about 166,000.  .  Key quote from the article: "The percentage of workers in unions fell to 11.3 percent, down from 11.8

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

The Towers Watson 2011/2012 Talent Management and Rewards study has some fascinating insights on the disconnect between what workers want and what employers think they want. As can be seen from the chart below, the biggest disconnects are around job security and stress. 

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Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Lots of good information on mobile computing in comScore's 2012 Mobile Future in Focus report (free, registration required). smartphone population used their phone to perform retail research while inside a store in 2011.   One thing that really jumped out at me is the impact of smartphones on small business transparency.

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Office Dynamics

AUGUST 7, 2012

You see, in 2011, we had much success with our activity. The plan was to publish the book by Administrative Professional’s Day 2012 and share 50% of the books proceeds to St. In the meantime we are still experiencing the success of the 2011 project. The 24 teams in the room quickly went to work and jotted down their ideas.

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Eco-Office Gals

JUNE 6, 2018

According to the 2012 Cone Green Gap Trend Tracker, 69% of Americans take the environment into consideration when making choices about what products or services to buy. According to a Harvard Business School study published in 2011 that surveyed 180 U.S. These results have been demonstrated in businesses across all industries.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 15, 2014

birth rate flattened out in 2012 relative to 2011 with just under 4 million babies being born in both years. After declining for the last 4 years, the U.S.  This maintains the number of U.S. births per 1000 women aged 15-44 at 63, its lowest level since records have been kept. But they may go even lower in 2013.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 9, 2016

Big Coworking is getting bigger - and more numerous : We first wrote about big coworking spaces in 2011 , which at the time we defined as bigger than 20,000 square feet. Back in to 2012 we wrote about the Top 10 Signs Coworking is Growing Up. We'll be updating this forecast in the near future, but assume it's going way up.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 15, 2012

 The Economic Policy Institute's The Class of 2012 lays out how the job situation is for those 25 and younger.  Between 2000 and 2011 real wages for high school workers under age 25 fell by 11.1%. Although the overall labor market continues to improve, there isn't a lot of good job news for young Americans.

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Laughing all the Way to Work

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

We wish you the best of holidays and a prosperous 2012! For customers who do not celebrate Christmas (or if you cannot get messages out before 2012), use a New Year's message like one of these: To a customer: Thank you for your business this year. May 2012 be your best year yet! We survived 2011! Happy new year!

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 13, 2016

I left primary teaching in June 2011 and started at Data Interchange as an Office Administrator shortly afterwards. Coming runner up for the Hays/Executive PA Magazine awards for Newcomer of the Year 2012 started my journey into becoming a career PA. Firstly, can I have a little background about you…. What is your career background?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2011

As we near the end of 2011, I know you've probably already mapped out your business plan for the New Year. What if you could learn some targeted tactics to dramatically up-level your business in 2012? Interested? My friend and colleague, Dr. Shannon Reece, has created a fabulous gift for you!

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Small Business Labs

MAY 31, 2016

  The reality is in just a few years - Uber went live 2011 and Lyft in 2012 - ridesharing has fundamentally changed the taxi business.  ." This, of course, makes it sound like having 35 million Americans (roughly 15% of adults) using a service is a very small number. 

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Office Dynamics

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

In January of 2011, Our CEO and founder, Joan Burge, lost her husband of 34 years to Pancreatic Cancer. November 1, 2012 would have been Joan and Dave's 36th Wedding Anniversary. November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month and it’s important for us to share that with you.

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