Small Business Labs

MAY 6, 2010

  If I can buy Newsweek for, say, $57 this would leave capital for operating expenses. .  I figure if I offer everyone in the family free subscriptions in exchange for stock, I should be able to quickly raise $200 to $300.  I think Newsweek would be a great fit with Smallbizlabs.    But we make money. 

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 14, 2010

  Their infrastructure service includes (from their website):  "group health benefits, retirement programs, a business and medical expense reimbursement program, billing and invoicing, and more."   This means, legally, the consultants and freelancers work for MBO Partners. 

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Small Business Labs

MAY 14, 2010

non-profits has about doubled over the last decade, with almost all the growth coming from very small (less than $100k in expenses) non-profits.  .  Only 4% spend more than $10 million a year, and most of these organizations are hospitals and educational institutions.    The number of U.S. View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

JULY 6, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Non-Mortgage Debt and Working in Retirement | Main | Foreign Born in the U.S.   Likely taxes on CO2 emissions will also make long distance shipping more expensive. Workforce » July 06, 2010 The Trend Towards U.S.    A growing emphasis on cutting CO2 emissions. 

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 19, 2010

  In response to the sales declines, the Intuit Trends Index shows small businesses cut expenses by 27%.  .  The S&P 500 saw a 10% increase in Q2 year over year sales while the Intuit Small Business Trends Index shows a 19% decline.    The implications of this data are pretty clear.  View an alternate.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

3D printers have been around for years, but until fairly recently they were expensive and used almost exclusively for product design and rapid prototyping.    But their prices have fallen substantially over the last few years and low end professional 3D printers cost less than $5,000.  View an alternate.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

There is an escape from the Money Panic, and it doesn’t involve selling off retirement investments or increasing your credit card limit. Cut expenses to the bone. Humans evolved to need the tribe to thrive, and when you leave the traditional work world, you are cut off from this social network. Secure a “consulting” gig.

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The Shrink for Entrepreneurs

MARCH 5, 2012

Kicking off a day filled with social media buzzwords. We’ve been so busy telling people to Escape Cubicle Nation , retire to 4 Hour Work Weeks and become Non-Conformists … that we’ve overlooked a few advantages of old-school big business entrepreneurs. Present your budge, P&L and expenses to your team.

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On The Job

DECEMBER 1, 2009

With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. This generation of workers is still highly desirable because of their skills in technology and their (social media) connections,” Finnigan says.

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Success

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

And companies that weren’t cutting jobs cut benefits, from retirement funds to healthcare coverage. Social media sites provide endless opportunities for marketing, networking and support from other professionals in your industry. But every aspect of life is steadily growing more expensive. Robbins asks.

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The Small Business Blog

MAY 8, 2006

Build your own network! 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? I have retired to writing so it’s no longer any problem to me for telling the truth. You want the whole tree."

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Men With Pens

APRIL 7, 2011

By the time I expensed medical, insurance, retirement etc, I barely broke even. Making a point to remember this reassures me that I’m not ripping off somebody when a friend painfully winces, “Oooh, that’s sooo expensive,” after I explain my rates. Rule #4: Charge for learning time and training materials. This is a given.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 6, 2009

Time to think about the retirement fund.&# “We get to retire? No one ever told me that…&# We both know there’s no retirement fund in what we do. But when Deb mentioned the words ‘retirement fund’ and I actually barked a laugh, I started to think. (A We’re bloggers. A dangerous thing, I know.

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