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" Our favorite antiwork forum post (below) is from  a Business Insider article on the antiwork movement. And as we reported in September,  the number of independent workers (freelancers, gig workers, self-employed, etc.) The post nicely sums up the lack of personal time associated with many jobs.  

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AUGUST 2, 2021

The Hollywood Reporter's New Studio City Townhouses Draw Digital Creators Thanks to Hybrid Zoning covers a new townhouse community designed for artists and creative professionals.      Quite unusual in LA, the townhouses have live/work zoning approval. 

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

  Because EINs are needed for tax reporting, almost all employer businesses and most solopreneurs have them.     See this article for details on the business formation statistics and the 2020 surge in new business applications.     

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AUGUST 30, 2021

  The article point out that white population declines were geographically widespread.  Census bureau reported that more whites were dying than being born.  million people reported being more than one race , more than a threefold increase from 2010, when 9 million people did.   Back in 2013, the U.S. . 

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MARCH 15, 2021

American Express recently released its annual Global Travel Trends report.     Key quote from the report: " 54% of respondents (U.S.)   As we pointed out in our article The Wannabe Digital Nomads , most people saying they're interested in becoming a digital nomad won't do it.  

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MARCH 25, 2021

At around 4,000 words, Recode's 10 ways office work will never be the same is really more of a report than an article. The article is chocked full of data and links to interesting studies illustrating what offices will be like post-pandemic.  Flexibility is a double-edged sword. . 

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MAY 27, 2020

The data includes anyone reporting $1,000 or more in self-employment income, so it includes a lot of part-time businesses.   One of the more interesting nonemployer data sub-trends is that the number high earning nonemployers - those who report earning revenue of $100,000 or more per year - is one of the fastest growing segments.  

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APRIL 27, 2021

  Also, 76% of the respondents reported their financial situation has negatively impacted their mental health. The article also cited other problems that fashion freelancers face. The Vogue chart (click to enlarge) below shows the impact by issue. So one may ask, why do they do it?

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APRIL 6, 2021

.  A quick summary of the article is if you're working remotely, it can be pretty complicated and potentially expensive from a tax perspective. The large corporate labor and employment law firm Littler recently released its first Global Transformation Initiative report (warning - it's long and written by lawyers for lawyers).  

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FEBRUARY 11, 2020

  Coincidently, last week the McKinsey Global Institute released The New Social Contract in the 21st Century , This report covers much of the same ground as The Atlantic article, but they report their findings more clinically.   The report chart below (click to enlarge) shows the changes in U.S.

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JULY 19, 2021

Sometimes we post articles on topics few people are interested in.    This is such an article.      Federal Statistical Needs for a National Advanced Industry and Technology Strategy is a report from the D.C. innovation think tank ITIF. 

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AUGUST 19, 2019

The study - The Effects of Self and Temporary Employment on Mental Health: The Role of the Gig Economy in the UK - found that gig workers are about 33 percent more likely to self-report positive traits in terms of mental health than those in traditional jobs. The reason will come as no surprise to regular readers.

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JULY 28, 2020

  His article This Chart Predicts Which Colleges Will Survive the Coronavirus has caused quite a stir in colleges and universities across the country.  Scott Galloway is a professor at NYU, tech entrepreneur, author, and popular podcaster.    His chart (click to enlarge) is below.  

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

But it also explains why the self-employed - and especially those that work in coworking spaces - report higher levels of wellness and work satisfaction than traditional employees do. It's also one of the reasons independent workers report being happier and healthier because they're independent. 

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JUNE 23, 2015

My first thought was to write a long article listing the reasons. But I decided it would be easier to reference the articles already out there that present a balanced view of this decision.   But, of course, it's not.

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JUNE 4, 2019

The article starts by pointing out the long decline in the membership of traditional clubs. " The broader point of the article is that the new wave of clubs need to charge high prices because they are ventured backed, have lots of amenities and high costs. So we will continue tracking and reporting on this topic.

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JUNE 29, 2021

  The LA Times article  Shower? " Cabana isn't the only van rental business reporting raising money.  These are digital nomads who travel in vehicles that have been converted into roaming residences.    In the digital nomad study we collaborated with MBO Partners on, we found 1.9 Flat-screen TV?

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JULY 13, 2021

   Based on an extensive study of digital nomads done by Emergent Research and MBO Partners , the article highlights two key reasons digital nomad policies and programs are important. million workers report being digital nomads.  " As the digital nomad study chart below shows (click to enlarge), 10.9

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AUGUST 9, 2021

The article lists the usual financial reasons for working in retirement.     Key quote: Ninety-six percent of over-65 workers reported that an enjoyable job is essential or important to living a fulfilling life.    But more interesting is their description of some of the non-financial reasons. 

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APRIL 16, 2018

According to a report from the global financial giant UBS , 72% of Millennials say starting a business appeals to them. The chart below, which is from the same UBS report, shows most Millennials see starting a business as riskier than older cohorts do. But at the same time, most say it's too risky to do.  

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Chamber of Commerce article The K-Shaped Recovery and the Cost of Inaction.  " The Chamber article illustrates this by pointing out that "the financial services sector, for example, has already recovered 94% of its pre-pandemic employment. According to an NPR survey and covered in their article Nearly Half Of U.S.

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JANUARY 17, 2018

Our recent Harvard Business Review article, Coworking Is not About Workspace - It's About Feeling Less Lonely , covers research we conducted on the social side of coworking. 83% report that they are less lonely since joining a coworking space. 89% report that they are happier since joining a coworking space.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

The National League of Cities recently released Discover Your City's Maker Economy , a report that "provides a roadmap for cities to develop policies, programs and a culture that better supports local maker businesses."   This echos a report earlier this year from the Brookings Institution. ." Manufacturing?

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JANUARY 22, 2019

  They report this is a 42% decline in authors earnings over the past decade. The Pay Survey 2019: What 1,400+ Freelancers Get Paid to Write study surveyed writers of all types, with most writing articles and blog posts. 10% report they earn more than $76 an hour, and another 17% earn $50-$75 per hour. 

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AUGUST 31, 2020

  Tech Crunch's Synthetic biology startups are giving investors an appetite reports on this trend.    But the TechCrunch article mentions several other examples, with our favorite being Pivot Bio. ."   But the TechCrunch article mentions several other examples, with our favorite being Pivot Bio.

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AUGUST 20, 2019

Our article yesterday covered a study showing how work autonomy and control resulted in mental health benefits for the self-employed.    As a follow-up, the chart below (click to enlarge) is from the Freshbooks 2019 Self-Employment in America Report. It illustrates how those who are self-employed define control.

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JUNE 28, 2018

A new research report by financial giant UBS suggests that millennials are ditching the kitchen and instead opting for food delivery in a report titled “Is the Kitchen Dead.”. The report is not available to the public and we haven't seen it.

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

  The University of Chicago Booth Review article Does the gig economy promote entrepreneurship? MIT Management's How the gig economy can reduce unemployment and debt reports on a study showing how the gig economy can act as a safety net.  Two recent academic studies illustrate several of the benefits of the gig economy. 

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JUNE 11, 2020

consistently report a major benefit of being independent is the work flexibility, autonomy, and control it provides. Key quotes from the Science Daily article Is your job killing you? Independent workers (freelancers, gig workers, independent contractors, etc.) A key reason is most have work autonomy and control.  

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MAY 18, 2020

   And as the report chart below (click to enlarge) shows, the number of independent professionals in this space has grown rapidly over the past decade - increasing at almost 4 times the growth rate of overall employment during this period.  million independent professionals (freelancers, independent consultants, etc.)

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JULY 24, 2018

According to the Reuters article 'Coworking' surge in Manhattan raises asset-liability quandary : "The amount of office leasing by “coworking” firms in Manhattan is nearing 10 percent of all new leases, a sign of growing demand for short-term contracts by companies seeking workspace." See our forecast article for details.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Key quote from the article:   adults who identify as being a gig economy worker report being just as satisfied with their jobs, financial situations and family life as the average adult who has been employed in the past six months.

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APRIL 29, 2019

Deloitte's article The alternative workforce: It's now mainstream is taken from their 2019 Human Capital Trends report. " The data in the article comes from Deloitte's annual global business survey. " The data in the article comes from Deloitte's annual global business survey.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

  Take for example the coverage of the recent National League of Cities report  Cities and the Innovation Economy: Perceptions of Local Leaders.   So naturally, Fast Company's article's headline on the report is 33% Of U.S.   As the report chart below shows, over 40% of U.S.

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JULY 26, 2018

Bloomberg's Inside Google's Shadow Workforce covers the use by Google of what they call TVCs, or “temps, vendors and contractors" According to the article about half of Google's workforce is comprised of TVCs.    We've recently covered a number of studies confirming this.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Crunchbase's How Seed Funding Has Exploded In The Past 10 Years reports that: Fewer than 3,200 companies received seed funding in the period between 2006 and 2010. The article points to the launch of Amazon Web Services in the mid-2000s, which made it cheaper and easier to start a software company, as a driver.  

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JULY 2, 2018

  Their chart below shows the increase in share of earners reporting self-employment earnings. MBO Partners is planning on releasing the 2018 MBO Partners State of Independence report in mid-July. After the report is released (we work with MBO Partners on this study), we'll have more on this topic.

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