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Uber Enters the Staffing Business

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This, of course, means Uber will not have to deal with the employee classification or other legal issues they faces in their ride hailing business. Uber betting that their technology will provide value to workers, the companies that employ them and the staffing agencies that place them. 

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MBO Partners: A Business Platform for Independent Consultants.

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Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « More Canadians Becoming Freelancers | Main | What is The Singularity?   This means, legally, the consultants and freelancers work for MBO Partners. 

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MBO's Independent Worker Study

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MBO Partners provides legal, financial and business infrastructure services for thousands of independent consultants and freelancers.    We will posting on the study here and MBO has an excellent blog on independent workers  that focuses on this topic.    . 

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Book Review: Exporting - The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably

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We actively follow her Global Small Business blog and turn to her information and help on all things related to exporting and small businesses going global. It's written by small business exporting expert Laural Delaney. We've known Laural for years here at Small Business Labs.   And we were right.

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Are VCs Colluding?

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Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Ultralight Startups | Main | Shapeways Gets VC Funding, Moves to the U.S. » September 23, 2010 Are VCs Colluding?

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Over 250 US Coworking Facilities

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Small Business Blogs Entrepreneur Magazine Blog Entrepreneurship & Education at the Kauffman Foundation Fresh Inc. Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « State of Small Business Tweet Chat on Wednesday | Main | 3D Printing Comes Of Age » September 14, 2010 Over 250 U.S. .  Interested?

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Proposed Senate Tax Bill Would Change Gig Worker Classification and the Gig Economy

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This provision would provide a relatively simple 3-part test which, if satisfied, would legally classify a gig worker as an independent contractor (the safe harbor). It would clear up a lot of issues around gig worker classification and reduce the legal challenges the platforms face, at least at the federal level.

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