Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

There are about 1400 makerspaces around the world. This up from only about 30-40 as recently as 2006.  This data is from Popular Science's BY THE NUMBERS: THE RISE OF THE MAKERSPACE. The article came out last February (we're behind in our reading).  Key quote describing makerspaces: Also called hackerspaces or innovation labs, these establishments act as communal workshops where makers can share ideas and tools.

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On The Job

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Chances are, your stress level has gone up simply because it's Monday. You're not alone. A new study by Dr. Wei Wang at the University of Central Florida finds that tweets mentioning work stress were highest on Mondays, and start to slowly decline throughout the week. Researchers say there is a "Friday dip" for work stress and negative emotion. While you might think that work stress disappears over the weekend,it turns out we're fretting even when we're away from work.

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Productivityist

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

On this episode of the podcast, I speak with Marina Darlow. Marina is a systems’ expert, and a productivity geek. She sees her job as helping impact-driven entrepreneurs get 10–20 more productive hours a week, stop leaking money, and prevent stress-fuel breakdowns. 

We talk about her view and definition of a “system”, effective ways you can master your to do list, how to get out of a creative rut, and much more.

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Brilliantly Better

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

In a rather twisted way, I chose to run a 48 hours race before even trying a 24 hours one. It happened this March, and you can read all about it here. Since the 48 hours race didn’t go out… The post The Story Of My First 24 Hours Race – S24h appeared first on Dragos Roua.

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Speaker: Tim Buteyn, President of ThinkingKap Learning Solutions

💢 Do you find yourself stuck in never-ending review cycles? Are you wondering if your Subject Matter Expert actually got that last review request? Are you having trouble trying to decipher impractical or conflicting feedback? 💢 If any of these scenarios sounds familiar, you may benefit from a crash course on managing SME relationships!

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Small Business CEO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

With all the emphasis on digital marketing these days, sometimes it’s easy to forget that there’s also marketing to be done at your home base’s physical location as well, in the event that you have one. Whether it’s a small office, a suite in a strip mall, or a building of its own, make sure to use the fact that it exists in real space to your advantage.

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Small Business CEO

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Security might not be the first thing you think of when you decide to start a business, but it’s a very important part of the entire picture. Security comes in many different forms. In the realm of business, security applies to safety of a building from looters and thieves, safety for employees from anything going wrong in the workplace that will cause you to be liable, safety includes keeping employee and customer records hidden from the prying eyes of hackers, and it includes much more than th

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