Small Business Labs

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Unlike a traditional full or part-time job, it's easy to start (no interviewing, no bosses, no fix schedules, etc.)  While word of mouth and networking are still by far the primary way independents find work, the online platforms are increasingly being used to augment these methods. This is up from only about 5% in 2011. 

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Loosely Speaking

MARCH 14, 2011

Interview: Katie interviews Grant Riddle , GM of the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes minor league baseball team. Next up at AZVAs: Thursday, March 31 2011 , 1 – 4 pm Arizona Time. Time to network and exchange thoughts on monthly topics. Available until April 22, 2011, by clicking her e! Go here to register.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 25, 2011

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   John will interview Steph for 60 minutes.   John will interview Steph for 60 minutes. What: Blog Talk Radio When: January 28, 2011 10am CST Add to your calenar now!   John will interview Steph for 60 minutes. Productive & Organized Home Contribute to P&O!

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Success

MARCH 20, 2022

If your résumé needs work or your interview skills are rusty, hire a professional to work with you—don’t practice on prospective employers.” Budget for professional association dues—you want to build your network before you need it.”. This article was published in March 2011 and has been updated.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Archive Network with Steph Is This You?   Today, I share links to a number of different blogs and sites with content on: Planning Productivity Tools Mindset/Focus Social Media Productivity Time Management Tweet Planning Plan for a Better 2011: [link] (post) -- Chris Brogan shares his straight forward approach to annual planning. 

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Practically Perfect PA

JUNE 1, 2015

I have been very lucky to be involved with Dance Proms since its launch in 2011. In its first year I was point of contact for Wayne Sleep and arranged filming and interviews for him. Since 2011 we have built up a great working relationship, and for this year’s event I conducted a Q&A session with him which was great fun.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 25, 2017

I am Founder and Chair of Assistant Community EMEA (ACE) which is the assistant network for the EMEA region at BlackRock. After working experiences in Berlin and London in order to improve the languages, she joined the Tickets front of house team in 2011. Here is just one such interview with ES Magazine.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 2, 2010

Our interviews with Jeannine Clontz , VA Biz Coach (and this month’s episode sponsor) and Jennifer Holstad of A Byte in Time. You can be the subject of one of our interviews or sponsor an upcoming month of AZVAs newsletter & podcast? Our monthly listeners’ poll, asks: How do you cover your office when you are away?

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Bonnie Low Kramen

JANUARY 11, 2023

” Low-Kramen left that role in 2011 to create her own company , which specializes in training would-be celebrity personal assistants, as well as write books and give speeches on what VIP life was like IRL. Dukakis benefited from this network, too, Low-Kramen said.

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On The Job

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

That's why it was so interesting to interview the people at Umpqua Bank, and how they've created a culture that keeps workers so engaged. million in net earnings last year, an increase of almost 37% from 2011. "We (I learned to hold my breath for a really, really long time and then spray my window with Lysol after they left.)

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 8, 2015

However, when I moved to Denver in 2011, something slowly began to shift. Again, I took my own advice and activated my professional network. My very first official interview resulted in a job offer, which I declined (with great anxiety!). You see, I’m not exactly the type of person who is naturally cut out for self-employment.

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Eat Your Career

MARCH 8, 2015

However, when I moved to Denver in 2011, something slowly began to shift. Again, I took my own advice and activated my professional network. My very first official interview resulted in a job offer, which I declined (with great anxiety!). You see, I’m not exactly the type of person who is naturally cut out for self-employment.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 28, 2011

Archive Network with Steph Is This You? I then learned that a Twitterview was an interview that was conducted on Twitter using a hashtag (we used #BizProd) to aggregate all of the comments together in one spot where people could follow the conversation. It was her first time being the interviewer.)   A what?!?

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 30, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Frugal Innovation and Homemade Nuclear Fusion | Main | Wisconsin, Illinois Companies Feeling the Recovery » June 30, 2010 Yahoo CEO on Local Content Interesting interview with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz in the Wall Street Journal  (registration required). 

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 10, 2017

I had always meant to expound on that post about how the internet, social media, and networking online play a very big role for how I conduct my search and also improve my chances of protecting myself. Except in this day and age, it also starts even before they’ve contacted you for that interview to walk through their door.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Over the last few months we've interviewed a number of small businesses who use iPads.  We   Also, the iPad has not fully replaced notebook computers for most of the people we interviewed.    Also, the iPad has not fully replaced notebook computers for most of the people we interviewed. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 4, 2010

  Conduct two surveys augmented by in-person interviews.   In-person and telephone interviews will be used to augment the survey research, dive deeper on topics of interest (the role of social media in coworking, for example) and develop case studies.   We will be making our research findings public. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 20, 2010

  Recent survey results from the Network Solutions Small Business Success Index  also show this.    Only 22% of small businesses who use social media believe it has been profitable.    19% believe they have lost money on social media and 53% said they broke even. 

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

  We interviewed coworking facilitiy managers and owners as needed to verify information.    We also involved the Coworking Google Group in our research and released a draft facility list to the group.    Their input was invaluable to our work and we thank them for their guidance and feedback. 

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The Marq

MAY 24, 2012

So the interview with Chris and his Project Managers at Harris’s offices is at the LA City college campus. Though the interview is relaxed, they ask some difficult questions. Though the interview is relaxed, they ask some difficult questions. I tried to tell her ALL the detail of the interview.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 14, 2010

» June 14, 2010 MBO Partners: A Business Platform for Independent Consultants & Freelancers As part of our broader research looking at freelance and contingent work, I interviewed Gene Zaino, CEO of MBO Partners , last week.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Success

JULY 27, 2022

Gerber, 38, now a serial entrepreneur and author of Superconnector: Stop Networking and Start Building Business Relationships that Matter , published in 2018, has become an evangelist for entrepreneurship, particularly for resourceful young go-getters who may not be cut out for life as cubicle dwellers. Photo by Jaem Prueangwet/Shutterstock.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 30, 2010

  Our interviews with coworking users confirms that "accelerated serendipity" is not just a marketing phrase - it is occurring.  .  The concept is when smart people from diverse backgrounds come together in a coworking community, good things happen - including business innovation. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 17, 2010

Also, Stephen Colbert's interview of the article's author is pretty amusing. .  As with most Atlantic Monthly articles, The End of Men is very well written with lots of interesting insights and references.    It is well worth reading. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Free eBooks only lead to success if a writer makes a great first impression – it’s a lot like a job interview. and founder of Foboko.com , a social publishing network where members get support writing their books from peers and connect directly with readers. So let go of your ego and give the public a taste of what you have to offer.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 9, 2012

There is always an interview with a high level assistant talking about their day-to-day role or a piece on a well regarding celebrity and how they work with their PA. The magazine also features information on marketing, finance, productivity and updates on IT and social networking. Global PA Network. Executive PA.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

MAY 19, 2011

By day, entrepreneurs networked like crazy, pausing for talks from the likes of Richard Branson, Peter Thiel and Gary Vaynerchuk. Better World Books collects used books and textbooks through a network of over 1,800 college campuses and partnerships with over 2,000 libraries. million in funding for literacy and education.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2011

I had the happy privilege of interviewing many attendees on the red carpet, and it was so much fun. Well, having seen 2011’s Gala and Conference, I can say this year shattered my wildest expectations and exceeded in stellar proportions! Hey, beautiful!” Smile for me, baby!”. There was a lot of red lipstick!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

I teach classes to entrepreneurs and budding entrepreneurs, showing them how to take existing materials and turn them into entertaining videos & podcasts for sharing on social networks. The 100th anniversary of the first Hollywood Studio filming in Hollywood is October 26, 2011. Get out and interview people on your article/content.

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

She started in real estate in 2011 with no SOI, no experience and $6 to her name. Bethke started out as an individual realtor in 2011. His Get Attitude podcast won a Communicator Award for Diversity & Inclusion for his 8:46 Interviews Stories of Black America. 1 Amazon best-sellers. Candy Valentino.

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Ideas.Ted

JUNE 24, 2021

For this book, Gillard and Okonjo-Iweala interviewed eight remarkable female leaders from all over the world — including New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden, former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. asks Suleika Jaouad, who had to face her own mortality in 2011.

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