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In the recent election, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 22. The passage of Prop 22 means that firms like Uber and Lyft can legally classify their drivers as contractors instead of employees. And it has also effectively created a new, 3rd way to classify workers. MORE
By late last summer, it became clear that most companies would likely move to a hybrid working model , which combines increased levels of remote work with in-office work. The Washington Post's recent article T he hybrid office is here to stay. MORE
McKinsey's Ecosystem 2.0: Climbing to the next level summarizes ecosystem 2.0 as: In the emerging world of Ecosystem 2.0, MORE
Last week MBO Partners released their annual future of work predictions for the coming year. MORE
Both of the partners at Emergent Research started their careers as economists, specifically energy economists. MORE
The nonprofit segment is quite large, employing more than 10% of all U.S. private sector workers. This is more workers than in the manufacturing, construction, or finance sectors. So it's a problem that nonprofits have been hit hard by the pandemic. MORE
According to the research firm Barlow Research Associates , the average small business owner is 60 years old. And as the Barlow chart below shows (click to enlarge), almost 40% are aged 65 or older. This raises an interesting question. MORE
Both the New York Times and the BBC have recent articles claiming that flying cars, in the form of flying taxis, will soon be common. And it could be true this time. MORE
One of the clearest findings of the decade-long MBO Partners State of Independence study is full-time Independent workers (freelancers, independent contractors, the self-employed) consistently report that they believe they're happier and healthier because they are independent workers. MORE
McKinsey's Global Energy Perspective 2021 suggests the global demand for fossil fuels will peak in 2027 and steadily fall afterwards. MORE
The 2021 edition of the annual Wunderman Thompson Future 100 report was released last year. It's one of our favorite trend reports. MORE
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Fortune's LinkedIn’s new Marketplaces will help freelancers find work covers a new online freelance talent marketplace being developed by LinkedIn. Like other online freelance talent marketplaces such as Fiverr and Upwork, Marketplaces will enable businesses to find, hire, and pay freelancers. MORE
Barlow Research is one of our go-to sources on all things related to small business use of financial services. Their article Five Truths about International Business in the Middle Market covers survey research on the exporting and importing by U.S. MORE
JungleScout provides a platform that helps small businesses find, launch, and sell products on Amazon. They recently released their 2021 State of the Amazon Seller Report. MORE
The number of people who have side hustles (also called side gigs) has been growing rapidly over the past 5 years. The reasons for this growth - and how to start and run a side gig - are nicely explained in CNBC's extensive field guide The Ultimate Side Hustle Guide. MORE
Edelman released their 2021 Trust Barometer , which is an annual global study on the level of trust citizens have in institutions. The Trust Barometer focuses on trust in governments, corporations, NGOs and the media and Edelman has conducted this study for two decades. MORE
Over the past 6 months new business applications have surged. As the U.S. Census chart below shows (click to enlarge), the surge is continuing with 492,000 applications filed in January. This us up 73% compared with last January. MORE
In the early 2000s, about 60% of all new business applications were from businesses planning on having employees. The other 40% were from solopreneurs who did not plan to hire employees. MORE
After losing a U.K. Supreme Court case, Uber this week announced it would be classifying its U.K. drivers as "workers." " This means Uber's 70,000 UK drivers will get a minimum hourly wage, holiday pay, pensions and other benefits. Unlike the U.S., MORE
spending on pets reached nearly $100 billion in 2020, up from $95.7 billion in 2019, according to the American Pet Products Association. MORE
There were 1.15 million applications to get a business tax ID (EIN) in Q4, 2020. This is an impressive 27% increase compared with Q4 of 2019. As the U.S. Census chart below shows, business applications fell from Q3 by 28%. MORE
Applications to get a tax ID as part of starting a business jumped a dramatic 77% in Q3 from the prior quarter. This was the largest increase ever in business applications - and there's nothing even close. As the U.S. MORE
Apple recently announced AirTags , which they describe as: AirTag is a supereasy way to keep track of your stuff. Attach one to your keys, slip another in your backpack. MORE
The New York Times article You’ve Heard of Ghost Kitchens. Meet the Ghost Franchises covers the growing number of companies franchising food concepts to existing restaurants. MORE
Bloomberg's The Comeback of the Bottom Half covers Federal Reserve data showing that the less-affluent 50% of Americans saw their net worth rise the fastest over the past decade. MORE
YOLO is an acronym for "you only live once", which was popularized by the rapper Drake a decade ago. We learned this interesting fact from the New York Times article Welcome to the YOLO Economy. MORE
We haven't seen all the Super Bowl ads yet, but we know independent workers will be featured in two of them. Squarespace's ad (below) features Dolly Parton singing 5-9, a take off on her hit song and movie 9-5. It shows a variety of side giggers pursuing their passions. MORE
American Express recently released its annual Global Travel Trends report. And not surprisingly, one of their trends was on digital nomads. Key quote from the report: " 54% of respondents (U.S.) MORE
Side Hustle Stack describes itself as: " a resource for finding various platforms to earn income—ranging from side hustles to building a full-time standalone business. MORE
There's lots of articles these days covering how to become an full or part-time independent worker (freelancer, independent contractor, gig worker. etc.). One of our recent favorites is What they never tell you about becoming a freelance creative from Creative Boom. MORE
The interest and investments in vertical and indoor farms has been growing steadily for several years. This is due to the advantages of indoor farming. MORE
Despite trade wars, tariffs, and the erection of other barriers to cross-border commerce, the past decade has seen a substantial increase in the number of U.S. microbusinesses and freelancers who export goods and services. MORE
In 2020 professional services applications from independent workers (freelancers, independent contractors, etc.) increased by 21% over 2019. MORE
Last week the results from the spring coworking space member survey were released at the Global Coworking Conference Unconference (GCUC). Emergent Emergent Research (that's us) partnered with GCUC and Jacob Sayles of Office Nomads on this study. The key finding is while coworking spaces are definitely workspaces, they are also much more. They are places where members work, network, learn and socialize together. In other words, coworking spaces are human spaces. MORE
At around 4,000 words, Recode's 10 ways office work will never be the same is really more of a report than an article. The article is chocked full of data and links to interesting studies illustrating what offices will be like post-pandemic. MORE
Poshmark is a social e-commerce platform where people buy and sell secondhand goods, mostly used clothes. It went public last week and closed its first trading day worth $3 billion. In the Barron's article Poshmark CEO Sees Huge Market for Used Goods. MORE
The World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Risk Report identifies the top risks faced by businesses and society over the next decade. MORE
The number of U.S. digital nomads grew from 7.3 million in 2019 to 10.9 million in 2020, a 49% increase. This data comes from COVID-19 and the Rise of the Digital Nomad , which is the report on the third year of an ongoing research series on digital nomads conducted by MBO Partners. MORE
Building the Business of You aims to help people "navigate the uncertain, post-pandemic world of work, while aligning personal purpose and professional advancement." MORE
Whatnot , which bills itself as the best marketplace for collectors and enthusiasts on the internet, recently raised a $20 million funding round led by A list VC Andreessen Horowitz. MORE
Most gig economy and freelance studies cover a broad range of independent workers, so it's interesting when someone does a segmented, vertical market study on a freelancers. MORE
The U.S. Census has released new demographic data on nonemployer businesses. Nonemployers are businesses that have an owner but don't have paid traditional full or part-time employees (W2 employees). MORE
Thanks to the pandemic, employers and employees have both embraced the advantages of remote work. Even IBM, which got a lot of attention several years ago when it ended its remote work programs , is now embracing remote work. MORE
Small Business Labs
APRIL 20, 2021
By late last summer, it became clear that most companies would likely move to a hybrid working model , which combines increased levels of remote work with in-office work. The Washington Post's recent article T he hybrid office is here to stay.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 8, 2021
McKinsey's Global Energy Perspective 2021 suggests the global demand for fossil fuels will peak in 2027 and steadily fall afterwards.
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Small Business Labs
APRIL 26, 2021
Apple recently announced AirTags , which they describe as: AirTag is a supereasy way to keep track of your stuff. Attach one to your keys, slip another in your backpack.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 2, 2021
Fortune's LinkedIn’s new Marketplaces will help freelancers find work covers a new online freelance talent marketplace being developed by LinkedIn. Like other online freelance talent marketplaces such as Fiverr and Upwork, Marketplaces will enable businesses to find, hire, and pay freelancers.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 27, 2021
Most gig economy and freelance studies cover a broad range of independent workers, so it's interesting when someone does a segmented, vertical market study on a freelancers.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 22, 2021
YOLO is an acronym for "you only live once", which was popularized by the rapper Drake a decade ago. We learned this interesting fact from the New York Times article Welcome to the YOLO Economy.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 1, 2021
JungleScout provides a platform that helps small businesses find, launch, and sell products on Amazon. They recently released their 2021 State of the Amazon Seller Report.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Over the past 6 months new business applications have surged. As the U.S. Census chart below shows (click to enlarge), the surge is continuing with 492,000 applications filed in January. This us up 73% compared with last January.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 22, 2021
The New York Times article You’ve Heard of Ghost Kitchens. Meet the Ghost Franchises covers the growing number of companies franchising food concepts to existing restaurants.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 13, 2021
Bloomberg's The Comeback of the Bottom Half covers Federal Reserve data showing that the less-affluent 50% of Americans saw their net worth rise the fastest over the past decade.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 14, 2021
Edelman released their 2021 Trust Barometer , which is an annual global study on the level of trust citizens have in institutions. The Trust Barometer focuses on trust in governments, corporations, NGOs and the media and Edelman has conducted this study for two decades.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 25, 2021
At around 4,000 words, Recode's 10 ways office work will never be the same is really more of a report than an article. The article is chocked full of data and links to interesting studies illustrating what offices will be like post-pandemic.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 8, 2021
Barlow Research is one of our go-to sources on all things related to small business use of financial services. Their article Five Truths about International Business in the Middle Market covers survey research on the exporting and importing by U.S.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 6, 2021
Thanks to the pandemic, employers and employees have both embraced the advantages of remote work. Even IBM, which got a lot of attention several years ago when it ended its remote work programs , is now embracing remote work.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 9, 2021
In the early 2000s, about 60% of all new business applications were from businesses planning on having employees. The other 40% were from solopreneurs who did not plan to hire employees.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 6, 2021
Both the New York Times and the BBC have recent articles claiming that flying cars, in the form of flying taxis, will soon be common. And it could be true this time.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 23, 2021
spending on pets reached nearly $100 billion in 2020, up from $95.7 billion in 2019, according to the American Pet Products Association.
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
Applications to get a tax ID as part of starting a business jumped a dramatic 77% in Q3 from the prior quarter. This was the largest increase ever in business applications - and there's nothing even close. As the U.S.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 18, 2021
After losing a U.K. Supreme Court case, Uber this week announced it would be classifying its U.K. drivers as "workers." " This means Uber's 70,000 UK drivers will get a minimum hourly wage, holiday pay, pensions and other benefits. Unlike the U.S.,
Small Business Labs
MARCH 16, 2021
Whatnot , which bills itself as the best marketplace for collectors and enthusiasts on the internet, recently raised a $20 million funding round led by A list VC Andreessen Horowitz.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 15, 2021
American Express recently released its annual Global Travel Trends report. And not surprisingly, one of their trends was on digital nomads. Key quote from the report: " 54% of respondents (U.S.)
Small Business Labs
MARCH 1, 2021
Both of the partners at Emergent Research started their careers as economists, specifically energy economists.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 21, 2021
McKinsey's Ecosystem 2.0: Climbing to the next level summarizes ecosystem 2.0 as: In the emerging world of Ecosystem 2.0,
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 6, 2020
The number of U.S. digital nomads grew from 7.3 million in 2019 to 10.9 million in 2020, a 49% increase. This data comes from COVID-19 and the Rise of the Digital Nomad , which is the report on the third year of an ongoing research series on digital nomads conducted by MBO Partners.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 5, 2021
We haven't seen all the Super Bowl ads yet, but we know independent workers will be featured in two of them. Squarespace's ad (below) features Dolly Parton singing 5-9, a take off on her hit song and movie 9-5. It shows a variety of side giggers pursuing their passions.
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 17, 2020
One of the clearest findings of the decade-long MBO Partners State of Independence study is full-time Independent workers (freelancers, independent contractors, the self-employed) consistently report that they believe they're happier and healthier because they are independent workers.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
There's lots of articles these days covering how to become an full or part-time independent worker (freelancer, independent contractor, gig worker. etc.). One of our recent favorites is What they never tell you about becoming a freelance creative from Creative Boom.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
In 2020 professional services applications from independent workers (freelancers, independent contractors, etc.) increased by 21% over 2019.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 20, 2021
There were 1.15 million applications to get a business tax ID (EIN) in Q4, 2020. This is an impressive 27% increase compared with Q4 of 2019. As the U.S. Census chart below shows, business applications fell from Q3 by 28%.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Building the Business of You aims to help people "navigate the uncertain, post-pandemic world of work, while aligning personal purpose and professional advancement."
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 30, 2020
Despite trade wars, tariffs, and the erection of other barriers to cross-border commerce, the past decade has seen a substantial increase in the number of U.S. microbusinesses and freelancers who export goods and services.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 5, 2021
Last week MBO Partners released their annual future of work predictions for the coming year.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 11, 2021
The nonprofit segment is quite large, employing more than 10% of all U.S. private sector workers. This is more workers than in the manufacturing, construction, or finance sectors. So it's a problem that nonprofits have been hit hard by the pandemic.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 26, 2021
The World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Risk Report identifies the top risks faced by businesses and society over the next decade.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 28, 2021
The number of people who have side hustles (also called side gigs) has been growing rapidly over the past 5 years. The reasons for this growth - and how to start and run a side gig - are nicely explained in CNBC's extensive field guide The Ultimate Side Hustle Guide.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 25, 2021
The 2021 edition of the annual Wunderman Thompson Future 100 report was released last year. It's one of our favorite trend reports.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 19, 2021
Poshmark is a social e-commerce platform where people buy and sell secondhand goods, mostly used clothes. It went public last week and closed its first trading day worth $3 billion. In the Barron's article Poshmark CEO Sees Huge Market for Used Goods.
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 8, 2020
In the recent election, California voters overwhelmingly passed Proposition 22. The passage of Prop 22 means that firms like Uber and Lyft can legally classify their drivers as contractors instead of employees. And it has also effectively created a new, 3rd way to classify workers.
Small Business Labs
MAY 12, 2015
Last week the results from the spring coworking space member survey were released at the Global Coworking Conference Unconference (GCUC). Emergent Emergent Research (that's us) partnered with GCUC and Jacob Sayles of Office Nomads on this study. The key finding is while coworking spaces are definitely workspaces, they are also much more. They are places where members work, network, learn and socialize together. In other words, coworking spaces are human spaces.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 11, 2021
Side Hustle Stack describes itself as: " a resource for finding various platforms to earn income—ranging from side hustles to building a full-time standalone business.
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 7, 2020
The interest and investments in vertical and indoor farms has been growing steadily for several years. This is due to the advantages of indoor farming.
Small Business Labs
MAY 5, 2020
According to the research firm Barlow Research Associates , the average small business owner is 60 years old. And as the Barlow chart below shows (click to enlarge), almost 40% are aged 65 or older. This raises an interesting question.
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