Freelancing Becomes the New Normal
At the age of 26, Naresh Vissa is just like many other millennials in that he has worked for a variety of companies since graduating from business school, which works out just fine for...
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Teenage Stockbroker Has an Estimated Fortune of $72 Million
UPDATED 2/17/21 In the wake of the recession and other economic problems, many Americans are reluctant to try investing in the stock market. As a market study conducted by Bankrate revealed, nearly 76% of...
Work-From-Home Scams Exploit Holiday Need for Fast Cash, Officials Warn
As people look to alleviate the extra costs of the holiday season, officials are warning against sophisticated work-from-home scams that are costing consumers thousands of dollars. “It’s a time of year when people could...
More Members of the Younger Generation Leave the Corporate Life Behind for Freelancing
Freelancing is becoming a more viable option for many professionals, especially those who are part of Generation Y. Online marketplace Elance-oDesk commissioned a study on freelancing in Australia and found that 3.7 million Australians,...
Freelancers Face Changing Health Insurance Policies in 2015
It doesn’t seem to matter how much the freelancing sector of the American economy is able to grow — freelancers, regardless of specific trade, have always had a tough time finding affordable insurance plans....
WeWork Commons: an Anti-LinkedIn For the Freelance Economy?
LinkedIn has had a lock on the professional niche of social networking for years, but a new up-and-coming site may dethrone it. WeWork, a four-year-old website valued at $1.5 billion, offers co-working spaces that...
Freelancers Forgo Coffee Shops and Flock to Co-Working Spaces Instead
Coffee shops have been the freelancer’s favorite working space outside the home for a while, but now there’s a new option that offers fewer distractions and better resources: the co-working space. Co-working spaces provide...
Freelancers Union Extends Healthcare Coverage, Opens Clinics Nationwide
Freelancers Union founder Sara Horowitz is disrupting traditional healthcare once again this week, and it will come as good news to many self-employed or gig-based workers seeking medical treatment. The Freelancers Union was founded,...
Contractors Go After Share Company Uber in Several Lawsuits
Is Uber really the gift to freelancers that it seems to think it is? Many people aren’t so sure anymore. Uber is a service that connects users in need of rides to drivers in...
‘Soloprenuers’ and Freelancers Are a Rapidly Growing Portion of America’s Changing Workforce
New research has found that the American workforce is shifting from the traditional nine-to-five, stationary worker to people who have been dubbed “solopreneurs.” According to Business News Daily, the findings were released in conjunction with...