Thought Leaders
How Stylists, Dog Walkers and More Are Making Six Figures — and What You Can Learn From Them
With the right tools and mindset, any solopreneur can earn a six-figure salary.
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Building a Business
Israeli Firms Are Putting New U.S. Small Businesses on The Map
Solopreneurs need all the help they can get. These three companies deliver small-businesses with the services they need to do their best.
Human Resources
Today’s Gig Economy Treats Workers as Expendable Cogs in the Machine, but That’s About to Change
The next generation of freelancers will have careers, not just gigs.
Business Legal
How the Gig Economy Hurts Workers and Consumers
Freelancers are not subject to traditional worker protection and accountability laws, and operate largely outside the social safety net.
Thought Leaders
How America-First Entrepreneurs Can Combat the Effects of Outsourcing
Large corporations may employ huge numbers, but the reality is that small businesses collectively have a lot of power. By banding together to create strong networks of innovation and competition, entrepreneurs can positively impact the American economy.
Thought Leaders
Why Freelancing Is Perfect for Introverts
Introverts are naturally good at structuring their own time and don't get stir crazy working at home.
By John Rampton
Thought Leaders
The Affiliate Marketing Model: A Blueprint for Success in the Gig Economy
Don't get caught in an old-fashioned marketing model. Take advantage of the freedom and flexibility the gig economy offers.
Tech
Future Technology Will Bring Terrifying Prospects You Can Innovate Against
The way the world works is changing, which raises both questions and opportunities.
Building a Business
How to Stay Motivated Working From Home
Working from home gives you that cherished freedom, but plenty of distractions, as well.
By Mike Kappel
Building a Business
How Uber and Lyft Get Drivers on the Road on Busy Nights Like New Year’s
Because they can't assign shifts to workers, ride-hailing companies use a variety of incentives to lure out their contract workers.
Thought Leaders
What Driving for Lyft Taught Me About Community and the Sharing Economy
Making a human connection is as important as making a living. There is a new economy emerging that combines the two.
Building a Business
How to Navigate Freelancing When You Have a Day Job
Working a job all day and freelancing the rest of the time is tough but digital tools are making it easier.
By Greg Waldorf
Business Accounting
Don’t Sell Yourself Short in the Gig Economy
Too many solopreneurs and freelancers are mispricing themselves in the labor market. Get out a sharp pencil and get it right.
By Phil La Duke
Building a Business
How the Gig Economy Is Changing Work for Women
The freelance and contract economy opens up options for time, balance and flexibility.
Business News
Is the Gig Economy Sustainable?
Working projects gives you flexibility but there are some harsh realities to long-term gigging.
By Phil La Duke
Building a Business
Think Twice Because Your Freelancer Might Legally Be an Employee
Regulations surrounding independent contractors are confusing but you don't want litigation to clarify their status.
Building a Business
Freelancers Make Up 34 Percent of the U.S. Workforce. Here’s How to Find, Hire and Manage Them.
As full-time employees shift to non-employees in the age of the "gig economy," you've got to learn how to handle this external workforce.
Building a Business
4 Ways to Successfully Blend Gig Workers Into Your Team
Getting the best from every team member is a challenge now that not everybody is full time at the same office.
Building a Business
The Rise of the 6-Figure Freelancer
There will be almost 4 million independent contract workers in the U.S. by 2020, according to research from MBO Partners.
Building a Business
If Uber Drivers Are Employees, They’re Owed $730 Million More, Say U.S. Court Papers
The figures had been redacted in the original settlement deal proposed last month, but a San Francisco federal judge ordered them unsealed.
By Reuters
Building a Business
Why Everyone Loses With Uber’s $100 Million Payout
Everyone except the lawyers, that is.
Building a Business
Steve Case Says Uber, Lyft Effect on Economy Show Work ‘Innovation’
The AOL cofounder explains what's coming in the third wave of the internet.
By Erin Barry
Building a Business
Addressing the Backlash: What’s an Accurate Picture of the Gig Economy?
Ignore the misconceptions out there. The gig economy is more beneficial than you think.
By Tx Zhuo
Building a Business
We’re Turning Into a Freelance Nation. Here’s What That Looks Like.
Technology has facilitated a global market shift that provides more options for freelance employees.
By Russ Fujioka
Building a Business
What This On-Demand Startup CEO Thinks the Sector Should Really Be Called
Handy's Oisin Hanrahan says the conversation about the new economy needs to change.
Building a Business
Lyft Drivers Would Be Owed Millions in Expense Reimbursements as Employees, Court Documents Show
This is the latest development in the fight for drivers of ridesharing apps to be classified as employees rather than independent contractors.
By Reuters
Building a Business
8 Companies Shaping the Future of the Booming Online Work Economy
The sharing economy opens up opportunities for workers to work for themselves full time or make extra money on the side.