Building a Business What New York City’s New Freelancer Law Means for All Small Businesses Will New York's freelancer rights bill spread to other cities? Stay tuned. By Carol Roth
Building a Business This Is What’s Next Now That the Gig Economy Has Changed Everything Greater change is coming and new emerging platforms are changing markets in multiple industries. By Murray Newlands
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. By Jenny Galluzzo
Thought Leaders 7 Ways to Build a Team With Little or No Money Offer stock options. Exchange your trade for another. Or just hire Aunt Betty. By Chris W. Dunn
Human Resources How to Think About Job ‘Loyalty’ When You’re an Independent Worker Showing loyalty makes the difference for you between surviving and thriving. By Greg Waldorf
Building a Business 4 Ways to Hire and Keep the Best Freelancers You'll find the right questions and you'll find good people. Pay a happy wage and you won't have to replace them. By Dan Dowling
Building a Business Why Relying on Gig Workers to Fill Your Skills Gap is Lazy The dazzle of the gig economy has blinded employers to the costs of high turnover and lack of continuity inherent in hiring temp workers. By Justin Gray
Thought Leaders Why Working Multiple Jobs Will Be the New Normal If you're just thinking, 'gig economy,' you ain't seen nothing yet. By Greg Waldorf
Thought Leaders 5 Tips for Hiring Freelancers Who Will Boost Your Business Finding the most effective talent means knowing where to look, how to exercise due diligence and when to walk away. By Eric Samson
Building a Business 3 Profound Ways Self Employment Is Changing Our Lives Freelancers are changing the infrastructure, processes and skills needed for the future workplace. By Alex Chriss
Building a Business Seeing Through the On-Demand Smoke Screen The on-demand economy is not a fad, it is simply the continuing evolution of our workforce. By Alex Chriss
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. By Catherine Clifford
Building a Business Lyft Agrees to Revised $27 Million Deal in Driver Lawsuit In the new deal, attorneys for drivers calculated that Lyft drivers could have recovered $156 million had they been classified as employees. By Reuters
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 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 What You Need to Know Before Hiring Independent Contractors More and more, we live in a freelance world. What are you doing to prepare for your next temporary employee? By Andre Lavoie
Tech Why Startups Shouldn’t Rely Solely on Gig Marketplaces for Developers Beware of potential problems with intellectual property and lack of development continuity. By Eugene Vyborov
Buying a Franchise This Franchise Gives Hair Stylists a Salon of Their Own Without the High Costs Phenix offers hair stylists, manicurists and other beauty workers a suite where they can run their own show. By Jason Daley
Tech The Sharing Economy Is More than a Buzzword. It’s Changing How We Live. One in five adults have worked in the sharing economy, while two in five have used it, according to new report. By Catherine Clifford
Building a Business Why the Self-Employed Will Finally Have a Bigger Voice in 2016 With contract work eclipsing traditional full-time jobs, issues plaguing the growing on-demand economy need to be addressed this year. By Alex Chriss
Business News Uber Winning Make or Break Legal Battles Across America Uber's war chest has helped fund legal and regulatory battles across the world, according to Reuters. By Reuters
Building a Business How I Tripled My Salary in Less Than One Year After Getting Fired This Entrepreneur contributor also rejected bad clients, set his own hourly rates and worked at something he loved. By Han-Gwon Lung
Building a Business Using an Independent Contractor? You Need a Rock-Solid Contract. Using proper legal agreements can minimize risk and improve productivity. By Jonathon Ende
Building a Business 3 Basics to Hire and Train a Virtual Assistant A VA is great because it's like an employee you're not legally responsible for, but you must ensure this individual knows what he or she is doing. By Adam Callinan
Business Legal 5 Employment Law Tips for Startups Stay on top of employee-related legal issues as a new employer. By Sofia Aguilar
Marketing An Introduction to Marketing for New Businesses Dollars spent on marketing are an investment, but like any investment, there are good ones and bad ones. By Doug and Polly White
Building a Business Are Sharing-Economy Workers Contractors or Employees? Companies in the booming sharing economy depend on contractors who may legally qualify as full time employees. The distinction is crucial for both workers and their employers. By Tx Zhuo