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The Stimulus Programs Gig Workers and Freelancers Qualify For

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  For more information and details, see the SBA's site and this document from the Senate Small Business Committee.  Again, see the Senate Small Business Committee document for more details on PPP loans.  .  We estimate that as many as 20 million small businesses and independent workers could quality. 

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SBA's Small Business Profiles for States

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And yes, I realize I used the word "fun" to describe a government statistical document - and yes, I do need to get out more. Below is the document's U.S. summary page for those of you who don't want the fun of reading the entire document. Small Business Economy'

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WeWork Files to Go Public

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WeWork released its S-1 this week, which is the legal document a company files prior to going public.    WeWork going public is a bit of a watershed moment for the coworking industry. It's the first of the new wave of coworking spaces to do so.

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The Expanding High Skill Gig Economy

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The online site legal site Avvo recently announced a new service that covers routine legal scenarios for business, family and immigration, with fixed-price offerings  starting at $39 for a 15-minute advice session or $149 for a document review. It's not just lawyers. Doctors are also joining the on-demand economy.

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Small Businesses as Community Catalyts

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Paul, Rudy Arnold created a series of videos documenting 5 small businesses located in the same neighborhood.  For his senior college thesis at the College of Visual Arts in St.   The theme of the series is how the relationship between small businesses and their customers nurture local communities. 

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The Metaverse is Coming

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The application allows users to meet in virtual reality conference rooms and collaborate on shared whiteboards or documents while still sitting at their own physical desks. ." Facebook's first metaverse effort is a virtual conference room service called Horizon Workrooms.

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The Dark Side of the Temp Economy

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There is a dark side to independent work and, as the ProPublica article documents, many independent/temporary workers are exploited. .   Our studies show this as do most other studies that look at the entire independent worker segment.

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