Success

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Tony Lamb loves telling the story of how he was inspired to start Kona Ice, the gourmet ice cream truck franchise he launched in 2007. “People [emailed] right back and [said], ‘Wow, we made the right choice,’” Tomsic said. Kona Ice: Story time for franchisees.

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Small Business Labs

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

When we first started tracking coworking back in 2007 we thought it had the potential to disrupt the commercial office space industry. Repeating a quote from our post yesterda y: Everything that we know about landlords and how workplaces are designed, built, managed and staffed is being disrupted. It's now clear it's doing so.

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AUGUST 14, 2021

Although this list is focused on recent books, no practical list on building success from failure should miss this 2007 classic. Failing Forward: Turning Mistakes into Stepping Stones for Successful. Although academic in approach, Failing Forward is quick and engaging to read.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Facebook first launched a Marketplace type product in 2007, but it wasn't successful. Facebook's Messenger product recently acquired the ability to process payments natively, so expect this feature to be incorporated into Marketplace likely fairly soon. It's simply too big a monetization opportunity not to do this.

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Allwork

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Elsewhere in Ino, there are few izakaya pubs left and only one fish shop, down from a dozen in 2007, according to locals. Toyo Tokushi hasn’t fielded a team in around 20 years, Moriki said, as his workforce has aged.

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 5, 2018

  They also point out the "always-on" nature of technology that more or less started with the release of the iPhone in 2007. Key quote: "The iPhone launched in 2007, when the oldest post-Millennials were 10. ." These include the 9/11 terrorist attack, the Middle Eastern wars and the Great Recession. 

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Tips From T. Marie

APRIL 12, 2022

Since 2007 I’ve been available 9-5, Monday through Friday. The most important part about business hours is communication with your clients and customers. As long as they are aware of your availability, it will work just fine. Over the years I’ve come to realize that I needed more flexibility in my business hours.

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MAY 30, 2024

Marie Before starting my own virtual services business in 2007, I worked a variety of jobs. And if you’re curious about the kind of content my newsletter subscribers get, why not join us ? We’d love to have you! —

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APRIL 16, 2020

In 2007, as the real estate bubble burst, I was one of those people receiving unemployment benefits and wondering how in the world I was going to get by. With unemployment at an all time high, there are also more people out there seriously considering starting their own business. But should you start a home business in a recession?

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Small Business Labs

MAY 18, 2021

Back in 2003-2007 80% of new retail trade business applications came from firms planning on hiring traditional employees.  In addition to the surge, both charts also illustrates the longer-term shift away from shift employer business applications (high propensity applications, in yellow) and towards applications from solopreneurs.

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Success

JANUARY 11, 2022

In 2007, Williams founded athletic fashion line EleVen. She’s won 23 Grand Slams , including seven singles tournaments, and four Olympic gold medals. And she applies the skills she honed over more than two decades on the court to her business interests. And in 2009, she became a minority owner of the Miami Dolphins.

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Success

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

It was 2007, and the global economy was spiraling toward a massive recession. When Robert Glazer founded the global affiliate and partner marketing agency Acceleration Partners , his timing wasn’t great. It took patience, but the business took off.

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Success

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Burg and co-author John David Mann first published The Go-Giver in 2007 and then an expanded version in 2015. In the latest episode of Brilliant Thoughts with Tristan Ahumada, Burg talks about why the message in his best-selling book The Go-Giver resonates with so many people right now. .

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JUNE 27, 2021

The starter home we purchased in 2007 lost over half of its market value less than a year after we bought it. Your ability to persevere will ultimately determine whether you record these experiences as wins or losses. Like many Americans, we were shaken by the Great Recession.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

At the time, it was a relatively unknown term and I wouldn’t find myself really investigating it until August of 2007 after receiving my first (and last) pink slip as the real estate bubble burst under the weight of predatory lending practices and the looming shadow of the Great Recession. . It was barely a blip on the radar.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 3, 2017

As their chart below shows, between 2007 and 2017 the number minority owned SMBs have grown by 79% reaching 11.1 According to research from The Business Journals SMB Insights group the number of minority owned small businesses in the U.S. is growing much faster than overall small business growth rate. overall growth rate for U.S.

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Success

AUGUST 18, 2021

Prior to 2007, few of us knew we wanted a device with a touch screen that could take calls, send messages, play music and offer multitudes of apps. That is, rather than attempt to out-compete your business rivals on their terms, you seek unexploited areas where demand is yet unmet. Here, in fact, create demand with your unique offering.

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Success

MARCH 29, 2023

She took a teaching job at the University of Texas to make ends meet, and in December of 2007 the two launched SuperLatina out of a carpet warehouse in Odessa, Texas with the help of a local TV station. That’s when the pair decided to start their own business , beginning with a TV show dedicated to the Latino audience.

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Allwork

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Gilles Raymond: I offered unlimited PTO in my last three companies; I have been offering PTO since 2007. Of course, there’s potential that people will take advantage so you have to create guard rails and norms so team members understand what’s reasonable. . It makes the company more attractive to candidates .

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Success

MARCH 18, 2023

In Forbes’ first-ever “ Ultimate Star Payback ” list in 2007, Damon was ranked as the most bankable actor in Hollywood. Originally the founder of the H2O Africa Foundation, Damon and Gary White later merged their organizations to create Water.org. He is worth his salary, and then some.

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Success

JULY 30, 2022

Unchecked positive thinking and “irrational optimism” led to the housing market crash in 2007, she contends. Oliver Burkeman, author of The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking , says that “positive thinking has become a sort of allergy to anything negative.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 7, 2019

 We first realized this in 2007, during a series of studies of what at that time we called "personal businesses" And, of course, many others - including The Fed - have for years been using survey methods and questions that get around the underreporting problem. 

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Small Business Labs

APRIL 23, 2018

  We first noticed this trend in 2007. Their location in SF also means shorter transit turn around times compared to more distant locations like China. This is especially true for Bay Area firms.    Driving these discussions are the high cost of air freight relative manufacturing costs. 

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Small Business Labs

MARCH 5, 2019

We first reported on the old Kauffman Index back in 2007 and have followed it every since. The indicators cover the time frame from 1996 to 2017 and will be updated annually. They replace the Kauffman Index, which was also on entrepreneurial activity but not as data intense. We will, of course, continue to follow the new indicators.

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Success

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The invention of the Theragun In 2007, Wersland—a chiropractor who’s always had an entrepreneurial spirit—suffered a terrible motorcycle accident. As Therabody founder and chief wellness officer Jason Wersland laughs, “It’s the typical 10-year overnight success story…. I like to say I failed my way to this point.”

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Success

APRIL 5, 2023

Patrick Doyle: In 2007-08, as the economy was starting to slow down and through some issues of our own, our domestic business had slowed down a lot. How Domino’s was able to turnaround its pizza Since reaching its low point, Domino’s global retail sales have risen to “ over $17.5 billion in 2022, with over $8.7 billion in the U.S.

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Tips From T. Marie

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

My Personal Story: When I started my business in September 2007 (yes, that makes it 17 years—cue the confetti!), Research backs this up—overworking often reduces productivity and, worse, can lead to serious health problems. It’s like driving a car with the gas pedal floored—eventually, the engine burns out. I was doing everything wrong.

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Success

JULY 30, 2024

When Shankman started in 2007, “blatantly lying” wasn’t common in the media. To help verify legitimate journalists, he’s partnering with MuckRack, where many journalists have profiles and examples of their work, to ensure growth and legitimacy. “If If we don’t have trust, we really don’t have anything,” he adds.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

In 2007, Kaminer left the family business and created Talgra. “I After graduating with a business degree from the University of Vermont in 1990, Kaminer began working in his family’s brokerage firm. Working so closely with his relatives had its rewards, but after 17 years, he started getting antsy.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2018

We've been writing about it's growing value since 2007.  Key quote from the article: "Data on the real-world comings and goings of internet users — and, evidently, their dogs — is a highly sought-after commodity among technology companies." " We don't need to be convinced of the value of data.

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Success

AUGUST 22, 2024

One Medical was founded in 2007 and acquired by Amazon in 2023. Rates : Prime members pay a $9 monthly membership ($99 annually). Members without Amazon Prime pay $199 annually. Without a membership, message visits are $29, and video visits cost $49. There are two options: membership and pay-per-visit.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

It was a somewhat novel idea in September of 2007 when I launched. Take my “ Do You Have What It Takes to Run a Home Business” Quiz to find out if working from home might be right for you. Today it’s becoming more and more common. In fact, work from home businesses are becoming as normal as traditional jobs.

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Success

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In a 2007 TED Talk, Vilayanur S. We subscribe to one side or the other. When we’re stumped by a problem, it’s not because we’re not trying; it’s simply not in our DNA. Creativity, it seems, blesses only a few. Ramachandran, Ph.D.,

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 6, 2018

One of the first articles we wrote on Small Business Labs back in 2007 covered this trend.  Markets are moving more quickly than in the past, making time to market an increasing important competitive metric. Local markets are increasingly different and need customized products. None of these trends are new.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 14, 2020

  As the report chart below shows, from 2007 to 2016 (the most recently available data) employment in the non-profit sector grew nearly four times faster than the for-profit sector.  .   As the study chart below shows, this makes the non-profit sector as big in terms of employment as the U.S. manufacturing sector.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

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