Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 30, 2012
According to Staffing Industry Analysts , the online staffing industry is now about a $1billion dollar industry that's growing at "double-digit" rates. The best known of the firms in this industry are probably oDesk and Elance.
Small Business Labs
MAY 23, 2013
Instead of offering talent buyers a large number of potential hires like an Elance or oDesk does, it connects buyer and sellers of talent based on personal connections and recommendations. I haven't had a chance to test the site, but it appears you can link it to your LinkedIn and Facebook accounts.
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Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 17, 2012
Scale of some form is still a key competitive factor in most industries, which is why the Global Giants continue to grow. The current talent and compensation wars in Silicon Valley are an example of a trend we expect will spread to other industries. Don't get us wrong. Our reasons are: 1.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 16, 2012
GigaOm's Women make up the majority of online freelancers, study says covers research from Zinnov showing that women comprise 55% of the workers on online talent sites like Elance and oDesk. BLS), women comprise more than 50% of employment in the services industries and less than 50% in the production industries.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 27, 2012
small businesses don't have employees. Job substitutes: These are freelancers and other independent workers who by choice or by necessity don't have traditional jobs but have created a personal business as a job substitute. We're seeing more and more industry segments become viable for personal businesses.
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