How Small and Rural Towns Can Attract, Retain Millennials | 2017
Millennials to start businesses. Small and rural towns want new businesses. Here are ideas for matching up the two.
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Half of U.S. Millennials Want to Start a Business During the Next Three Years
More than any other generation, Millennials believe there is more job security in owning your own business than in working for someone else.
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One Third of Americans Live in a Home With Three or More Smartphones
Digital devices are ubiquitous in a growing number of U.S. households.
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How Big Box Retailers are Hurting, How Small Town Retailers Can Benefit
Independent merchants that provide specialized or local products that are not commodities can benefit from retailing trends.
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GM Drives into the On-Demand ‘Gig’ Economy
The service shows the growing range of services and products designed to support independent workers.
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What it Takes for a Business to Thrive in the Era of Customer Experience
John Chambers on the importance of a top-down culture focused on providing the best possible customer experience.
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What Blockchain Could Mean for Small Business
An SBA economist tracks potential to small business of blockchain.
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Small is the New Big: The Future of Business
Small business has always been big. Just not especially visible. Soon it will be.