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Book Review: Raw Deal - How the Uber Economy is Screwing American Workers

Small Business Labs

It's a non-stop attack on Uber, Airbnb and any other company or person who offers contract work or suggests freelance work isn't awful.    In case you didn't guess, Hill is a political progressive.   The book closes with policy suggestions for making independent work less precarious.

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Grim Job Market Continues for Young Americans

Small Business Labs

Although the overall labor market continues to improve, there isn't a lot of good job news for young Americans.  The Economic Policy Institute's The Class of 2012 lays out how the job situation is for those 25 and younger.  But even for college grads, the numbers aren't pretty.

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11 Halos - Part 3 (reporting & fans)

Loosely Speaking

Home VA Training VA FAQ Podcast Featured Events for Bloggers & VAs 11 Halos – Part 3 (reporting & fans) Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:19 pm // By: // Category: Baseball Today, he drove to Tempe, to the Angels Tempe Diablo Stadium to report. Comments: 0 Leave a Reply Site Pages Commenting Policy About ktcosmos Got Loose Change?

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The Structural Shift to a Contingent Workforce

Small Business Labs

Defining Small Business Innovation 2010 Top 10 Small Business Trends Intuit Future of Small Business Resources The Changing Face of Entrepreneurs The Connected World of Entrepreneurs Disclosure Policy Emergent Research works with corporate, government and non-profit clients.   The CNN article focuses on the growing use of temps

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"Gig" - The Word of the Year

Small Business Labs

Now we have to get more people to understand that the shift to the gig economy isn't all bad.  We also regularly call for increased protections for gig workers and new laws and policies to make gig work more secure.  That doesn't stop a lot of people erroneously claiming otherwise.

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Which Person Would You Talk To?

Men With Pens

You see, celebrity-stardom aside, Kevin Parent is just a guy who lived through many of the same struggles you’ve had (or are having), from pursuing a creative career to building an audience to despairing you won’t make it to rejoicing you will to contemplating giving it all up. You can’t live on thin air. Wait, what?!

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