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The Predictions for Small Business Saturday 2023 Are In—Here’s How to Optimize Them for Your Business

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Small Business Saturday 2023: predictions and challenges Staffing might be tight Verizon Business recently unveiled the results of its 2023 State of Small Business Survey , in which they reported 1 in 3 business owners are worried about being adequately staffed for the important day.

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Google's Shadow Workforce

Small Business Labs

Bloomberg's Inside Google's Shadow Workforce covers the use by Google of what they call TVCs, or “temps, vendors and contractors" According to the article about half of Google's workforce is comprised of TVCs.    We've recently covered a number of studies confirming this. . 

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Word of Mouth is How Freelancers Find Jobs

Small Business Labs

It's not surprising that independent workers (freelancers, temps, self-employed, etc.) Survey data from the MBO State of Independence study shows that 67% of independent worker respondents listed word of mouth as the most important source for getting assignments.    Social media was distant 4th, with only 3%.