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Use of Contract Labor by Sole Proprietors Surging

Small Business Labs

The IRS recently released the 2013 data on sole proprietors. In 2013 there were a bit over 24 million sole proprietors reporting about $1.34 In 2013 there were a bit over 24 million sole proprietors reporting about $1.34 In 2012 there were 23.5   Over the same period salary and wage expense increased only 10.7%.

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How to Name Your Business

Success

It’s far less expensive to name a company with a descriptive title and tagline,” Isen says. Sales rose by 23% in 2012. This article was published in May 2013 and has been updated. Consider the type of name you’re after. A few tools to brainstorm your name: Online business-naming tools such as Wordoid.com can help generate ideas.

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The On-Demand Economy and the "Plight of the Sometimes Poor"

Small Business Labs

Conducted in 2012 and 2013, the study tracked the finanical lives 235 low- and middle-income households. They are very expensive and very hard to do.  The reason is this study covered several very important, growing trends: Income instability, volatility and uncertainty are causing problems for a wide range of Americans.

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Economic Insecurity and the Decline of Babies

Small Business Labs

birth rate flattened out in 2012 relative to 2011 with just under 4 million babies being born in both years. But they may go even lower in 2013. Centers for Disease Control indicate 2013's fertility may decline slightly compared to  2012. And they are expensive to raise.

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resistkxl: Blockadia Rising: Voices of the Tar Sands.

Denise Aday

In 2012, Texas landowners and environmental activists came together to organize resistance against a dangerous pipeline being built by a Canadian corporation to bring tar sands oil from Alberta Canada to refineries near the Gulf of Mexico.

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You're Invited: How to Use The Power of Video to Attract Loyal Paying Clients Who Want You!

Stephanie LH Calahan

Did you know that Cisco projects that by 2013, 90% of internet traffic will be video? When: November 8, 2012. If you think this book is expensive, you should see how much it will cost you in silly equipment, and wasted time and effort. I just wish I'd had it before I made all those silly and rather expensive mistakes.

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My 2015 Year in Review (and How a Journal Made It Easy to Do)

Productivityist

We had a great (albeit expensive) time. I took part in my first “vertical” beer tasting when my friend Tony invited me and another friend Jeff over to his place to try Driftwood Old Cellar Dwellar from the 2012, 2013, and 2014 bottles. The kids and I went to see Marvel Universe LIVE.

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