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2014 MBO Partners State of Independence Report Released

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million in 2014. trillion in total revenue in 2014, spent more than $150 billon on non-payroll/contractor expenses , and are the primary income source for more than 10 million American households.  The full 2014 MBO Partners State of Independence report is available here. This is up 1.2% from 2013 and 12.5%

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3 Tips for Responding to the Inevitable ‘Your Price Is Too High’ Rejection

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They need to see references from satisfied customers as well as case studies and whitepapers attesting that your outcome will be better and worth the added expense. This article was published in January 2014 and has been updated. To that end, you provide them with proof, an analysis showing the greater value produced by what you sell.

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5 Productivity Products and Services to Boost Company Morale

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Go green and get a little oxygen boost In a 2014 study from the Journal of Experimental Psychology that examined “lean offices,” meaning they were pretty boring and bare, researchers noted a 15% increase in productivity when they added some leafy greens. It has pages and calendar months to log events and expenses.

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Tips and Resources to Scale Your Small Business

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When Logan Shinholser, owner and CEO of the Contractor Growth Network in Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated from college in 2014, he started providing marketing services for his father’s pond construction, repair and cleaning business in Maryland. “I Eventually, he quit his job with Indeed and became a full-time digital marketer. “I

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Is America "The World's First Poor Rich Country"?

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Key quote: The meritocratic class has mastered the old trick of consolidating wealth and passing privilege along at the expense of other people’s children. It too argues this group is advantaging their children at the expense of those who earn less.    This is also the theme of the 2017 book The Dream Hoarders. 

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Economic Uncertainty Hits Millennials; Only 1/3rd Feel They are Middle Class

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In 2014 we reported on a Pew study showing only 44% of Americans consider themselves middle class, down from 53% in 2008. This quote points out one other trend of note - weddings have become way too big a deal and way too expensive. in 2002 to 34.8% So it's not just millennials. “How How will I be able to afford a wedding?”.

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The 10 Best Books for Creativity

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The collection of 50 assignments curated by author Sarah Green originated in her 2014 PBS series The Art Assignment , and 13 new challenges were commissioned in order to create the 2020 book.

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