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The industry is also growing rapidly, with industry revenues expected to exceed $1 billion by 2022. MORE
As industry analysts we are very interested in new and innovative business models and practices in our industry. There are several worth noting: Industry Analyst/Journalism Hybrid : These are firms that are augmenting or replacing their traditional advertising based business models by adding industry analysis and/or research services. It will be interesting to see how this industry evolves. Business Models industry structure MORE
Winweb’s cloud-based business management solutions have a new focus on industry-specific requirements, with special applications for retail, wholesale, services, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, non-profit organizations, membership businesses, and franchises. MORE
Based on these numbers, the meetings industry contribution to U.S. GDP is greater than the motion picture/recording industry ($113B), performing arts/spectator sports/museums ($87B) and information and data processing services ($80B). According to a report by the "Big 4" accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC), in 2012there were "1.83 MORE
144 If you are going to attend an Assistant industry conference, you will get much more value if you spend a little bit of time preparing correctly for the event. MORE
Reinvigorating Customer Service in the Tech Industry. The tech industry is often highly impersonal — especially among companies that sell digital goods. Throughout the tech industry, customer service has become something of a lost art. MORE
These include: The Stem : a ‘networked consulting’ model that draws on the industry’s leading independent talent to help health companies increase customer/patient engagement. The gig economy continues to spread rapidly and is becoming a key talent source for many industries. MORE
and every year I ask you lovely lot to give me feedback on the industry, the blog and other activities we have been working on – from our events to our new launched eBook. So without further ado… Here is the link to the Industry Snapshot Survey: Please complete our survey . MORE
But despite WeWork's woes, the coworking industry is doing just fine. As we pointed out a few months ago, the coworking industry continues to surge and WeWork's problems won't change this. WeWork's troubles seem to be going from bad to worse. MORE
This… Read the full article here: Industry Leaders to Discuss Collaboration on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG. MORE
The Ideas Industry is an interesting look at how the marketplace for ideas is shifting due to the emergence of for-profit think tanks and ideas entrepreneurs. But the ideas industry is much bigger and much more diverse than presented in this book. MORE
Paid Content has an interesting article on media becoming a barbell industry. Barbell industry structures consist of a relatively few giant corporations on one end, a narrow middle consisting of a shrinking number of mid-sized firms, and a large and growing number of small, micro and one person (solopreneur) firms on the other end. We've looked at dozens of industries and all have this structure or are moving to it. industry structure MORE
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on Choosing the Right Industry Inc. has an interesting package of articles on the best industries for starting a business. The industries that made their list are quite eclectic, everything from cupcakes to ferryboats to environmental consulting. MORE
In fact, it’s an initiative that can be adopted by many different companies in nearly every industry imaginable. Despite the troublesome news, there are several ways the construction industry can reduce and minimize their overall waste. Waste management is another industry that could use some improvement in their sustainability strategies. The lean methodology outlines a set of seven wasteful practices that are actually common among many different industries. MORE
A huge thank you to everyone that took the time to complete this years Industry Snapshot and Practically Perfect PA survey. Here is a quick breakdown of our reader demographics and some of your thoughts on the industry. MORE
I can think of no better way to start 2014 than with a look at 2014 pet industry trends. Multibrief's Pet Businesses Will Prosper: Industry trends for 2014 and beyond provides such an outlook. The pet industry is mostly made of small businesses. MORE
Industry clusters are place where there is a concentration of companies and services related to a particular industry. The best know example is the tech industry cluster in Silicon Valley. MORE
Business owners, whether they are part of the restaurant, hospitality or retail industries, are always looking for ways to save money, especially during tough economic times. Going green is one of the many ways you can do that, no matter what industry your business is in. MORE
In response to this problem a rapidly growing industry focused on providing skills training and job placement has emerged. Expect to see this industry continue to expand in the coming years. The current employment picture is quite interesting. MORE
So it’s time for your first industry conference, and you’re not sure what to expect. … Management business event industry conference MORE
Industrial giant GE has been pushing the idea of the Industrial Internet, including publishing a detailed white paper on the concept. GE's definition of the Industrial Internet is primarily focused on big machines like aircraft engines and power generators. The concepts and ideas behind the Industrial Internet are not new. This is a larger scale variation on the concept of the Internet of Things , first coined back in the late 1990s. MORE
Regardless of the industry, networking is a must. But when taking care of business in your industry means constantly putting in an effort to stay on top of the competition, things can be a little trickier. Step Outside the Industry for Non-competitive Networking Options. MORE
This month’s poll questions: (1) Do you work in the industry featured in this episode? This month's poll questions: (1) Do you work in the industry featured in this episode? Season 2/Episode 13 Program Notes. MORE
Women have made enormous strides in the world of business in recent years, as a result of numerous campaigns by non-profits, universities, and major corporations to increase workplace diversity in industries which have been predominately worked by men for most of their history. MORE
According to the Kauffman Foundation, the VC industry is very broken. And He Is Us" is a damning analysis of Venture Capital as an asset class and the Venture Capital industry in general. The news here isn't that the VC industry is broken. The Kauffman Foundation has long been a close friend of the VC industry. Kauffman has many reasons why the industry is broken. Their report "We Have Met the Enemy. MORE
The American Staffing Association reported that 2010 Q2 staffing industry revenues were up 33% versus Q2 2009. Yes, This revenue translated into the staffing industry employing 2.4 According to the article, most in the staffing industry believe there has been a structural shift to contingent work. Workforce Week has a special report on contingent staffing. The short version - it's booming. MORE
We've noticed that a growing number of coworking facilities are starting to look and act like mini-industrial clusters. Industrial clusters are geographic concentrations of firms that broadly serve the same industry and have common needs for talent, technology and business infrastructure. Industrial clusters are successful because of the economic advantages that come from a tight network of customers, suppliers and cluster-related talent. MORE
Deloitte University's Industrialized Crowdsourcing is one of the best, relatively short descriptions of crowdsourcing I've read. The key quote is the summary: Enterprise adoption of the power of the crowd allows specialized skills to be dynamically sourced from anyone, anywhere, and only as needed. Companies can use the collective knowledge of the masses to help with tasks from data entry and coding to advanced analytics and product development. MORE
So many top job industries are emerging, providing opportunities for you to pursue one of your passions. Reflect on what industries align with your interests and focus on those. Let’s take a look at the most exciting job industries you can start with. In fact, according to an April 2017 report from the Outdoor Industry Association, the outdoor recreation industry creates $887 billion in consumer spending and employs 7.6 MORE
Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Increase in Unemployment Rate Good News | Main | 1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010 » May 10, 2010 Disruption and the Analyst Industry I signed up for GigaOm Pro recently. MORE
The coworking industry is getting more competitive. The coworking industry is attracting a range of new entrants. This competition will impact the coworking industry in a variety of ways, with a big one being increased pressure on spaces to execute well. MORE
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I have decided to break the survey results into a few blogs so that I can share how you all feel about being assistants, the industry and your thoughts on the blog. This post will concentrate on the industry and your place within it. MORE
For all of you that could not attend the Assist Conference this year I wanted to share my presentation with you – Reward and Recognition within the Assistant Industry. A lot of the thought leaders in our industry are referring to us as ‘strategic business partners’. MORE
Interesting study from Accenture on how the industrial internet is changing the competitive landscape of industries. Accenture defines the industrial internet as the combination of Big Data analytics with the Internet of Things. Eighty-four percent feel that Big Data analytics has the power to shift the competitive landscape for their industry in the next year. MORE
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In its current state, the mobile gaming industry is worth billions. As the industries of gaming and data science continue to mesh, user gameplay experience will be completely reinvented. The industry of mobile gaming is in the hands of artificial intelligence and vice versa. MORE
We've done a lot of work looking at Barbell Industrial Structures. Almost all of the industries we've studied exhibit the Barbell Industrial Structure. Our research has focused on industry revenue, profitability and market share. industry structure MORE
Thanks again to everyone who completed the Practically Perfect PA Industry Snapshot survey. The post The Industry Snapshot: The Office of the Future appeared first on Practically Perfect PA. We had some really interesting feedback and I want to share some of that with you today. 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
The 1st Annual Local-Mobile Workspace-as-an-Industry conference was recently held in San Jose. The workspace-as-a-service industry includes office business centers, coworking facilities, incubators and other shared office environments and services. MORE
The Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) is a research and industry analyst firm that focuses on contingent work. Their clients are staffing industry firms and corporations that employ contingent and/or temporary workers. staffing industry forecast. The recently released their 2022 employment projections and U.S. The full report is only available to their clients, but they publicly released their high level forecast numbers. The key SIA forecast is that U.S. MORE
CBD and Its Effects on Today’s Health Industry. The post How CBD Has Improved the Medical Industry appeared first on Dumb Little Man. A lot of people live their daily lives in severe pain. Most of them rely on strong painkillers to achieve comfort, even if it’s temporary. MORE
It will be fascinating to see what other ways XR can be used in our industries. The post The Future of XR Technology in Various Industries appeared first on Dumb Little Man. Extended reality (XR) will revolutionize the world we live in. MORE
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NOVEMBER 6, 2014
Interesting study from Accenture on how the industrial internet is changing the competitive landscape of industries. Accenture defines the industrial internet as the combination of Big Data analytics with the Internet of Things. Eighty-four percent feel that Big Data analytics has the power to shift the competitive landscape for their industry in the next year.
Dumb Little Man
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Regardless of the industry, networking is a must. But when taking care of business in your industry means constantly putting in an effort to stay on top of the competition, things can be a little trickier. Step Outside the Industry for Non-competitive Networking Options.
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Dumb Little Man
JANUARY 26, 2019
CBD and Its Effects on Today’s Health Industry. The post How CBD Has Improved the Medical Industry appeared first on Dumb Little Man. A lot of people live their daily lives in severe pain. Most of them rely on strong painkillers to achieve comfort, even if it’s temporary.
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 18, 2016
A huge thank you to everyone that took the time to complete this years Industry Snapshot and Practically Perfect PA survey. Here is a quick breakdown of our reader demographics and some of your thoughts on the industry.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 2, 2014
I can think of no better way to start 2014 than with a look at 2014 pet industry trends. Multibrief's Pet Businesses Will Prosper: Industry trends for 2014 and beyond provides such an outlook. The pet industry is mostly made of small businesses.
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
I have decided to break the survey results into a few blogs so that I can share how you all feel about being assistants, the industry and your thoughts on the blog. This post will concentrate on the industry and your place within it.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 4, 2013
Paid Content has an interesting article on media becoming a barbell industry. Barbell industry structures consist of a relatively few giant corporations on one end, a narrow middle consisting of a shrinking number of mid-sized firms, and a large and growing number of small, micro and one person (solopreneur) firms on the other end. We've looked at dozens of industries and all have this structure or are moving to it. industry structure
Practically Perfect PA
MARCH 25, 2015
For all of you that could not attend the Assist Conference this year I wanted to share my presentation with you – Reward and Recognition within the Assistant Industry. A lot of the thought leaders in our industry are referring to us as ‘strategic business partners’.
Dumb Little Man
NOVEMBER 13, 2018
It will be fascinating to see what other ways XR can be used in our industries. The post The Future of XR Technology in Various Industries appeared first on Dumb Little Man. Extended reality (XR) will revolutionize the world we live in.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
Based on these numbers, the meetings industry contribution to U.S. GDP is greater than the motion picture/recording industry ($113B), performing arts/spectator sports/museums ($87B) and information and data processing services ($80B). According to a report by the "Big 4" accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC), in 2012there were "1.83
Practically Perfect PA
JUNE 3, 2019
If you are going to attend an Assistant industry conference, you will get much more value if you spend a little bit of time preparing correctly for the event.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 6, 2014
Deloitte University's Industrialized Crowdsourcing is one of the best, relatively short descriptions of crowdsourcing I've read. The key quote is the summary: Enterprise adoption of the power of the crowd allows specialized skills to be dynamically sourced from anyone, anywhere, and only as needed. Companies can use the collective knowledge of the masses to help with tasks from data entry and coding to advanced analytics and product development.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 9, 2014
As industry analysts we are very interested in new and innovative business models and practices in our industry. There are several worth noting: Industry Analyst/Journalism Hybrid : These are firms that are augmenting or replacing their traditional advertising based business models by adding industry analysis and/or research services. It will be interesting to see how this industry evolves. Business Models industry structure
Small Business Labs
JUNE 17, 2014
The 1st Annual Local-Mobile Workspace-as-an-Industry conference was recently held in San Jose. The workspace-as-a-service industry includes office business centers, coworking facilities, incubators and other shared office environments and services.
Eco-Office Gals
SEPTEMBER 23, 2016
In fact, it’s an initiative that can be adopted by many different companies in nearly every industry imaginable. Despite the troublesome news, there are several ways the construction industry can reduce and minimize their overall waste. Waste management is another industry that could use some improvement in their sustainability strategies. The lean methodology outlines a set of seven wasteful practices that are actually common among many different industries.
Dumb Little Man
DECEMBER 4, 2017
So many top job industries are emerging, providing opportunities for you to pursue one of your passions. Reflect on what industries align with your interests and focus on those. Let’s take a look at the most exciting job industries you can start with. In fact, according to an April 2017 report from the Outdoor Industry Association, the outdoor recreation industry creates $887 billion in consumer spending and employs 7.6
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 5, 2010
Industry clusters are place where there is a concentration of companies and services related to a particular industry. The best know example is the tech industry cluster in Silicon Valley.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 10, 2012
We've done a lot of work looking at Barbell Industrial Structures. Almost all of the industries we've studied exhibit the Barbell Industrial Structure. Our research has focused on industry revenue, profitability and market share. industry structure
The Small Business Blog
JULY 23, 2015
Winweb’s cloud-based business management solutions have a new focus on industry-specific requirements, with special applications for retail, wholesale, services, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, non-profit organizations, membership businesses, and franchises.
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 20, 2012
Industrial giant GE has been pushing the idea of the Industrial Internet, including publishing a detailed white paper on the concept. GE's definition of the Industrial Internet is primarily focused on big machines like aircraft engines and power generators. The concepts and ideas behind the Industrial Internet are not new. This is a larger scale variation on the concept of the Internet of Things , first coined back in the late 1990s.
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 24, 2017
The coworking industry is getting more competitive. The coworking industry is attracting a range of new entrants. This competition will impact the coworking industry in a variety of ways, with a big one being increased pressure on spaces to execute well.
The Small Business Blog
MAY 8, 2013
This… Read the full article here: Industry Leaders to Discuss Collaboration on: THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG.
Loosely Speaking
APRIL 25, 2011
This month’s poll questions: (1) Do you work in the industry featured in this episode? This month's poll questions: (1) Do you work in the industry featured in this episode? Season 2/Episode 13 Program Notes.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 9, 2015
In response to this problem a rapidly growing industry focused on providing skills training and job placement has emerged. Expect to see this industry continue to expand in the coming years. The current employment picture is quite interesting.
Practically Perfect PA
AUGUST 9, 2016
and every year I ask you lovely lot to give me feedback on the industry, the blog and other activities we have been working on – from our events to our new launched eBook. So without further ado… Here is the link to the Industry Snapshot Survey: Please complete our survey .
Small Business Labs
MAY 26, 2010
on Choosing the Right Industry Inc. has an interesting package of articles on the best industries for starting a business. The industries that made their list are quite eclectic, everything from cupcakes to ferryboats to environmental consulting.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 2, 2017
The Ideas Industry is an interesting look at how the marketplace for ideas is shifting due to the emergence of for-profit think tanks and ideas entrepreneurs. But the ideas industry is much bigger and much more diverse than presented in this book.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 18, 2014
The Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) is a research and industry analyst firm that focuses on contingent work. Their clients are staffing industry firms and corporations that employ contingent and/or temporary workers. staffing industry forecast. The recently released their 2022 employment projections and U.S. The full report is only available to their clients, but they publicly released their high level forecast numbers. The key SIA forecast is that U.S.
Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
But despite WeWork's woes, the coworking industry is doing just fine. As we pointed out a few months ago, the coworking industry continues to surge and WeWork's problems won't change this. WeWork's troubles seem to be going from bad to worse.
Small Business CEO
APRIL 10, 2019
Women have made enormous strides in the world of business in recent years, as a result of numerous campaigns by non-profits, universities, and major corporations to increase workplace diversity in industries which have been predominately worked by men for most of their history.
Small Business CEO
MAY 8, 2017
… Information Technology cloud companies cloud computing cloud industry
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 29, 2010
The American Staffing Association reported that 2010 Q2 staffing industry revenues were up 33% versus Q2 2009. Yes, This revenue translated into the staffing industry employing 2.4 According to the article, most in the staffing industry believe there has been a structural shift to contingent work. Workforce Week has a special report on contingent staffing. The short version - it's booming.
Practically Perfect PA
NOVEMBER 24, 2016
Thanks again to everyone who completed the Practically Perfect PA Industry Snapshot survey. The post The Industry Snapshot: The Office of the Future appeared first on Practically Perfect PA. We had some really interesting feedback and I want to share some of that with you today.
Small Business CEO
SEPTEMBER 21, 2017
So it’s time for your first industry conference, and you’re not sure what to expect. … Management business event industry conference
Small Business Labs
APRIL 20, 2020
Vertical IQ is a leading provider of Industry Intelligence for those advising small- and medium-sized businesses such as bankers, accountants, and other SMB advisors. The chart below shows their high-level industry sector coverage.
Small Business Labs
JULY 9, 2018
The industry is also growing rapidly, with industry revenues expected to exceed $1 billion by 2022.
Small Business Labs
AUGUST 6, 2012
We've noticed that a growing number of coworking facilities are starting to look and act like mini-industrial clusters. Industrial clusters are geographic concentrations of firms that broadly serve the same industry and have common needs for talent, technology and business infrastructure. Industrial clusters are successful because of the economic advantages that come from a tight network of customers, suppliers and cluster-related talent.
Eco-Office Gals
DECEMBER 23, 2014
Business owners, whether they are part of the restaurant, hospitality or retail industries, are always looking for ways to save money, especially during tough economic times. Going green is one of the many ways you can do that, no matter what industry your business is in.
Small Business CEO
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Reinvigorating Customer Service in the Tech Industry. The tech industry is often highly impersonal — especially among companies that sell digital goods. Throughout the tech industry, customer service has become something of a lost art.
Small Business Labs
MAY 9, 2012
According to the Kauffman Foundation, the VC industry is very broken. And He Is Us" is a damning analysis of Venture Capital as an asset class and the Venture Capital industry in general. The news here isn't that the VC industry is broken. The Kauffman Foundation has long been a close friend of the VC industry. Kauffman has many reasons why the industry is broken. Their report "We Have Met the Enemy.
Small Business Labs
MAY 10, 2010
Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Increase in Unemployment Rate Good News | Main | 1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010 » May 10, 2010 Disruption and the Analyst Industry I signed up for GigaOm Pro recently.
Small Business Labs
JULY 25, 2017
These include: The Stem : a ‘networked consulting’ model that draws on the industry’s leading independent talent to help health companies increase customer/patient engagement. The gig economy continues to spread rapidly and is becoming a key talent source for many industries.
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.
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