Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Because of this 68% of the respondents said they would be interested in a tool that made it easier to hire, manage and pay freelancers. No doubt not by coincidence, the company that sponsored this research - Elance  - recently announced a tool to help mid-sized companies do just that. 

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“We want to work with people who are up to date in the areas that we’re iterating toward, so we outsource software development but keep design, engineers and product management within the company,” she says. You can advertise for freelance help on sites such as Guru.com or Elance-oDesk.com. Who you gonna call?

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 18, 2014

There are several interesting new data points on the increasing use of online talent marketplaces like Elance-oDesk, Freelancer.com, etc. work reports from Elance-oDesk, which recently merged. The chart below, from the Elance-oDesk reports, highlights the relative strong growth on online job listings.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

Andrew Karpie's Online Work Arrangements Platforms  presentation does a great job of explaining the changing ways contingent workers are sourced, engaged and managed by hiring organizations.    It also describes the rapidly growing and diverse online talent marketplace industry.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

The Two Sides of MBO Partners: Things May Not Always be What They Seem is an interesting article from Andrew Karpie from the Staffing Industry Analysts.   The author calls MBO Partners a "work arrangement intermediation platform" that share traits with the online staffing firms like oDesk and Elance.

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JANUARY 15, 2013

  The Solo Support Industry Grows Up : 2013 will see the continued growth of products and services designed to make it easier for solopreneurs and the self-employed to start and operate their businesses.   Economic  3. 

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