Intuit’s report: Future of Small Business
Posted in COMMUNITY on Jan 27th, 2007 1 Comment »
Our 3rd annual “Your Vision: 2007!” workshop was a great success! (Missed it? We’re doing it AGAIN on March 9 at the AXA Building. The events calendar to the right will be updated soon!) Our wonderfully-inspired and energized crowd affirms what Intuit found…
I learned of Intuit’s study through Anita Campbell’s blog (under the ones I read). This is part 1 of Intuit’s study (in conjunction with the Orwellian-sounding “Institute for the Future”)… it basically justifies 3 familiar trends:
1) Greater Diversity – Including “Mompreneurs,” a rising trend in Baby Boomers, immigrants, and the kids of “Gen Y” are all getting into the game. Wow, I’m not an Other!
2) Rise of Personal Businesses — 20 million self-employed “free agents” and growing. So basically I have 20 million prospects; ready to leverage your personal brand?
3) Entrepreneurial Education Grows – It’s growing in k-12 schools, undergrad, grad, and most importantly trade schools. Unfortunately this means more competition for our MAESTRO Business Academy. Luckily, we actually help you implement what you learn!
Click to read the whole Intuit report on the Future of Small Business (pdf).
