We recently released our new coworking forecast for 2018-2022. We are projecting continued rapid growth over the next 5 years, although slower than the industry's recent dizzying pace. The forecast was done this year with help from our friends at GCUC. MORE
Intel recently announced they've developed a quantum computer chip. There's also been a number of other recent quantum computing breakthroughs and companies like Google, IBM, Microsoft and others are investing heavily in the space. So are the Chinese. MORE
Exploring the rise of self-employment in the modern economy is a new report on self-employment in the UK. It comes from IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed), who worked with Kingston University on this project. The MORE
CIPD is sort of the UK version of the U.S. trade group the Society for Human Resource Management ( SHRM ). They recently released More selfies? UK self-employment continues to rise , a new report in their megatrends series. MORE
The technology information site CB Insights recently published their list of 15 Trends Shaping Tech in 2018. CB Insights is widely followed in the tech community, especially among investors and tech deal makers. So their list of tech trends is well worth taking a look at. MORE
A recent academic study found that many ridesharing drivers do so to help them work through financial shocks and smooth income volatility. The study only looked at rideshare drivers. But it points out that these benefits should extend to any highly flexible part-time employment. MORE
PNR: This Old Marketing with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose can be found on both iTunes and Stitcher. . In our grand finale episode, Robert kicks things off by pondering the decision to end something, so that something else can begin. MORE
We're on vacation for the rest of the year. Happy Holidays and see you in 2018 MORE
Duluth's Lincoln Park neighborhood was until recently a rundown section of this lake front city in Minnesota, with many empty storefronts and buildings. But now Lincoln Park is the center of a new artisan business boom. MORE
Kansas City's Laya Center (pictured below) is the the first coworking spa in the U.S. In addition to having the only natural cryotherapy chamber in the Midwest, the Laya Center also offers chromotherapy as well as yoga and other traditional spa treatments and services. MORE
The invest and mutual fund firm T. MORE
Euromonitor International recently released their 2018 Top 10 Global Consumer Trends list, which are listed in the chart below. MORE
According to research by Chris Larsen, a professor at the University of Colorado, the median income for romance authors has tripled during the e-book era. MORE
Truck leasing and rental company Ryder announced it's launching an asset-sharing platform for commercial vehicles. This This move is quite interesting because the new marketplace will directly compete with Ryder's core business. MORE
A new book, Designing Reality , argues we're entering the 3rd digital revolution, which the authors say is based on new fabrication techniques and technologies. In case you were wondering, the book says the first two digital revolutions were computing and communications. MORE
A new academic study reports that the self-employed are happier and more engaged at work than traditional employees are. The reason, according to the study, is they have greater levels of autonomy than traditional employees. MORE
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's study Food Truck Nation includes a "food truck index" that shows which cities are the most food truck friendly. The index covers 20 U.S. cities and the goal is to show what it's like to start an operate a food truck. MORE
Last week the online retailer Zulily celebrated their first annual pet week. In honor of this auspicious occasion, t hey released a set of survey results on pet owning millennials. MORE
Amazon opened their brick and mortar, cashier-less store of the future today in Seattle. Called Amazon Go , it looks like a very high-tech version of a 7-11 convenience store. It has a selection of salads, sandwiches and beverages (including beer and wine), ready-to-eat meals, produce and meats. MORE
There were several interesting recent acquisitions in the gig economy space. Last week the online talent marketplace Fiverr announced they had acquired AND CO , a provider of financial and client management software for freelancers. MORE
Yardi Matrix , a provider of real estate industry data and research, has released an interesting coworking study. They've also written an article - Shared Space: Coworking's Rising Star - summarizing their results. MORE
Cassandra reports that flying cars could reach consumers as soon as 2019. Of course flying cars have been just a few years away since 1917, when both Ford and Curtiss Aircraft announced they had flying car prototypes. MORE
We really like the tagline for the book The Million-Dollar One-Person Business. It's "Make great money; work the way you want; have the life you want." " This pretty much sums up the advantages of being successfully self-employed. MORE
A fun demography fact is there aren't official definitions of generational cohorts*. Making this even more fun, different people and groups often use different definitions and even different names for the various cohorts. MORE
According to a new study from Deloitte the retail apocalypse is a myth. Instead, they believe retail is changing in line with consumer income bifurcation. MORE
Infusionsoft recently released their 3rd annual Small Business Marketing Trends report. The report paints a not so pretty picture of the digital marketing efforts of small businesses. MORE
The new tax law contains a major benefit for many freelancers. It allows them to deduct 20% of their revenue from their taxable income. This is the "pass-through" provision. MORE
Samaschool is a nonprofit focused on preparing low to moderate income job seekers to succeed as independent workers. Their flagship program is an 8 hour course on how to succeed as a freelancer. MORE
Our recent Harvard Business Review article, Coworking Is not About Workspace - It's About Feeling Less Lonely , covers research we conducted on the social side of coworking. MORE
According to the U.S. Census , by "2020 less than half of children in the United States are projected to be non-Hispanic white alone (49.8 percent of the projected 73.9 million children under age 18)." " They say "white alone" because the U.S. MORE
When Bitcoin was released in 2009, it was meant to be a digital currency and an alternative to traditional money. And for several years it more or less functioned in that role. But no longer. This is because the price of Bitcoins are way too volatile and way too expensive to function as a currency. MORE
NPR's recent Marketplace-Edison Research poll data (below) shows that gig workers "report significantly higher economic anxiety than regular full-time workers." " Regular readers will not be surprised by this. MORE
In 1936 George Orwell pointed out that one of the main difficulties of owning an independent bookstore is turning a profit. This, of course, was long before Amazon. MORE
There have been a number of recent articles pointing out that despite having to compete with several giant beer companies, the craft brewing industry has dramatically expanded over the past decade. MORE
The Barron's Penta article The Next Wave in Flight: Flying Vehicles You Can Summon With Your Phone covers eVTOLs, which are electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles. MORE
LinkedIn's From van life to careers, figure it out as you go covers a couple who have spent several years as VanLifers. It includes an excellent video that is the most professionally done of any VanLife video we've seen and is well worth watching. MORE
Liquidspace's Q4, 2017 U.S. Flexible Office Report covers the continued growth of coworking and other forms of flexible offices. MORE
Social isolation and loneliness are related, but not the same thing. Social isolation refers to having relatively few relationships and/or infrequent contact with others. Loneliness MORE
Small Business Labs
APRIL 16, 2018
According to a report from the global financial giant UBS , 72% of Millennials say starting a business appeals to them. But at the same time, most say it's too risky to do.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 8, 2018
Duluth's Lincoln Park neighborhood was until recently a rundown section of this lake front city in Minnesota, with many empty storefronts and buildings. But now Lincoln Park is the center of a new artisan business boom.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 2, 2018
In 1936 George Orwell pointed out that one of the main difficulties of owning an independent bookstore is turning a profit. This, of course, was long before Amazon.
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 22, 2017
PNR: This Old Marketing with Joe Pulizzi and Robert Rose can be found on both iTunes and Stitcher. . In our grand finale episode, Robert kicks things off by pondering the decision to end something, so that something else can begin.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 10, 2018
Liquidspace's Q4, 2017 U.S. Flexible Office Report covers the continued growth of coworking and other forms of flexible offices.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 18, 2018
Samaschool is a nonprofit focused on preparing low to moderate income job seekers to succeed as independent workers. Their flagship program is an 8 hour course on how to succeed as a freelancer.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 13, 2018
Yardi Matrix , a provider of real estate industry data and research, has released an interesting coworking study. They've also written an article - Shared Space: Coworking's Rising Star - summarizing their results.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 12, 2018
The invest and mutual fund firm T.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
Social isolation and loneliness are related, but not the same thing. Social isolation refers to having relatively few relationships and/or infrequent contact with others. Loneliness
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 18, 2017
We recently released our new coworking forecast for 2018-2022. We are projecting continued rapid growth over the next 5 years, although slower than the industry's recent dizzying pace. The forecast was done this year with help from our friends at GCUC.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 15, 2018
The Barron's Penta article The Next Wave in Flight: Flying Vehicles You Can Summon With Your Phone covers eVTOLs, which are electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 29, 2018
Truck leasing and rental company Ryder announced it's launching an asset-sharing platform for commercial vehicles. This This move is quite interesting because the new marketplace will directly compete with Ryder's core business.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 27, 2018
A new book, Designing Reality , argues we're entering the 3rd digital revolution, which the authors say is based on new fabrication techniques and technologies. In case you were wondering, the book says the first two digital revolutions were computing and communications.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 6, 2018
There have been a number of recent articles pointing out that despite having to compete with several giant beer companies, the craft brewing industry has dramatically expanded over the past decade.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 22, 2018
Amazon opened their brick and mortar, cashier-less store of the future today in Seattle. Called Amazon Go , it looks like a very high-tech version of a 7-11 convenience store. It has a selection of salads, sandwiches and beverages (including beer and wine), ready-to-eat meals, produce and meats.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 5, 2018
A fun demography fact is there aren't official definitions of generational cohorts*. Making this even more fun, different people and groups often use different definitions and even different names for the various cohorts.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 22, 2018
One of the most important findings from our gig economy research is the role financial hardships and shocks play in the decision to become a gig worker.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 20, 2018
According to a new study from Deloitte the retail apocalypse is a myth. Instead, they believe retail is changing in line with consumer income bifurcation.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 5, 2018
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's study Food Truck Nation includes a "food truck index" that shows which cities are the most food truck friendly. The index covers 20 U.S. cities and the goal is to show what it's like to start an operate a food truck.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 17, 2018
Our recent Harvard Business Review article, Coworking Is not About Workspace - It's About Feeling Less Lonely , covers research we conducted on the social side of coworking.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
The Top 20 Reasons Startups Fail from CB Insights is based on their postmortem review of 101 failed startups. Their infographic below lists the 20 reasons. Their research brief goes into detail on each reason.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Kansas City's Laya Center (pictured below) is the the first coworking spa in the U.S. In addition to having the only natural cryotherapy chamber in the Midwest, the Laya Center also offers chromotherapy as well as yoga and other traditional spa treatments and services.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
CIPD is sort of the UK version of the U.S. trade group the Society for Human Resource Management ( SHRM ). They recently released More selfies? UK self-employment continues to rise , a new report in their megatrends series.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 22, 2018
Intel recently announced they've developed a quantum computer chip. There's also been a number of other recent quantum computing breakthroughs and companies like Google, IBM, Microsoft and others are investing heavily in the space. So are the Chinese.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
LinkedIn's From van life to careers, figure it out as you go covers a couple who have spent several years as VanLifers. It includes an excellent video that is the most professionally done of any VanLife video we've seen and is well worth watching.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 30, 2018
NPR's The Rise of the Contract worker , is a week long series of stories covering the gig economy. It was based on a gig economy survey they conducted with Marist Poll. The highlights from their survey are: NPR/Marist Poll Highlights.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 26, 2018
According to the U.S. Census , by "2020 less than half of children in the United States are projected to be non-Hispanic white alone (49.8 percent of the projected 73.9 million children under age 18)." " They say "white alone" because the U.S.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 1, 2018
Last week the online retailer Zulily celebrated their first annual pet week. In honor of this auspicious occasion, t hey released a set of survey results on pet owning millennials.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 25, 2018
Euromonitor International recently released their 2018 Top 10 Global Consumer Trends list, which are listed in the chart below.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 12, 2018
Exploring the rise of self-employment in the modern economy is a new report on self-employment in the UK. It comes from IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed), who worked with Kingston University on this project. The
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 2, 2018
The new tax law contains a major benefit for many freelancers. It allows them to deduct 20% of their revenue from their taxable income. This is the "pass-through" provision.
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 22, 2017
We're on vacation for the rest of the year. Happy Holidays and see you in 2018
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 14, 2017
When Bitcoin was released in 2009, it was meant to be a digital currency and an alternative to traditional money. And for several years it more or less functioned in that role. But no longer. This is because the price of Bitcoins are way too volatile and way too expensive to function as a currency.
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 5, 2017
Cassandra reports that flying cars could reach consumers as soon as 2019. Of course flying cars have been just a few years away since 1917, when both Ford and Curtiss Aircraft announced they had flying car prototypes.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 13, 2018
NPR's recent Marketplace-Edison Research poll data (below) shows that gig workers "report significantly higher economic anxiety than regular full-time workers." " Regular readers will not be surprised by this.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 15, 2018
We really like the tagline for the book The Million-Dollar One-Person Business. It's "Make great money; work the way you want; have the life you want." " This pretty much sums up the advantages of being successfully self-employed.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 23, 2018
According to research by Chris Larsen, a professor at the University of Colorado, the median income for romance authors has tripled during the e-book era.
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 20, 2017
Infusionsoft recently released their 3rd annual Small Business Marketing Trends report. The report paints a not so pretty picture of the digital marketing efforts of small businesses.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 29, 2018
There were several interesting recent acquisitions in the gig economy space. Last week the online talent marketplace Fiverr announced they had acquired AND CO , a provider of financial and client management software for freelancers.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 4, 2018
The technology information site CB Insights recently published their list of 15 Trends Shaping Tech in 2018. CB Insights is widely followed in the tech community, especially among investors and tech deal makers. So their list of tech trends is well worth taking a look at.
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