
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the 2006 trends forecast for the pet-related industries, a special guest post by Laura Bennett, CEO of Embrace Pet Insurance. You might wonder why we would focus on pet industry trends, of all things. Simple: Pets are a huge business in the United States and some…

Editor’s Note: We bring you our first 2006 trends forecast article, on workforce trends, courtesy of the Herman Group. While these trends apply to employers of any size, the impact on small businesses and even the self-employed will be significant. Themes that stand out in this forecast…

It’s that time of year! It is time for 2006 trends forecasts.
Last year at this time we ran a series of articles about 2005 trends — as many as we could find.
This year, we will be doing something similar, with articles about top trends for 2006 that affect the small business…