Small Business Labs
JULY 8, 2014
Last week the Freelancers Union released How to Live the Freelance Life , a report based on a survey of more than 1,100 freelancers nationwide that asked freelancers about their work, money, lifestyle, and values. There were a number of interesting findings, but three jumped out at me: 1. 2. .
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
There's lots of articles these days covering how to become an full or part-time independent worker (freelancer, independent contractor, gig worker. The reasons we like it so much is the article's 8 insights for freelancers are all things we regularly hear in our interviews and survey research. It helps to find a niche.
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Small Business Labs
JULY 22, 2014
The chart below is from the Freelancers Union report How to Live the Freelance Life. It shows how freelancers turn to their network to find work, collaborate on projects, meet new people and stay on top of their industry. Upon reflection - and with the help of a few follow-up interviews - we realized this makes perfectly good sense.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 27, 2015
According to an interview with Godin on the Gaping Void blog , here's reason he's done this course: This is the golden age for freelancers. This is a focused check up from the neck up, a chance to understand how to work your way up as a freelancer, by making hard choices and digging deep into the choices that matter.
Small Business Labs
JULY 29, 2014
The data comes from the Freelancers Union study How to Live the Freelance Life , a research project we partnered with the Freelancers Union on. We've known for some time from our interviews that side gigs and multiple income streams are becoming more common. But its been very hard to quantify this information via surveys.
Small Business Labs
AUGUST 28, 2012
The strength of this book, in my opinion, are the chapters on how to build a food truck business plan and market a food truck. All small businesses should identify and track their KPIs, yet I continue to be amazed how few do. We've interviewed a lot of food truck owners and prospective owners.
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
We've been interviewing senior HR execs, HR industry analysts, consultants and others to try to understand if the use of contingent workers is considered a strategic part of their talent acquisition and talent management plans. We've gotten a clear no from the vast majority of folks we've talked to.
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