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The Rise of Highly Skilled UK Freelancers

Small Business Labs

  It also focuses on what they refer to as "highly skilled freelancers" These are the self-employed working in managerial, professional and technical occupations. Much of the recent growth has been driven by the expansion of the highly skilled freelance sector. This is similar to the U.S

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What Leslie Jordan’s Legacy Can Teach Us About Pivoting to a Third Act

Success

Jordan had a social media presence prior to the pandemic, having joined Instagram in September 2018. Consider how transferrable those skills are, and what possible new industries or entrepreneurial ventures might benefit from them. Here’s how you can find success in changing it up now. Leslie Jordan: Repurposing Your Gifts.

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Big Thinkers: Meet the AI Leaders Changing the Future of 3 Important Industries

Success

Sanford worked at the executive level with a number of internet startups in the 1990s and founded eXp World Holdings , which is based in Bellingham, Washington, in 2008.¹ The company went public on the Nasdaq in February 2018—consequently revenue grew 84% to $1.8 billion in 2020. AI is our next evolutionary step.

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Tribe Urban Entertainment Gives Interns a Hands-on Experience in Media

Success

In 2008, following his graduation from the University of Greenwich in London, Michael Bullion, the founder and CEO of Black-owned media and entertainment company Tribe Urban Entertainment , found himself frustrated by his job search. “[I I was] looking for work for over 18 months.

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The Secrets Behind Portugal’s Booming Coworking Industry

Allwork

I consider the following features most specific to the Portuguese context: The global economic and financial crisis of 2008 and the subsequent sovereign debt crisis in Portugal triggered the emergence of a set of collaborative spaces that gained momentum as the economy recovered. 2010 to 2020 was an exciting but intense period.

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Online Platforms Enabling the Rise of Global Micro Outsourcing Firms

Small Business Labs

Glocalization  refers to the integration of local differences in the cost and availability of skills to a standardized global structure that enables their use. As the chart below from the 2018 MBO Partners State of Independence study shows, about 1 in 5 U.S.   But U.S. in greater numbers.

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To boost productivity in the UK, we need to think big and different

Workplace Insight

The decline in UK productivity since the Great Recession of 2008/2009 has been a matter of concern for business leaders, policymakers, and economists alike. Furthermore, fostering a digital ecosystem that encourages research and development in emerging technologies can position the UK at the forefront of innovation and productivity growth.