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The What, Who and How of Outsourcing… So You Can Let Go

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You uncover outsourcing talent the same way you find employees: by networking in person or online, asking for recommendations and interviewing carefully. You can advertise for freelance help on sites such as Guru.com or Elance-oDesk.com. Who you gonna call?

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The Emergence of Freelancer Management Systems

Small Business Labs

  Freelancer management systems are different from online staffing platforms such as Elance, Odesk and Freelancer.com in that they go beyond just facilitating one-to-one engagements between indidviaul buyers and sellers of freelance talent.    Instead, an FMS facilitates firm wide engagement and deployment model.

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The Verticalization of the Gig Economy

Small Business Labs

This industry started with generalist sites like Elance that connect a wide range of workers with people looking to hire help. We deliver expertise in strategy and innovation, insights and analytics, business process and organization, and execution support. One comes from the online talent marketplace space.

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