Small Business Labs
SEPTEMBER 9, 2014
A recent study by the Freelancers Union and Elance paints a very different picture. The Freelancers Union/Elance report says multiple job holders fall into two broad segments: Moonlighters (14.3 While this doesn't sound like a big difference, we think it is. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). job market and economy.
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 30, 2012
The best known of the firms in this industry are probably oDesk and Elance. A wide variety of talent can be hired at oDesk or Elance, everything from computer programmers to virtual assistants to writers. Based on this, I don't think it's a big industry.
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Tips From T. Marie
JULY 18, 2011
Places like Craigslist , Guru.com and Elance. Sites like Guru and Elance are bidding wars, plain and simple. Think Your Website Isn’t that Important? I’ve written here before about the differences between an employee and independent contractor and how important it is to not blur the lines. Think Again.
Small Business Labs
MAY 23, 2013
Instead of offering talent buyers a large number of potential hires like an Elance or oDesk does, it connects buyer and sellers of talent based on personal connections and recommendations. I haven't had a chance to test the site, but it appears you can link it to your LinkedIn and Facebook accounts.
Small Business Labs
APRIL 16, 2012
GigaOm's Women make up the majority of online freelancers, study says covers research from Zinnov showing that women comprise 55% of the workers on online talent sites like Elance and oDesk. This is consistent with our research on U.S. independent workers. We found that women comprise 53% of this group.
Small Business Labs
OCTOBER 17, 2012
A couple of related indicators of this are: - Firms like Elance , oDesk and MBO Partners - leaders in providing independent workers - have decent numbers of traditional employees. Don't get us wrong. But we think traditional employment will continue to be common for at least the next couple of decades.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 27, 2012
small businesses don't have employees. Job substitutes: These are freelancers and other independent workers who by choice or by necessity don't have traditional jobs but have created a personal business as a job substitute. Scott Shane's post Should We Count Non-Employer Businesses?
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