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MAY 19, 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. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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

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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.

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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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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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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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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.  If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. We've been researching social shopping and have done a few recent posts on the topic. 

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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JUNE 21, 2010

a start up for small businesses. 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. creating revolution in the social market as days are rolling on.

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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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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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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.  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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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JULY 1, 2010

  The workforce participation rate for those 65 and older starting moving up in the early 90's.  In my career, I've worked with people 55 and up in an activity centre and with members of non-profit boards who faced "forced" retirement. But another group will work because they have to. 

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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. 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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OCTOBER 19, 2010

  The small business economy is still in recession and will continue to be until small business demand picks up.  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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JUNE 8, 2010

  However, as the economy continues to recover we expect small business demand for credit to also pick up.  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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JULY 6, 2010

Chinese manufacturing costs are going up due to rising labor costs, increasing transportation costs and the Chinese government decision to allow their currency to fluctuate - a decision that will very likely lead to the Yuan appreciating against the dollar. becoming more cost effective. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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