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The Strong Job Market's Impact on Independent Work

Small Business Labs

employment has grown consistently since 2013. That means the purchasing power of Americans went down during that period.   All of these impacts and changes are covered in more detail in the 2018 MBO Partners State of Independence report , which we work with MBO Partners on.

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How to Partner with a Rival for a Win-Win

Success

Results: As of 2018, there were 11 retailers within Minnehaha Mile proper. In 2013, I opened my retail store in a blighted commercial corridor. The benefit was that we really were educating the client base to make enlightened purchasing decisions in our industry, which only stands to raise the bar for everyone.