Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
Individualization , which the paper describes as "the puzzling elimination of returns to scale, resulting in a supplier base that consists of one-person micro-providers." As the chart below from the 2018 MBO Partners State of Independence study shows, about 1 in 5 U.S. But U.S. in greater numbers.
Workplace Insight
JULY 13, 2023
The direct cost of avoidable error in the construction industry, for example, is around 5 percent of project value according to international studies highlighted by construction industry experts GIRI (Get It Right Initiative). In addition, operational managers are often faced with variations of international, national, and regional standards.
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Small Business Labs
MARCH 15, 2016
Key quote: Small businesses worldwide are becoming “micro-multinationals” by using digital platforms such as eBay, Amazon, Facebook, and Alibaba to connect with customers and suppliers in other countries. Back in 2008 we forecast that by 2018 almost half of U.S. These show over 2 million U.S.
Allwork
JUNE 19, 2023
What they don’t like is having only one supplier. I’m not just saying that in hindsight because we’ve been writing articles since about 2018 saying that it didn’t make any sense so you can do that, you can have a sort of litmus test like that if you want to be sure.
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