Small Business Labs

article thumbnail

What Highly Skilled Independent Workers Want

Small Business Labs

.  Like PWC's Talent Exchange and Deloitte's Open Talent Community , the goal of GigNow is to help EY find and engage skilled independent workers - both for EY's internal use and for use on client projects. The opportunity the learn and build skills. These are: Access to diverse and interesting gigs.

Skills 177
article thumbnail

The Recent Flurry of Gig Economy Studies

Small Business Labs

  The goal of the study was to get a 360 view of external labor use by businesses. And, overall, they've accomplished that goal.  Census non-employer dataset, the study explores the size, growth and skills of the specialized knowledge worker population across the 25 largest U.S. Using data from the U.S.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Growing Need to be the "Client of Choice" for Independent Workers

Small Business Labs

Harvard Business Review's Your Company Needs Independent Workers  covers the growing need by corporations to be seen as a "client of choice" by highly skilled independent workers. The goal of this area of research was twofold.

2015 100
article thumbnail

Is Craft Brewing a Harbinger of a New Artisan Economy?

Small Business Labs

Their firms will agile, flexible and often partner with larger firms to accomplish their business goals. These artisan firms will attract and retain highly skilled and creative talent by offering freedom and flexibility and, in many cases, high competitive compensation.

2008 174
article thumbnail

What is LifeWorking and How Does it Relate to Coworking?

Small Business Labs

They're also places where they learn new skills and improve existing skills.   The goal of LifeWorking is to change this. Coworking members see their facilities as not just places of work, but also spaces where they meet other people and actively socialize.

Skills 100
article thumbnail

UK Study - Gig Work Part-Time and Provides Supplemental Income

Small Business Labs

  The CIPD study defined gig workers as people "who trade their time and skills through online platforms (websites or apps), providing a service to a third party as a form of paid employment." .  Gig worker satisfaction is a bit lower in the UK than the U.S.,

Holidays 100
article thumbnail

Independent Work - Tastes Great, Less Filling

Small Business Labs

 The goal of these ads was to communicate the two key consumer benefits of Miller Lite.  Independent workers describe fulfilling work as work that engages them by matching their skills, interests and abilities.  Much like lite beer, there were two key motivations - flexibility and fulfilling work.

2014 100