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
The report The Rise of the Expert Economy is a interesting look at what it calls a "little-known, high-growth sector, made up of networks that connect experts with companies that need them." MORE
Not everyone agrees that demographics are destiny. But demographic trends are key drivers of change and also one of the few things we can project into the future with decent accuracy. Pew Research's 7 demographic trends shaping the U.S. MORE
The U.S. Census recently released the 2016 nonemployer business statistics. Key quote from their press release : nonemployer establishments increased 2.0 percent from 24,331,403 in 2015 to 24,813,048 in 2016. Receipts increased 1.5 percent from $1.15 trillion in 2015 to $1.17 trillion in 2016. MORE
Uber unveiled a flying taxi eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) prototype at its recent Elevate conference. The prototype (below) is a cross between a really big drone and a small airplane. MORE
Despite all the noise about an automation and A.I. driven jobless future, small business owners are mostly positive about automation technology. They're even positive about how automation technology will impact their firm's staffing levels. MORE
San Francisco is not a cheap place to locate a business, especially a manufacturing business. It's one of the world's most expensive real estate markets and has some of the highest labor costs in the U.S. 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
In the 1950's about 5% of full time U.S. workers had a professional, occupation license. Today about 23% do. This data comes the interesting HBR article More and More Jobs Today Require a License. That’s Good for Some Workers, but Not Always for Consumers. MORE
SAP Fieldglass's External Workforce Insights 2018 study, 44% of workforce spend at large corporation is on external, non-employee talent. MORE
According to the 2018 MBO Partners State of Independence study , the use of online talent marketplaces by independent workers has substantially increased since 2012. 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
The U.S. unemployment rate fell under 4% for the first time since 2000, continuing a steady decline that started in 2010. Despite the strong traditional job market, according to the BLS self-employment has increased slightly over the prior year and is also up from 2010. MORE
Euromonitor International recently released their 2018 Top 10 Global Consumer Trends list, which are listed in the chart below. MORE
One of the interesting findings from the MBO Partners State of Independence study series is a growing number of independent workers (freelancers, solopreneurs, gig workers, etc.) have customers outside of the U.S. There are several reasons for this: 1. MORE
The Otis Report on the Creative Economy comes from the LA based Otis College of Art and Design. The report covers the creative economy in California. And as their chart below shows, it's big. The study does a good job capturing self-employed creatives. 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 Hustle's Life in the Silicon Prairie: Tech’s great migration to the Midwest covers the continued growth of the Midwest's tech sector. Key quote: Investors are flocking to Middle American cities like Omaha and Des Moines. MORE
According to Crunchbase , an "analysis of residential-focused real estate startups uncovered a raft of companies with a shared and temporary housing focus that have raised funding in the past year or so." MORE
Bankrate recently released a survey showing that 37% of Americans have some sort of side job. The survey was of adult Americans , of which there are about 250 million. This means the survey found about 92 million Americans have side hustles. 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
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (The Fed) recently released their 2017 Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households. This report "examines the economic well-being and financial lives of Americans and their families." MORE
Fiverr's Understanding the Impact of the Freelance Economy study focuses on what they call "specialized freelancers" These are independent workers who provide professional, technical, or creative services. As the report chart below shows, there are about 2.5 MORE
We're behind on our reading, but did manage to get to Gigged - The End of the Job and The Future of Work. It's written by journalist Sarah Kessler, who's been covering the gig economy since 2011. 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
MBO Partners released their 2018 State of Independence report this week. This is the 8th annual report in this series, making it the longest running look at independent work. Emergent Research (that's us) contributes to this study. MORE
A new research report by financial giant UBS suggests that millennials are ditching the kitchen and instead opting for food delivery in a report titled “Is the Kitchen Dead.”. The report is not available to the public and we haven't seen it. 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
Umair Haque's essay Why America is the World's First Rich Poor Country suggests that America has created a new kind of poverty. He argues that despite relatively high incomes, growing numbers of Americans can't afford a middle class lifestyle. 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
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) dug through social security data and found the number of self-employed grew between 2000 and 2015 (the most recent data available). Their chart below shows the increase in share of earners reporting self-employment earnings. MORE
Nearly 43 million U.S. households rented their homes in 2016, which is about 9.3 million more than in 2004. 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
The title of this post is a quote from the NY Times article Sorry, Power-Lunchers. This Restaurant Is a Co-Working Space Now. The article covers Spacious , a startup that transforms unused space - especially restaurants outside of meal times - into shared workspaces. MORE
Crunchbase's Investors Unleash Millions Into Pet-Tech Startups covers the surge in pet industry venture funding over the past 5 years. Key quote: Funding in pet startups surged by 334 percent to $291.8 million compared to $67.2 million in 2012, according to Crunchbase research. 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
Liquidspace's Q4, 2017 U.S. Flexible Office Report covers the continued growth of coworking and other forms of flexible offices. MORE
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) caused quite a stir yesterday with the release of their 2017 Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangement (CWS) survey results. Specifically, the report shows that the share of U.S. gig/contract workers in the U.S. MORE
The large, global health services company Cigna recently released their U.S. Loneliness Index , which found loneliness in the U.S. is at "epidemic levels" The key findings include: Nearly half of Americans report sometimes or always feeling alone (46 percent) or left out (47 percent). MORE
Several interesting recent stories illustrate how coworking, social clubs and gyms are merging. CNBC's Companies are making gyms their headquarters - here's why covers gyms that also have coworking spaces. MORE
Small Business Labs
JULY 16, 2018
The title of this post is a quote from the NY Times article Sorry, Power-Lunchers. This Restaurant Is a Co-Working Space Now. The article covers Spacious , a startup that transforms unused space - especially restaurants outside of meal times - into shared workspaces.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 27, 2018
The U.S. Census recently released the 2016 nonemployer business statistics. Key quote from their press release : nonemployer establishments increased 2.0 percent from 24,331,403 in 2015 to 24,813,048 in 2016. Receipts increased 1.5 percent from $1.15 trillion in 2015 to $1.17 trillion in 2016.
Small Business Labs
JULY 19, 2018
One of the interesting findings from the MBO Partners State of Independence study series is a growing number of independent workers (freelancers, solopreneurs, gig workers, etc.) have customers outside of the U.S. There are several reasons for this: 1.
Small Business Labs
JULY 10, 2018
Bankrate recently released a survey showing that 37% of Americans have some sort of side job. The survey was of adult Americans , of which there are about 250 million. This means the survey found about 92 million Americans have side hustles.
Small Business Labs
JULY 9, 2018
The report The Rise of the Expert Economy is a interesting look at what it calls a "little-known, high-growth sector, made up of networks that connect experts with companies that need them."
Small Business Labs
JUNE 28, 2018
A new research report by financial giant UBS suggests that millennials are ditching the kitchen and instead opting for food delivery in a report titled “Is the Kitchen Dead.”. The report is not available to the public and we haven't seen it.
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 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
MAY 15, 2018
SAP Fieldglass's External Workforce Insights 2018 study, 44% of workforce spend at large corporation is on external, non-employee talent.
Small Business Labs
JULY 2, 2018
The Economic Policy Institute (EPI) dug through social security data and found the number of self-employed grew between 2000 and 2015 (the most recent data available). Their chart below shows the increase in share of earners reporting self-employment earnings.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 8, 2018
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) caused quite a stir yesterday with the release of their 2017 Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangement (CWS) survey results. Specifically, the report shows that the share of U.S. gig/contract workers in the U.S.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 11, 2018
Several interesting recent stories illustrate how coworking, social clubs and gyms are merging. CNBC's Companies are making gyms their headquarters - here's why covers gyms that also have coworking spaces.
Small Business Labs
MAY 10, 2018
Fiverr's Understanding the Impact of the Freelance Economy study focuses on what they call "specialized freelancers" These are independent workers who provide professional, technical, or creative services. As the report chart below shows, there are about 2.5
Small Business Labs
MARCH 19, 2018
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.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 3, 2018
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.
Small Business Labs
MAY 3, 2018
In the 1950's about 5% of full time U.S. workers had a professional, occupation license. Today about 23% do. This data comes the interesting HBR article More and More Jobs Today Require a License. That’s Good for Some Workers, but Not Always for Consumers.
Small Business Labs
JULY 3, 2018
We're behind on our reading, but did manage to get to Gigged - The End of the Job and The Future of Work. It's written by journalist Sarah Kessler, who's been covering the gig economy since 2011.
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
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
MAY 14, 2018
The large, global health services company Cigna recently released their U.S. Loneliness Index , which found loneliness in the U.S. is at "epidemic levels" The key findings include: Nearly half of Americans report sometimes or always feeling alone (46 percent) or left out (47 percent).
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
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
JUNE 5, 2018
The Otis Report on the Creative Economy comes from the LA based Otis College of Art and Design. The report covers the creative economy in California. And as their chart below shows, it's big. The study does a good job capturing self-employed creatives.
Small Business Labs
JULY 5, 2018
Crunchbase's Investors Unleash Millions Into Pet-Tech Startups covers the surge in pet industry venture funding over the past 5 years. Key quote: Funding in pet startups surged by 334 percent to $291.8 million compared to $67.2 million in 2012, according to Crunchbase research.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 12, 2018
The Hustle's Life in the Silicon Prairie: Tech’s great migration to the Midwest covers the continued growth of the Midwest's tech sector. Key quote: Investors are flocking to Middle American cities like Omaha and Des Moines.
Small Business Labs
MAY 21, 2018
According to Crunchbase , an "analysis of residential-focused real estate startups uncovered a raft of companies with a shared and temporary housing focus that have raised funding in the past year or so."
Small Business Labs
MAY 24, 2018
Uber unveiled a flying taxi eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) prototype at its recent Elevate conference. The prototype (below) is a cross between a really big drone and a small airplane.
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
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 26, 2018
Nearly 43 million U.S. households rented their homes in 2016, which is about 9.3 million more than in 2004.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 24, 2018
Despite all the noise about an automation and A.I. driven jobless future, small business owners are mostly positive about automation technology. They're even positive about how automation technology will impact their firm's staffing levels.
Small Business Labs
MAY 8, 2018
The U.S. unemployment rate fell under 4% for the first time since 2000, continuing a steady decline that started in 2010. Despite the strong traditional job market, according to the BLS self-employment has increased slightly over the prior year and is also up from 2010.
Small Business Labs
MAY 31, 2018
Umair Haque's essay Why America is the World's First Rich Poor Country suggests that America has created a new kind of poverty. He argues that despite relatively high incomes, growing numbers of Americans can't afford a middle class lifestyle.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 23, 2018
San Francisco is not a cheap place to locate a business, especially a manufacturing business. It's one of the world's most expensive real estate markets and has some of the highest labor costs in the U.S.
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
DECEMBER 22, 2017
We're on vacation for the rest of the year. Happy Holidays and see you in 2018
Small Business Labs
MAY 29, 2018
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (The Fed) recently released their 2017 Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households. This report "examines the economic well-being and financial lives of Americans and their families."
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
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
MAY 7, 2018
Not everyone agrees that demographics are destiny. But demographic trends are key drivers of change and also one of the few things we can project into the future with decent accuracy. Pew Research's 7 demographic trends shaping the U.S.
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