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The Freelancers Union and Elance - oDesk released a study showing that 34% of the American workforce freelances in some form. According to the study, 53 million Americans said they engaged in some form of freelance work in the past year. The study breaks these folks into 5 segments: "Independent Contractors" (40%, or 21.1 million) don’t have a traditional employer and do freelance, temporary or supplemental work on a project-to-project basis. Moonlighters” (27 percent, or 14.3 MORE
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance recently released its 2019 Independent Business Survey. As the study chart below shows (click to enlarge), the survey respondents listed Amazon as their biggest challenge. MORE
As part of this research, SNCR is doing a survey on this topic. If you are involved in the strategy or tactics related to the use of online video for your organization, please help out by taking a short survey. Click Here to Take the Survey. MORE
Census has created a Small Business Pulse survey to track and measure how small businesses are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pulse survey is scheduled to run weekly through June, so the survey will be very useful in tracking how small businesses are doing over that time period. MORE
The Freelancers Union is conducting a survey on how freelancers work and live. The goals of the survey are to better understand how freelancers are changing the definition of success and how they are working with one another to improve their business outcomes. MORE
So we're just getting to a survey on side gigs that CareerBuilder released in September. Key quote from the survey press release : According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 29 percent of workers have a side hustle, a trend that is especially strong among the millennial demographic. MORE
Work From Home Survey 2020 report. The survey was done between April 16th to May 4th and the respondents "were required to be working full time for a company of 100 or more people, to have worked in an office environment prior to COVID-19, and to be currently working from home." MORE
Interesting survey resluts from Bankrate on side hustles. According to their findings: nearly half of working Americans (45 percent) surveyed reported having a side gig in addition to their primary job. MORE
" Reinforcing this, the Federal Reserve just released their 2019 Survey of Household Economics and Decsionmaking study. "Risk shift" is the trend towards economic and other risks - and the responsibility for risk management - being shifted from institutions to individuals. MORE
Census 2016 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (the most recent data available), the median U.S. According to data from the U.S, employer small business (those with paid traditional employees) generated less than $400k in revenue in 2016. MORE
For the 2019 edition of this study, they surveyed over 7,300 business executives, HR leaders, and employees from around the world on a variety of talent and HR issues. The global human capital consulting and services firm Mercer recently released their annual Global Talent Trends study. MORE
192 I wasn't familiar with InboxQ until I saw a reference to a survey they'd done in Entrepreneur's Why Savvy Businesses Field Customer Questions on Twitter. " Because of our blog, we get sent a lot of surveys to review. But the big problem is not survey methodology, it's how the results are presented. It was a non-scientific online survey, which I think is fine given their goals, objectives and market. MORE
" As part of the study BCG surveyed 11,000 workers in 11 countries: the US, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Japan, India, Indonesia, China, and Brazil. BCG took a different approach to their survey than others have. MORE
According to a recent Intuit survey , about 60% of small businesses with fewer than 20 employees use outside accountants to help them with their taxes. The study chart below shows the answers given by the survey respondents. MORE
As part of the broader Big Data for the Little Guy project, Intuit surveyed 500 small business owners to learn more about how they view big data and its potential. The survey asked for their top reason, but I'm sure if they had been asked to list all the potential barriers most of these would be listed by most of the respondents. MORE
Want Your Business to Thrive - Cultivate Your External Talent : The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Success Factors teamed up for study, which surveyed independent workers, managers who hire independent works and HR employees. MORE
Bankrate recently released a survey showing that 37% of Americans have some sort of side job. The survey was of adult Americans , of which there are about 250 million. This means the survey found about 92 million Americans have side hustles. MORE
According to a recent Job Creators Network Foundation survey , "Sixteen-percent of Americans say they are likely to start a new business in 2019." This is an example of the false positive problem with survey data. MORE
The main reason, as found out in the survey, was control over career. Our article yesterday covered a study showing how work autonomy and control resulted in mental health benefits for the self-employed. MORE
Our friends at Deskmag have released the 3rd annual global coworking survey. Last year over 1500 people from 20+ countries filled out the survey. So if you work or have worked at coworking space please take 5-10 minutes and fill out the survey. Click here to take the survey. We'd like even more this year. The data is extremely useful for everyone associated with coworking. And, of course, Deskmag will be making the results public. MORE
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Getting somewhat lost in the debates around the results from the BLS's 2017 Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements survey (CWS) are several interesting findings about independent contractors. The BLS defines independent contractors as someone who is self-employed and their primary job is as an independent contractor, independent consultant or freelance worker. Key findings for this segment include: 1. 79 MORE
The Federal Reserve recently released its 2019 Small Business Credit Survey. A key finding is the use of online lending sources by small businesses is rapidly expanding. MORE
Since this data is based on a survey of independent workers who provide services to businesses, the list is dominated by highly skilled knowledge work categories. We're often asked what the most popular professions are for freelancers and independent workers. MORE
of the respondents of our annual independent worker survey. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first time coworking blipped on a national, statistically significant survey of any kind. This survey was conducted a few months after our survey. But these surveys reflect populations of 17 million in the case of our independent worker survey and roughly 22 million in the case of the micro business survey. MORE
Making Ends Meet: The Role of Informal Work in Supplementing Americans’ Income looked at data from the Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Household Economics and Decision Making (SHED). The BLS 2017 Alternative Employment Arrangement Survey results even showed the share of U.S. MORE
It's based on extensive surveys and interviews across 33 countries and updates similar efforts conducted in 2013 and 2016. This was the lowest percentage agreeing of the 33 countries in the survey. MORE
The Fiscal Times article This Is Why Freelancing Is the Hot Work Trend covers a Staples survey showing that 12 percent of office workers do freelance work on the side in addition to their regular job. Key quote on why they freelance: Top drivers for freelancers include the flexibility to make their own hours (cited by 37 percent of those surveyed) and work-life balance (32 percent). A total of 1,528 employees were surveyed in the U.S., MORE
To better understand this issue, a series of financial well-being questions were added to the MBO Partners State of Independence study survey this year (Emergent Research works with MBO Partners on this ongoing study). MORE
Marketplace and Edison research recently released Americans and the Gig Economy, a survey of gig workers. The survey covered a lot of ground, including finding about 24% of American 18 and older are gig workers. MORE
Several recent surveys focused on the pay rates on income of independent and freelance writers. The Authors Guild’s 2018 Author Income Survey collected pay data from over 5,000 published book authors. The second survey comes from The Make a Living Writing blog. MORE
According to The Infinite Dial 2019 , an annual survey conducted by Edison Research and Triton Digital, more than half of all adult Americans have listened to one. In case you hadn't heard, podcasting is booming. MORE
This study is another example of cloud-based, digital data being used instead of traditional survey methods - something we are doing with increasing frequency. We're not suggesting that traditional methods (surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.) MORE
Census 2014 Survey of Entrepreneurs. Regular readers may remember back in 2014 we reported on a survey that said most small businesses are started with less than $10,000. The data from the 2014 survey was for small businesses with fewer than 50 employees. MORE
Census Small Business Pulse Survey for the week of June 14th to June 20th shows small businesses continue to struggle. 43% of the small businesses surveyed reported a decrease in revenue from the prior week while only 21% reported an increase. The U.S. MORE
Despite the impressive numbers, the press has been reporting that the Pew survey found few Americans are participating in the on-demand economy. Most of the media is not positive about the on-demand economy. MORE
Pew Research's As Economic Concerns Recede, Environmental Protection Rises on the Public’s Policy Agenda covers a recent survey asking Americans about their policy priorities. MORE
The NLC survey shows that 74% of cities have started to cut their budgets, with 20% reporting across-the-board reductions. 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. MORE
Every year MBO Partners has done this survey between 12%-14% of Americans who aren't self-employed said they plan on becoming self-employed over the next couple of years. MORE
Lots of work from home (WFH) surveys have been conducted over the past month. For example, the Global Workplace Analytics Work from Home Experience Survey found that "U.S. MORE
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) caused quite a stir yesterday with the release of their 2017 Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangement (CWS) survey results. workforce was slightly smaller than they reported the last time the survey was done, which was 13 years ago. MORE
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JUNE 30, 2020
Census Small Business Pulse Survey for the week of June 14th to June 20th shows small businesses continue to struggle. 43% of the small businesses surveyed reported a decrease in revenue from the prior week while only 21% reported an increase. The U.S.
Small Business Labs
MAY 19, 2020
Census has created a Small Business Pulse survey to track and measure how small businesses are faring during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pulse survey is scheduled to run weekly through June, so the survey will be very useful in tracking how small businesses are doing over that time period.
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Small Business Labs
JUNE 11, 2019
Interesting survey resluts from Bankrate on side hustles. According to their findings: nearly half of working Americans (45 percent) surveyed reported having a side gig in addition to their primary job.
Small Business Labs
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
So we're just getting to a survey on side gigs that CareerBuilder released in September. Key quote from the survey press release : According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 29 percent of workers have a side hustle, a trend that is especially strong among the millennial demographic.
Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018
Morning Consult's In a Robust Job Market, Gig Workers Satisfaction on a Par With Wider Workforce covers the results of their recent survey of employed Americans. Morning Consult also provides their questions and a detailed set of survey crosstab results.
Small Business Labs
JULY 10, 2018
Bankrate recently released a survey showing that 37% of Americans have some sort of side job. The survey was of adult Americans , of which there are about 250 million. This means the survey found about 92 million Americans have side hustles.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 8, 2018
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) caused quite a stir yesterday with the release of their 2017 Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangement (CWS) survey results. workforce was slightly smaller than they reported the last time the survey was done, which was 13 years ago.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 14, 2018
Getting somewhat lost in the debates around the results from the BLS's 2017 Contingent and Alternative Employment Arrangements survey (CWS) are several interesting findings about independent contractors. The BLS defines independent contractors as someone who is self-employed and their primary job is as an independent contractor, independent consultant or freelance worker. Key findings for this segment include: 1. 79
Small Business Labs
JUNE 24, 2020
This study is another example of cloud-based, digital data being used instead of traditional survey methods - something we are doing with increasing frequency. We're not suggesting that traditional methods (surveys, interviews, focus groups, etc.)
Small Business Labs
JUNE 15, 2020
Work From Home Survey 2020 report. The survey was done between April 16th to May 4th and the respondents "were required to be working full time for a company of 100 or more people, to have worked in an office environment prior to COVID-19, and to be currently working from home."
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 23, 2017
The RideShare Guy released their 2017 Survey Results: Driver Earnings, Satisfaction and Demographics. This confirms something we see across all our survey work on the gig economy.
Small Business Labs
MAY 15, 2014
The Freelancers Union is conducting a survey on how freelancers work and live. The goals of the survey are to better understand how freelancers are changing the definition of success and how they are working with one another to improve their business outcomes.
Small Business Labs
MAY 8, 2013
of the respondents of our annual independent worker survey. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first time coworking blipped on a national, statistically significant survey of any kind. This survey was conducted a few months after our survey. But these surveys reflect populations of 17 million in the case of our independent worker survey and roughly 22 million in the case of the micro business survey.
Small Business Labs
MAY 26, 2020
Lots of work from home (WFH) surveys have been conducted over the past month. For example, the Global Workplace Analytics Work from Home Experience Survey found that "U.S.
Small Business Labs
MAY 31, 2016
Despite the impressive numbers, the press has been reporting that the Pew survey found few Americans are participating in the on-demand economy. Most of the media is not positive about the on-demand economy.
Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 8, 2014
The Freelancers Union and Elance - oDesk released a study showing that 34% of the American workforce freelances in some form. According to the study, 53 million Americans said they engaged in some form of freelance work in the past year. The study breaks these folks into 5 segments: "Independent Contractors" (40%, or 21.1 million) don’t have a traditional employer and do freelance, temporary or supplemental work on a project-to-project basis. Moonlighters” (27 percent, or 14.3
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 28, 2019
" As part of the study BCG surveyed 11,000 workers in 11 countries: the US, the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Sweden, Japan, India, Indonesia, China, and Brazil. BCG took a different approach to their survey than others have.
Small Business Labs
AUGUST 29, 2019
To better understand this issue, a series of financial well-being questions were added to the MBO Partners State of Independence study survey this year (Emergent Research works with MBO Partners on this ongoing study).
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 18, 2012
As part of the broader Big Data for the Little Guy project, Intuit surveyed 500 small business owners to learn more about how they view big data and its potential. The survey asked for their top reason, but I'm sure if they had been asked to list all the potential barriers most of these would be listed by most of the respondents.
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 24, 2012
Our friends at Deskmag have released the 3rd annual global coworking survey. Last year over 1500 people from 20+ countries filled out the survey. So if you work or have worked at coworking space please take 5-10 minutes and fill out the survey. Click here to take the survey. We'd like even more this year. The data is extremely useful for everyone associated with coworking. And, of course, Deskmag will be making the results public.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 3, 2019
According to a recent Job Creators Network Foundation survey , "Sixteen-percent of Americans say they are likely to start a new business in 2019." This is an example of the false positive problem with survey data.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 7, 2019
Making Ends Meet: The Role of Informal Work in Supplementing Americans’ Income looked at data from the Federal Reserve Board's Survey of Household Economics and Decision Making (SHED). The BLS 2017 Alternative Employment Arrangement Survey results even showed the share of U.S.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 23, 2019
The Federal Reserve recently released its 2019 Small Business Credit Survey. A key finding is the use of online lending sources by small businesses is rapidly expanding.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 3, 2020
It's based on extensive surveys and interviews across 33 countries and updates similar efforts conducted in 2013 and 2016. This was the lowest percentage agreeing of the 33 countries in the survey.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 24, 2019
According to a recent Intuit survey , about 60% of small businesses with fewer than 20 employees use outside accountants to help them with their taxes. The study chart below shows the answers given by the survey respondents.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 24, 2010
As part of this research, SNCR is doing a survey on this topic. If you are involved in the strategy or tactics related to the use of online video for your organization, please help out by taking a short survey. Click Here to Take the Survey.
Small Business Labs
MAY 28, 2019
" Reinforcing this, the Federal Reserve just released their 2019 Survey of Household Economics and Decsionmaking study. "Risk shift" is the trend towards economic and other risks - and the responsibility for risk management - being shifted from institutions to individuals.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 21, 2016
The Fiscal Times article This Is Why Freelancing Is the Hot Work Trend covers a Staples survey showing that 12 percent of office workers do freelance work on the side in addition to their regular job. Key quote on why they freelance: Top drivers for freelancers include the flexibility to make their own hours (cited by 37 percent of those surveyed) and work-life balance (32 percent). A total of 1,528 employees were surveyed in the U.S.,
Small Business Labs
AUGUST 20, 2019
The main reason, as found out in the survey, was control over career. Our article yesterday covered a study showing how work autonomy and control resulted in mental health benefits for the self-employed.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 19, 2019
Since this data is based on a survey of independent workers who provide services to businesses, the list is dominated by highly skilled knowledge work categories. We're often asked what the most popular professions are for freelancers and independent workers.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 26, 2019
The European online talent marketplace Malt and the European Forum for Independent Professionals recently released Freelancing in Europe , a study based on a survey of close to 1,000 European freelancers.
Small Business Labs
AUGUST 13, 2019
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance recently released its 2019 Independent Business Survey. As the study chart below shows (click to enlarge), the survey respondents listed Amazon as their biggest challenge.
Small Business Labs
MARCH 4, 2019
For the 2019 edition of this study, they surveyed over 7,300 business executives, HR leaders, and employees from around the world on a variety of talent and HR issues. The global human capital consulting and services firm Mercer recently released their annual Global Talent Trends study.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 11, 2019
According to The Infinite Dial 2019 , an annual survey conducted by Edison Research and Triton Digital, more than half of all adult Americans have listened to one. In case you hadn't heard, podcasting is booming.
Small Business Labs
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Pew Research's As Economic Concerns Recede, Environmental Protection Rises on the Public’s Policy Agenda covers a recent survey asking Americans about their policy priorities.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 18, 2019
Census 2016 Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs (the most recent data available), the median U.S. According to data from the U.S, employer small business (those with paid traditional employees) generated less than $400k in revenue in 2016.
Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
According to a survey from the National Foundation for Credit Counseling , military service members and their spouses are turning turn to the gig economy to supplement their income.
Small Business Labs
JANUARY 22, 2019
Several recent surveys focused on the pay rates on income of independent and freelance writers. The Authors Guild’s 2018 Author Income Survey collected pay data from over 5,000 published book authors. The second survey comes from The Make a Living Writing blog.
Small Business Labs
DECEMBER 18, 2018
Marketplace and Edison research recently released Americans and the Gig Economy, a survey of gig workers. The survey covered a lot of ground, including finding about 24% of American 18 and older are gig workers.
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 15, 2019
Every year MBO Partners has done this survey between 12%-14% of Americans who aren't self-employed said they plan on becoming self-employed over the next couple of years.
Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
Census 2014 Survey of Entrepreneurs. Regular readers may remember back in 2014 we reported on a survey that said most small businesses are started with less than $10,000. The data from the 2014 survey was for small businesses with fewer than 50 employees.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 17, 2011
I wasn't familiar with InboxQ until I saw a reference to a survey they'd done in Entrepreneur's Why Savvy Businesses Field Customer Questions on Twitter. " Because of our blog, we get sent a lot of surveys to review. But the big problem is not survey methodology, it's how the results are presented. It was a non-scientific online survey, which I think is fine given their goals, objectives and market.
Small Business Labs
JULY 1, 2019
Want Your Business to Thrive - Cultivate Your External Talent : The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and Success Factors teamed up for study, which surveyed independent workers, managers who hire independent works and HR employees.
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