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Book Review: Building the Business of You

Small Business Labs

The central concept of the book is what the author calls the "career mashup"   This is a career where workers merge their skills, interests, passions, and experiences in a way that fits a person's whole self. Align their interests, strengths, and skills to get them where they want to be.

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Book Review: Gig Mindset

Small Business Labs

Gig Mindset is a different kind of book on the gig economy.    Almost all gig economy books focus on how to become a freelancer or some form of independent worker. But Gig Mindset is about how companies and workers can use freelancers and other gig workers to save time, access needed skills and increase productivity. 

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Book Review: Thriving in the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

"How to capitalize and compete in the new world of work" is the tagline for the book Thriving in the Gig Economy.   The book starts with an excellent overview of the gig economy. There's also an in-depth review of many of the key gig economy studies. and how they differ. and how they differ. setting prices.

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Book Review: The Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

The book provides a wealth of excellent "how to" advice on succeeding at independent work. Mulcahy packages up the information from her MBA course in this book, and at only $16 ($11 if you buy the Kindle version), it's a a whole lot cheaper than taking her class at Babson.  See the book for details. 

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5 Decision-Making Books to Help You Combat Analysis Paralysis

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That is why we have assembled a list of 5 excellent books to guide you in becoming more confident and decisive. Published in June 2021, Fear Less is a followup to Grange’s 2020 book, Fear Less: How to Win at Life Without Losing Yourself. Koscinski breaks down complex topics into easily understood components with pedagogical skill.

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Book Review: The Sharing Economy by Arun Sundararajan

Small Business Labs

We follow Sundararajan's work closely and consider him one the top experts in this field, so were excited to get a copy of his new book. High-impact capital : The sharing economy opens new opportunities for everything, from assets and skills to time and money, to be used at levels closer to their full capacity.

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Book Review: Gigged - The End of the Job and the Future of Work

Small Business Labs

  The book profiles a mix of gig workers, including an Uber driver, a computer programmer, someone working via Mechanical Turk and a few others. It's written by journalist Sarah Kessler, who's been covering the gig economy since 2011.  The theme that unites them is they all get work via an online marketplace or platform.

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