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The Rise of Independent Worker Teams: Fiverr's Studios and Upwork's Agency Experience

Small Business Labs

" The boutique agencies Upwork refers to are small service firms, most of which utilize freelancers as part of their project teams.  The chart below (click to enlarge) is from a 2014 study on the impact of cloud computing we conducted in partnership with Intuit.  Railroads are a good example of these waves. 

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Academic Studies Show Gig Economy Larger Than Government Data Suggests

Small Business Labs

The study found "28 percent of adults age 18 and older participated in informal work for pay during the survey reference month."   For example, we reported in 2014 on our research that showed the questions asked in government surveys led to an underreporting of gig work. We  

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The 2023 Motherhood Penalty: The Sorry State Of Affairs For Working Women Continues

Allwork

a phenomenon often referred to as the Fatherhood Bonus ). Germany (although only in 21st place) is an example of a country where some progress is occurring due to improved childcare provision. has fallen five places since 2014 (it currently occupies 14th place in the OECD’s rankings). This is due to the U.K.’s in 2017/18 to 12.2%

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How to Partner with a Rival for a Win-Win

Success

Cross-refer. A specialist will refer patients requiring specific care to a partner who provides that care, and vice versa. Since the stores are all several blocks apart, we each made an effort to verbally refer our customers to the other retailers. Think Work Media is a marketing agency. Physicians do this all the time.