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Top Ten Small Business Trends for 2012

Small Business Labs

 This growing ability to network, collaborate and socialize is making independent work more attractive, and 2012 will see the trend towards independent work continue to grow.    The Rental Economy Expands:  We’ve long covered the growing use of variable cost business models. 

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Answering Reader Mail: Re-Entering the Admin Field

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

Temp, volunteer, apply for PT work and list that as your present role. So, it's best to search for temporary, short-term admin work via temping, volunteering, applying for part time work so you have something to put on your resume. Through volunteering, you can network and keep your pulse on the industry of your choosing.

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Top 5 Tips for Finding Great Employees (cheaply!)

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? E-Mail me or follow me. What is Small Business Infrastructure?

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The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce

Small Business Labs

  While everyone focuses on the lower cost of contingent workers, we believe the increased business flexibility they provide is at least an equally important driver.    The CNN article focuses on the growing use of temps.    These are folks who turn to self-employment because they can't find a job. 

2010 100
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Outsourcing Options For Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Build your own network! Community for small business outsourcing and cost control. Other Great Business Blogs Social Media for Business WinWeb Pitch of the Week – Martin Everard Benefits Of Building A Home Business Is There More Financial Hardship To Come? What is Small Business Infrastructure? 1 week ago More updates.

2007 100
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Which Person Would You Talk To?

Men With Pens

Social responsibility, social media – can’t I just run my business how I used to? We cannot fall back on “the way it was before&# when all you had was print media. But, since we can’t have our cake and eat it too, we have to contend with the dark side of electronic media, and change with it, somehow.

2009 40