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Review of Our Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2010

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.  Our 2011 list will be out in the coming weeks.    The Shift to Contingent Workers Turns Employees into Entrepreneurs :  If anything, the shift to contingent workers (part-timers, temps, contractors, freelancers, etc.)   We are optimistic that this forecast will start to be realized in 2011

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More Canadians Becoming Freelancers

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  From the article: "The jobs that are coming back are part-time and temporary. The latest data show that there is an ongoing loss of full-time and permanent jobs. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce

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    The reasons are pretty straight forward:  (1) technology makes it easier to hire and manage contingents; (2) it is cheaper; and (3) it provides companies with increased business flexibility.    The CNN article focuses on the growing use of temps.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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