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Jinglesmart - Online Project Marketplace for the Jingles Industry

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According to Staffing Industry Analysts , the online staffing industry is now about a $1billion dollar industry that's growing at "double-digit" rates.    The best known of the firms in this industry are probably oDesk and Elance.  Based on this, I don't think it's a big industry.

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Our Food Truck Project

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Emergent Research  (that's us) just kicked off a new project on the economic impact of food trucks in San Francisco.   And while there are no firm national numbers on the size and scope of the industry, it's clear the segment is experiencing rapid growth. 

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The Staffing Industry Analysts Temp Worker Forecast

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The Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) is a research and industry analyst firm that focuses on contingent work. Their clients are staffing industry firms and corporations that employ contingent and/or temporary workers. The recently released their 2022 employment projections and U.S. staffing industry forecast.

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Poynter Series on Journalists Going Freelance

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Before you take on a project, consider what boxes it ticks. If you know why you’re taking on a project, you’re most likely to thrive. Journalism was one of the earliest industry's hit by digital transformation.  Similar shifts are happening in most industries.   Do you simply need the money?

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COVID-19's Huge Financial Impact on Cities

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According to the National League of Cities (NLC) , 65% of cities are being forced to delay or cancel capital spending and infrastructure projects due to COVID-19.   The NLC says cities are projected to lose $360 billion in revenue over the next 3 years due to the economic effects of the pandemic. 

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Braintrust - a Coop Online Freelance Talent Marketplace

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  Braintrust focuses on high-end IT projects and works with an impressive list of large corporations.    But 4 years later, coops haven't made a dent in the online talent marketplace industry.   They also (naturally) have a blockchain and cyber token angle.  We hope so.

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The Post Pandemic YOLO Movement

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.   The article describes the growing number of people who are, in the words of the article, "quitting prestigious and high-paying jobs to pursue risky passion projects."

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