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MAY 19, 2010

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MAY 11, 2010

TV sets , up from 2.86 Hi, You obviously put a lot of work into that post and it’s very interesting to see the thought process that you went through to come up with those conclusion. Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More. home has 2.93

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

  It is also called farmshoring and it is a trend that is picking up steam.  . | Main | Soaring with the Cloud - Free Online Virtual Summit » September 24, 2010 Outsourcing to Rural Areas of the U.S. Good article in Business Week on the growth of rural outscourcing.  Having trouble reading this image?

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Small Business Recession Not Over | Main | Wealthy Planning on Working in Retirement » September 29, 2010 The Future Job Thats Here Today I've been a regular reader of Popular Science since junior high and have always enjoyed their visions of the future. 

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MAY 10, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Increase in Unemployment Rate Good News | Main | 1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010 » May 10, 2010 Disruption and the Analyst Industry I signed up for GigaOm Pro  recently.    It costs $79 a year to subscribe. View an alternate.

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MAY 3, 2010

» May 03, 2010 More on Social Shopping - Groupon In follow-up to last week's post on social shopping I wanted to spend a bit more time on Groupon.    So far, 647 people have signed up for the deal.   The normal price is $295, so the savings is substantial.  Having trouble reading this image?

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Linking Coworking and Innovation | Main | Good News - The Unemployment Rate Went Up in August » August 31, 2010 Small Business Employment, Confidence Stalled The Intuit Small Business Employment Index for August showed a slowing rate of small business job growth. 

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Local Online Advertising to Increase 18% in 2011 | Main | 20 TED Talks for Small Business » August 26, 2010 Despite Recession, Private Tutoring Booms One of the trends I find really interesting is the continued growth of small personal services companies. .  View an alternate.

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JUNE 9, 2010

| Main | More Canadians Becoming Freelancers » June 09, 2010 The Rise of Super Angels Several interesting articles this week on the growing role Angel Investors are playing in the funding of tech and Internet related start-ups.   But unlike traditional VCs, super angels actively invest in seed stage companies. 

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JUNE 2, 2010

  But following up on yesterday's post on IBM's global CEO survey , I wanted to highlight one of their charts.    The chart below shows their survey results on the key external forces likely to impact large corporations over the next 3 years.   Technology allows companies to better manage complexity.

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MAY 28, 2010

" The company installs 1.2 square meter garden boxes in the back yards of their clients.    The picture on the right is from the article and does a nice job showing the product.    Young Urban Farmers charges for installation.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments. View an alternate.

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MAY 4, 2010

  The leader in this space is the start-up Groupon , which just raised $125 million and is valued at over $1 billion.  Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « More on Social Shopping - Groupon | Main | More Evidence Facebook is Taking Over the Web » May 04, 2010 Why Arent Newspapers Doing Social Shopping?

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JUNE 28, 2010

  Also, the midwest's economy has held up much better than the coasts during the recession.  "  He was joking of course, but it did make me realize a lot of folks are unaware of the interesting technology activities going on in the midwest.  So take some time to read Silicon Prairie News. 

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JUNE 17, 2010

  And having discussed these trends with a variety of audiences, I can report that many react negatively to the idea that women are not only catching up to men, but may overtake them on many economic measures over the next decade.  " The recent Newsweek article - Are we There Yet? View an alternate.

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JUNE 16, 2010

  They also have a blog and a daily research round-up.   Both the blog and daily research round-up are excellent sources of trend information.   And The chart below is taken from their research on U.S. demographic trends and highlights the growing diversity of the U.S.  View an alternate.

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JULY 7, 2010

  This is little changed from 2008, but up from 14.5%   Hispanics make up just over 50.5%   Again, this is little changed from 2008 but up from 49% in 2004.  .  Foreign born workers comprise about 15.5% of the US civilian labor force, or about 23.9 million workers.  View an alternate.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The event has a great line up of speakers including: Reed Hastings, founder of Netflix;  Deborah Farrington, a venture capitalist with StarVest Partners;  Jeff Stiles of SAP; Lisa Larson of Drugstore.com; Jim O’Neill of HubSpot; and Brent Leary of CRM Essentials.    It is a game changer for many businesses.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

  Q2 profits for the S&P 500 were up 29% and profit margins reached near record levels. Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More. It also seems to be a good descriptor for what is happening in the U.S. Having trouble reading this image?

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JULY 8, 2010

  I grew up in a small, midwestern farm town and admit to being biased towards the Heartland.  .  But as the article points out, it is not just commodity related industries that are doing well in the Heartland.    It's good to see good things happening there.  Having trouble reading this image?

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JUNE 4, 2010

» June 04, 2010 Coworking Labs - Our New Research Blog for our Coworking Project Emergent Research (that's us) is teaming up with the Society for New Communications Research for a research project on coworking.    We will be reporting on the project and coworking in general on our new CoworkingLabs project blog. 

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JULY 30, 2010

  But the concepts - shared space, targeted at independent workers and small businesses, an emphasis on community and networking - are being picked up in a variety of fields and shared facilities. Hackerspaces  are an example.    They are coworking facilities for people who like to hack or make things. 

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JULY 30, 2010

  But the concepts - shared space, targeted at independent workers and small businesses, an emphasis on community and networking - are being picked up in a variety of fields and shared facilities. Hackerspaces  are an example.    They are coworking facilities for people who like to hack or make things. 

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JULY 27, 2010

" VCs, of course, used to invest in raw start-ups.  .  Key quote: "I believe entrepreneurs should seek angel money when their product is not yet complete, is not in the market and thus they cannot demonstrate real market traction to investors.   Kudos to Wilson for telling it like it is. View an alternate.

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JUNE 23, 2010

" While small farms are not going to replace large farms anytime soon, the USDA is projecting that the market for locally grown food will be about $7 billion by 2012, up steeply from $4 billion in 2002. agriculture went through a dramatic consolidation." This prevents automated programs from posting comments. View an alternate.

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JUNE 21, 2010

a start up for small businesses. creating revolution in the social market as days are rolling on. For small businesses, they should look into this area where they can get more exposer and reach millions of people. Posted by: traffic school california | June 22, 2010 at 11:38 PM Great Article. Thanks for sharing it with us. View an alternate.

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JUNE 7, 2010

Basically you show up, help pick the sessions and break into small groups and exchange information.  .  Content is provided by participants and the day consists of sessions proposed by attendees with the schedule created on site the morning of the event.   Space is generally limited and costs low.  View an alternate.

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MAY 27, 2010

These women, who have been living or contributing at a subsistence level, are now entering the mainstream for the first time. This prevents automated programs from posting comments. Having trouble reading this image? View an alternate. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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MAY 21, 2010

Main | Maker Faire Round-Up, From a Small Business Perspective » May 21, 2010 The Small Business Side of Maker Faire Maker Faire  is best known as a geek-fest.  Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More. View an alternate.

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MAY 8, 2010

  The government also revised up the amount of jobs added in March to 230,000 from the originally reported 162,000. .  But in this case it is not. The reason is the economy created 290,000 jobs in April, its strongest showing since prior to the recession.  This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

  A recent WSJ article, Start-ups on a Shoestring , also covers ultralight startups.  link] Posted by: Smeade | September 22, 2010 at 11:09 PM The other point to consider is that while this was a "lean" start-up it also didn't require anything besides the founder's own expertise and hard work.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Good News - The Unemployment Rate Went Up in August | Main | Wall Street Journal on the Two-Track Economy » September 07, 2010 Our iPad Review The iPad is a huge success.    Many of these are being used by small businesses. View an alternate.

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AUGUST 19, 2010

Under the radar of all the "bad" press, China is setting up itself to become a true economic power. My two cents: watch China. Posted by: Recession Buster Special: FREE Professional Site For Your Small Business | August 19, 2010 at 08:46 PM Steve, great info here. This prevents automated programs from posting comments.

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JUNE 15, 2010

"  Another term that comes up a lot is "human augmentation," which is the use of technology to add capabilities to humans. .  In futurist circles, the view that humans and machines will merge has been around a long time.    It even has a name -  "post humanism." 

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AUGUST 17, 2010

    In case you haven't already given up, Scott Shane has an interesting article that compares U.S. .  The Importance of Startups in Job Creation and Job Destruction finds that startups - firms less than 1 year old - create all U.S. private sector net new jobs.  Census data with U.S.

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OCTOBER 19, 2010

  The small business economy is still in recession and will continue to be until small business demand picks up.  .  They also have better access to credit and are benefiting from global stimulus spending – most of which flows to large corporations.    The implications of this data are pretty clear. 

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MAY 25, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Maker Faire Round-Up, From a Small Business Perspective | Main | Inc. Archives November 2010 October 2010 September 2010 August 2010 July 2010 June 2010 May 2010 April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 More.   For a long time recent human cultural evolution has been a bit of a puzzle. 

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JUNE 8, 2010

  However, as the economy continues to recover we expect small business demand for credit to also pick up.  .  From our perspective, creating programs that attempt to stimulate loan demand will likely have limited impact at this point in time.    But we think the money will be there as the economy recovers. 

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