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. You can pick up the books by going here. ) Otherwise I would have equalled 2011’s total. Didn’t happen.

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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

JUNE 21, 2010

He is globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. Marc Meyer is the Director of Social Media and Search at Digital Response Marketing Group in Naples, Florida. creating revolution in the social market as days are rolling on. a start up for small businesses.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 3, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Accounting a Barbell Industry | Main | Why Arent Newspapers Doing Social Shopping? » 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. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 4, 2010

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? We've been researching social shopping and have done a few recent posts on the topic. 

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 21, 2010

  Industry analysts are upping their app revenue forecasts almost monthly.  A I know this is really boring and you are skipping to the next comment, but I just wanted to throw you a big thanks - you cleared up some things for me! At the same time, many consider this the golden era of small software companies. 

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Small Business Labs

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.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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Small Business Labs

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. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.   The main driver for this shift is price. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 21, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Is Corporate Social Media Sales Media? 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.  Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

  It is also called farmshoring and it is a trend that is picking up steam.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 9, 2010

Seed Deals Account for 26% of Early-stage Web Investments from Giga Om covers the frothy state of angle investments in web start-ups and the growing clout of "super angels."    The article uses as an example Pasadena Angels, an angel investment club that reviews 400-600 business plans a year. 

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Small Business Labs

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.

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Small Business Labs

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. . 

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Small Business Labs

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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Small Business Labs

JUNE 2, 2010

  But following up on yesterday's post on IBM's global CEO survey , I wanted to highlight one of their charts.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.   Technology allows companies to better manage complexity. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

MAY 28, 2010

If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. " The company installs 1.2 square meter garden boxes in the back yards of their clients. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 28, 2010

  Also, the midwest's economy has held up much better than the coasts during the recession.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.

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Small Business Labs

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 If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

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.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. million workers. 

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Small Business Labs

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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Small Business Labs

JULY 8, 2010

  I grew up in a small, midwestern farm town and admit to being biased towards the Heartland.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.

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Loosely Speaking

JUNE 2, 2010

How to win coffee or tea on Tara and Katie : (a) comment on the show here (respond to our poll question, tell us something that helped, or didn’t, or what you’d like to hear next time), OR, (b) leave your comment over on the AZVAs FaceBook page , OR, (c) simply review the podcast when listening to it on iTunes)!

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

keep it up mate, Posted by: Jeffrey "Best Home Based Businesses" Mangulabnan | October 03, 2010 at 08:26 PM Verify your Comment Previewing your Comment Posted by: | This is only a preview. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

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. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Hackerspaces  are an example. 

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Small Business Labs

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. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Hackerspaces  are an example. 

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Small Business Labs

JULY 27, 2010

" VCs, of course, used to invest in raw start-ups.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.   Kudos to Wilson for telling it like it is.

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Small Business Labs

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. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 7, 2010

Basically you show up, help pick the sessions and break into small groups and exchange information.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 27, 2010

If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. These women, who have been living or contributing at a subsistence level, are now entering the mainstream for the first time.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 8, 2010

  The government also revised up the amount of jobs added in March to 230,000 from the originally reported 162,000. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.

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Small Business Labs

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?

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Small Business Labs

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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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 19, 2010

Under the radar of all the "bad" press, China is setting up itself to become a true economic power. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 11, 2010

  Q2 profits for the S&P 500 were up 29% and profit margins reached near record levels. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc.

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Success

APRIL 5, 2023

Domino’s chefs reimagined their pizza from the crust up, and executives retrained the employees in 5,000 stores, then listened as reviews came in. So the brand lives in social media. Second, recognize the power of social media and build a two-way conversation with your customers.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 18, 2010

" Tim has written a follow-up article on his un-retirement - How to Rewrite Your Job Instead of Retiring - over at Small Business Trends.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.   It is interesting to see his perspective after 3 years. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 15, 2010

"  Another term that comes up a lot is "human augmentation," which is the use of technology to add capabilities to humans. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it.   It even has a name -  "post humanism." 

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