Thought Leaders
3 Signs Your Startup Needs a CTO — But Not As a Full-Time Hire
Is your business stalling due to a lack of technical expertise? External support can provide the critical guidance you need.
Independent Contractors
Human Resources
Beyond the Great Resignation — How to Attract Freelancers and Independent Talent Back to Traditional Work
Discussing the recent workplace exit of employees in search of more meaningful work and ways companies can attract that talent back.
By Tyler King
Thought Leaders
Business Owners Beware — Is Your Contractor Really an Employee? Here’s Why a Misclassification Can Be Costly.
Here's why it's important for business leaders to fully understand the difference between a contractor and an employee.
Human Resources
5 Crucial Practices for Managing Nearshore Teams
Follow these five best practices for managing nearshore teams, including tips for communication, building trust and fostering collaboration.
Business News
Report Reveals Controversy Surrounding Video Doorbells — and Why Delivery Drivers Don’t Like Them
Homeowners exhibiting "boss behaviors" are complicating the issue of surveillance.
By Amanda Breen
Business Accounting
Small Businesses and Independent Contractors Can (and Should) Financially Prepare Themselves for the Future
Even if you work for yourself, you can still make sure someone is looking out for you.
By Fady
Tech
4 Tips for Not Getting Scammed When Outsourcing Software Development
If you're in need of a contractor to provide this vital service, know the warning signs of a sketchy company.
Thought Leaders
Why Freelancers are the Key to Achieving Talent Scalability On Demand
Talent woes? Freelancers might be the solution.
By Anne Rush
Human Resources
How to Manage Freelancers and Independent Contractors
With proper direction, you will get valuable workers who can make all the difference for your organization.
Human Resources
3 Reasons Your Small Business Needs Flexible Talent
To survive and stay competitive in today's business landscape, small businesses need to be agile. Hiring flexible, talent can be the answer.
Thought Leaders
This Is Why It’s Critical to Avoid Employee Misclassifications
Oversights stemming from gray areas can lead to major legal repercussions.
Building a Business
7 Strategies for Starting and Scaling a 7-Figure Business From Home
There has never been a better or easier time to start and grow your own business as an entrepreneur than now.
Thought Leaders
A Game Plan for Introducing Flexible Talent
With flexibility flooding workplaces across the world, leaders must now determine how to incorporate flexible, contracted workers into their workforce for increased agility.
Tech
Using a CRM to Manage and Support Independent Contractor Sales Agents
For businesses with independent contractor sales reps, a customer relationship management system can help hire, train, deploy and manage these teams.
Human Resources
Employee or Freelancer: Which One Do I Need?
Discover the pros and cons of hiring a freelancer and learn when it really does make more sense to bring on an employee instead.
By Laura Briggs
Human Resources
7 Things to Look for When Hiring Experts
Tips to help guide you in selecting the right expert to get the job done.
By FlexTal
Building a Business
Why Brands are Ditching Their Agencies for New, High-Growth, Venture-Backed Business Models
Well-vetted, expert contractors are disrupting the agency model, boosting KPIs, and providing a more valuable return on investment.
By FlexTal
Human Resources
Independent Workers Are Essential and Deserve a Fair Deal
Google's 'two-tier' workforce reveals a dependence on contract and temporary help and highlights the need to change how companies engage with independent workers
Human Resources
The Art of Knowing When to Hire and When to Contract
Employees are for important tasks that aren't going away. Hire good contractors when you need to get finished with something in particular.
Human Resources
The Surprising Reality Is Freelancers Are Happy and Prospering
The gig economy proves that independent contract work is much more than something to do between jobs. It can be a full-time career.
Building a Business
How ‘Unconventional’ Workers Can Be the Answer to Your Company Culture Woes
Offering freelance positions at your company is no longer about worker desperation but worker convenience.
Thought Leaders
Those Who Talk About It and Those Who Be About It
Posers think entrepreneurship is glamorous. Real entrepreneurs know the gritty work of keeping a business open and a payroll met is anything but.
Human Resources
4 Reasons to Consider Contractors Before Full-Time Employees
Learn to leverage independent contractors for greater productivity and stability in your business.
Business News
10 Ways to Keep Your Contractors Happy Without Paying More
There ways to keep your contractors happy without paying them more so they continue to produce quality work.
By Due
Building a Business
This Ride-Hailing Service for Kids Unlocks Opportunities for Drivers
HopSkipDrive aims to eliminate scheduling sacrifices for busy households by providing safe and dependable rides for minors.
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.
Building a Business
3 Ways to Keep Employees Productive at Home
Giving employees the space and time to maintain a healthy work-life balance keeps people from feeling micromanaged.