Small Business Labs

APRIL 7, 2020

   By way of comparison, the SBA chart below shows small business closure and startup rates between 1990-2015.      On average about 8% of small businesses closed each year between 1990 and 2015 and 10% closed at the height of the Great Recession in 2009. Q2 GDP is -30%, Q3 +7% and Q4 +12%. 

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NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Not only does the “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” host help give mom-and-pop restaurants a huge boost through his show, but Fieri also gives back in other ways, whether that’s feeding thousands of Californians who lost their homes during wildfires or raising nearly $25 million for restaurant workers during the pandemic.

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JUNE 16, 2024

He settled into the scenery, whether it was a plane, a dinner at a high-end restaurant or raw wilderness. “He For the next several years, Jesse Katz traveled around the world to work at various well-known wineries and vineyards, not unlike young chefs who do apprenticeships at celebrated restaurants to gain culinary poise.

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MARCH 24, 2022

While you can always snag a pizza delivery job, try earning some extra cash on your own schedule by delivering restaurant meals for a company like DoorDash , which operates in seven U.S. This article originally appeared on NerdWallet in April 2015 and has been updated. Deliver your favorite foods. Become a personal shopper.

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JUNE 25, 2024

It was a Friday night in September 2015. In December 2015, not long after that fateful class, Soto found himself in Mexico, visiting tequila farms and distilleries to better understand its production. Carlos Soto was sitting in a bar conducting a social experiment by watching what drinks people were ordering.

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

ezCater’s simple-to-use platform provides a network of over 100,000 restaurants nationwide, business-grade reliability, food spend management tools, and 24/7 support from their highly trained customer service team.

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JULY 14, 2022

In the days when I was a waitress at a steak restaurant, it meant that no matter what they asked for or how they asked for it, the people who were paying for their meal got their way. This article was published in December 2015 and has been updated. Just a thank you and a request for my invoice. Is the customer always right?

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LEADERASSISTANT.COM

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

She has been with AGPROfessionals since 2015 and supports the CEO/Owner, and two other executives, as well as manages the office and a small team of admin. CONNECT WITH JODI Jodi on LinkedIn Jodi on Facebook Book recommendation -> Living Loving and Learning by Leo F.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

If you’re interested in the restaurant business, this is the perfect chance to note what thrives overseas, be it individual dishes, types of cuisine or certain franchises. Observant travelers probably could have predicted the rising food trends like raw fish salads otherwise known as poke or Halal food. Traveling also affords space to dream.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 22, 2015

As we had arrived early and our room was not quite ready we were taken to the terrace bar and restaurant for a complimentary drink. Once we returned to the hotel we were at the mercy of the concierge for a restaurant recommendation that evening. The following morning we headed to the terrace restaurant for breakfast.

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Practically Perfect PA

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

The hotel, pub and restaurant sit beautifully in a striking three story corner building on Pimlico Street which allows for a few of the bedrooms, areas of the bar and parts of the restaurant to be bathed in a warm glow from the street lights outside. Advertised minimum rate per night is £240 (February 2015).

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 31, 2015

As I write this, there are 37 hours left in 2015. This Friday (January 1) I’ll spend the majority of my day reading my journal entries from 2015. This Friday (January 1) I’ll spend the majority of my day reading my journal entries from 2015. I had a great birthday lunch with Anne at a restaurant in our inner harbour.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 31, 2015

As I write this, there are 37 hours left in 2015. This Friday (January 1) I’ll spend the majority of my day reading my journal entries from 2015. This Friday (January 1) I’ll spend the majority of my day reading my journal entries from 2015. I had a great birthday lunch with Anne at a restaurant in our inner harbour.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 24, 2015

The reception area leads on to the restaurant area and to a small bar space – The Consulting Room which serves cocktails and afternoon tea. With the newspapers thoroughly read I made my way down to the restaurant for dinner. Advertised minimum rate per night is £104 (January 2015). The food was lovely and fresh.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 17, 2015

As we journeyed from the reception, skirting the shopping mall, passing the spa, peering in to the Spanish restaurant and through to Braid House – the extension to the main hotel where we stayed – no member of staff missed an opportunity to welcome us to the hotel. Advertised minimum rate per night is £305 (October 2015).

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Practically Perfect PA

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

There’s also something particularly poignant about sitting down to a table set for one in an unfamiliar restaurant amid the sound of strange accents and clinking glasses. We haven’t calculated our travel stat for 2016 as yet, but in 2015 Steve was on the road 171 days to 44 cities in 11 countries,’ she said. ‘I

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 14, 2015

Once settled we went downstairs for a light lunch in one of the hotel’s restaurants, Cipriani’s. The following morning we headed to the hotels buffet restaurant where we were greeted with a great selection of continental breakfast and hot options from the waiter service. Advertised minimum rate per night is €207 (February 2015).

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 31, 2015

Within the hotel there are a number of conference and meeting spaces, all of which were used regularly throughout our stay in Glasgow, and a variety of restaurant and bar areas. Advertised minimum rate per night is £135 (January 2015). Guests also have access to the local Sports Direct Gym which has a gym, pool sauna and steam room.

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 17, 2024

A Nicholas Bloom study from 2015 , before the Stoddart Review, also found that employees who opted into work-from-home policies saw a 13 percent lift in their productivity. It seems that where we work is not the key, but rather that greater autonomy inspires smarter, productive working.

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Practically Perfect PA

OCTOBER 25, 2015

A range of restaurant and takeaway menus for nearby eateries. Advertised minimum rate per night is £81 (October 2015). A huge stack of DVDs to peruse. An entertainment pack for 4 year old Noah who was staying with us. It was all there, ready for us to help make our stay welcoming and special. Our opinions are entirely our own.

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Allwork

OCTOBER 9, 2023

And at the time in Berlin 2015, as I said, there were plenty of other spaces that were targeting very different audiences, like freelancers musicians or even parents. Because although the scene was diverse, I think in Berlin back in 2015, coworking was not as popular as it is today, for instance.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 4, 2016

Here you will find all of our reviews of hotels, restaurants, bars and venues that we have visited over the last few years. Thanks again for sticking with the blog through 2015. I have also included a section on my favourite blog posts over the years and links to some of the presentations I have given at training events.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 18, 2015

the serve is excellent and there is plenty of amenities to keep you occupied – including a spa, fitness centre, two restaurants, outside patio, Starbucks Coffee and lots of conference and meeting space for those organising events in the city. Advertised minimum rate per night is £84 (January 2015).

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 14, 2015

We have a dedicated social media session run by assistants who are all social media gurus, including Jacqui Quigley from LinkedIn and Jennifer Corcoran, Finalist for Social Media PA of the Year 2015. Our social media gurus are real examples of how online networking benefits assistants.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 20, 2016

Despite my passion for social media I haven’t always been adept at it and was a twitter virgin until The Assist Conference 2015. Through my work it has enabled me to make great restaurant, hotel and venue contacts. I’m a huge fan of Practically Perfect PA and am loving the new look site.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 10, 2017

On the day I reverted to ‘show and tell’ and picked up the annual catalogue of restaurants for both of my bosses which greatly impressed them. If I was ever impressed by a particular restaurant or hotel I would send them the link or bring them in the hard copy brochure to examine.

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Practically Perfect PA

JULY 15, 2015

A small list of good restaurants close to the hotel or office. Assist Travel is taking place on Friday 25th September 2015 from 10am to 4.30pm, with a drinks reception until 6pm, in London. Assist Travel. This is a free to attend event for Practically Perfect PA subscribers. Why should you attend Assist Travel?

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 5, 2015

On days where I’ve been too knackered after work to cook, for lunch the next day, I’d pop to one of many great restaurants near the office. There are some fab vietnamese restaurants – I’m partial to a kimchi banh mi. I would say a photographer, but it’s a hobby, and would like to keep it that way.

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Workplace Insight

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

One of the concepts that Steelcase promotes is the Workcafe: the transformation of the traditional cafeteria or corporate restaurant into an informal, but harder working space that offers a diversity of zones not just for social connections.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2016

Meeting other assistants who work near by, who share the same suppliers, hotels, restaurants etc. I recently spoke at the Assist Conference in September 2015, and at Skyscanner’s Company Presentation in December to around 300 people. It is brilliant! What has been the highlight for the network so far?

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Productivityist

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

In early 2015 Justin Jackson is doing something similar, trying to launch a project a week. was like a person eating at a nice restaurant and being blown away by it and telling all their friends, tweeting it, and telling people waiting to get in what a great meal it was. You don’t need to figure out all the details, just get started.

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Productivityist

MAY 12, 2016

As of 2015, there are over 150,000 active podcasts , so the choice really is vast. You don’t go to a restaurant and order “half a pound of burger”, you just order a burger. In 2015, he started a daily vlog. Audio : Podcasts – Maybe the number one biggest trends of the last decade. Think about it. million.

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MARCH 23, 2023

Many crew members found work at grocery stores and restaurants. They formed the foundation the following year and opened the Els Center of Excellence in 2015 in Jupiter, Florida. Many times, companies just really don’t know how to onboard and manage an adult on the spectrum,” Moore says.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

The surprises began with dinner at the swankiest restaurant from their hometown in Brussels and progressed to skydiving, matching tattoos and a “bachelor’s” weekend in Ireland. Then, in 2015, fueled by the revelatory experience, he opened NeuroHope. She woke him up at 5:30 a.m. Eighteen months after his accident, Leeuw walked again.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

At 17, he moved to Denver and worked odd jobs, including at restaurants, gas stations and retail stores. In 2015, BUILDER Magazine identified Berk as the most millennial designer in the world, even though he was not yet a designer. At age 15, feeling unwelcome in his hometown as a gay teen, he left his parents’ Missouri home.

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