New Artisan Economy

Concept used in the report The Future of Small Business

URL = http://www.intuit.com/futureofsmallbusiness/

Description

"downloaded on their website: (download Report #3)

In the report, IFTF writes about a new artisan economy that is the result of new manufacturing technologies, enabling individuals to access similar production technologies as large corporations. It is a very nice summary of many of the recent trends that I have discussed here. Fabbing, blogging, User Manufacturing, customization, Open Innovation -- it's all there and brought into a nice and coherent framework." (http://mass-customization.blogs.com/mass_customization_open_i/2008/03/last-week-i-got.html)

Citation

"Plug-and-play infrastructures will make small businesses more competitive and successful. The ability of small businesses to take advantage of large-scale infrastructures and leverage new technologies will allow them to enter and compete in industries formerly served only by big business."

Example

Mom Inventors, Inc.:

"For those who want to avoid the hassle of assembling these services, firms are available to do everything for an entrepreneur. Mom Inventors Ic., for example, will develop, manufacture, and sell quality Mom invented products throughout the United States and Europe. The mom (entrepreneur) only needs to come up with the idea, Mom Inventors will do the rest."