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Flurry of Articles on Micropreneurship

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 Articles include: Why People Want to Be Micro-Entrepreneurs :  From Fast Company Co.Exist, this article covers a survey by micro-task site Fivvr on why people want to be micropreneurs.  The top reasons are job independence, frustration with the 9 to 5 grind and the money.

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The Anti-Work Movement and the Surge in Self-Employment

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.  According to Reddit, the forum is for: " those who want to end work, are curious about ending work, want to get the most out of a work-free life, want more information on antiwork ideas and want personal help with their own jobs/work-related struggles."   Ready to quit your job?   Ready to quit your job?

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Marie Claire and the Mainstreaming of Freelancing

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The magazine Marie Claire was first published in 1937 and describes itself as "the site that women turn to for information on fashion, style, hairstyles, beauty, women's issues, careers, health, and relationships."   But what's a bit surprising is the extent they are covering it.  Freelancing With Benefits?

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Most Musicians Earn Little on the Music Streaming Site Spotify

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The Rolling Stone article The Rosy ‘Creator Economy’ Is Music’s Biggest Lie discusses the dramatic lack of revenue for many artists involved in the creator economy.    Regarding the streaming platform Spotify, a key finding from the article states: “Spotify's site informs us that just 13,400 artists (0.2

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Social Commerce Forecast to Boom

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Their recent article Social Commerce:  The Next Wave in Online Shopping outlines why they're forecasting social commerce to boom over the next 5 years. As their article chart below shows (click to enlarge), they're forecasting social commerce globally to grow from about $390 billion in2020 to nearly $3 trillion by year-end 2025. 

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Deloitte on the Future of Work

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Deloitte has become, in our opinion, one of the key go-to sources of information and analysis on the future of work. Their recent article Redefining work, workforces, and workplaces is a good example. "   As the article chart above shows (click to enlarge), they focus on three main areas: work, workforce and workplace. . 

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VCs Betting Big on the Metaverse

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According to the article,  metaverse related companies "have raised nearly $10.4 Our article The Metaverse is Coming provides more information on this topic. It combines virtual reality, augmented reality, gaming, and other digital social experiences into 3D virtual worlds. billion over the same period last year. .  

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