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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

Success

She relied on these four experts to keep her company looped in on the tiny tweaks and massive overhauls in today’s quickly evolving technology. For example, anytime Apple changed its operating system or upgraded Siri, her company needed to adapt. “We You can advertise for freelance help on sites such as Guru.com or Elance-oDesk.com.

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Businesses Hiring More Freelancers

Small Business Labs

No doubt not by coincidence, the company that sponsored this research - Elance  - recently announced a tool to help mid-sized companies do just that.  And shortly after Elance, oDesk announced their version, called Private Workplace. The Staffing Industry Analyst blog has a nice summary of these announcements. 

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Measuring the Impact of the Invisible Economy of Independent Work

Small Business Labs

There's a growing view that the way economic statistics are collected and analyzed fails to reflect the economic and jobs impact of independent work - especially independent work created by new economy companies like Airbnb, Etsy and Elance.  They also claim they generate 4,580 jobs in NY city.

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The Verticalization of the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

This industry started with generalist sites like Elance that connect a wide range of workers with people looking to hire help.   A good example is MBA & Company , which  was named Spend Matters WIP (work intermediation platform) of the week.  One comes from the online talent marketplace space.

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Jinglesmart - Online Project Marketplace for the Jingles Industry

Small Business Labs

.  The best known of the firms in this industry are probably oDesk and Elance.   A wide variety of talent can be hired at oDesk or Elance, everything from computer programmers to virtual assistants to writers.   But there are a growing number of industry vertical job and project marketplaces springing up. .

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The Growing Independent Worker Ecosystem

Small Business Labs

has also led to a growing ecosystem of companies supporting independent workers and the firms that hire them. This ecosystem includes a wide range of firm types, including: Talent marketplaces : firms like Elance , Odesk and Freelancer.com that connect independent workers with those interested in hiring them.

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Coworks - A Social Online Talent Marketplace

Small Business Labs

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. Coworks is a new online talent marketplace with a twist. " The site works on a referral model.

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