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
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Building a Business
Using an Independent Contractor? You Need a Rock-Solid Contract.
Using proper legal agreements can minimize risk and improve productivity.
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.
Business Legal
5 Employment Law Tips for Startups
Stay on top of employee-related legal issues as a new employer.
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.
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