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Somewhere Between 2.5 million and 59 Million Americans "Work" in the Online Gig Economy

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We mentioned yesterday that there is a recently formed consensus that the gig economy is large and growing. For example, our most recent study - the 2016 MBO Partners State of Independence study - shows about 40 million Americans work in the gig economy by our definition. This is especially true for the online gig economy.

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These 8 cities around the world are putting their focus on biking and walking — not cars

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To further encourage biking as a form of transport, Mayor Claudia López Hernández plans to permanently convert 84 kilometers (52 miles) of newly established road sections into bike lanes to help essential workers travel around the city more quickly. Between 2009 and 2016, it grew from a city of around 1.2 million to over 1.6

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An 18-year blogging veteran, Ajayi covers all things culture with a critical yet humorous lens on her website Awesomely Luvvie and wrote the instant best-sellers Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016). million views. Amina AlTai. Tarrent-Arthur and Helen Cummings-Henry.

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Top 10 Small Business Trends for 2017

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For the list from prior years, click on the year:   2015 , 2014 , 2013 ,  2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008. Cyber Security and Data Privacy : We’ve had cyber security and data privacy in some form on our list of the top small business trends for several years. It's still too far away.  Technology.

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