This spring the world turned upside down. The COVID-19 lockdown, oil price wars, Space X launch, Trump-Biden Presidency race, and… the financial crisis. Giants like Diamond Offshore Drilling, Intelsat, J.Crew, Ultra Petroleum, and Virgin Australia announced bankruptcy. And this list keeps getting longer with each passing week of quarantine. If these companies couldn’t make it […]
Freelancers
How to Fully Embrace the Remote Working Revolution
Remote working has become increasingly popular in recent years, but it’s really come into the fore within the last few months. With many businesses unable to operate due to the COVID-19 pandemic, companies were forced to ask their staff to work from home. Fortunately, technological advancements meant that the vast majority of organizations were able […]
How to Hire Great Freelancers Every Time You Need Them
Hiring a freelancer is often something that business owners hate but unfortunately at times, cannot be avoided. It used to be something I avoided like the plague, mainly because after hiring a freelancer, the quality of work wasn’t good or something went wrong. But eventually, thousands of dollars later, I worked out how to consistently […]
Building a Business for the Freelance Economy
The freelance economy has seen impressive growth in the past decade. According to the latest stats, nearly 36% of American workers are involved in the gig economy in some form or the other, contributing over $1.28 trillion to the economy. The freelance economy is also witnessing similar growth in other parts of the world, including […]
5 Crucial Steps to Working with a Freelancer Successfully
The benefits of hiring a freelancer can be significant, but the nature of remote working can also bring challenges, particularly to a small or start-up business. In fact, you might be wondering how you will be able to manage a freelance employee. However, with enough understanding and adaptability, this will become far less daunting. One […]
How to Set Up a Business Entity as a Freelancer
So you’ve decided that freelancing is the right career move for you. Bravo! You’ve become part of the growing number of people making a living in the gig economy. But where should you start? And what should you know about setting up your own business before you dive right in? Here’s how to set up […]
How to Hire the Right Freelancer for Your Business
So, you’ve decided to hire a freelancer. Smart choice! 77% of hiring managers said utilizing freelancers helped them get more done, according to a report from Upwork. The same reports shows that 84% of hiring managers would have been forced to delay or cancel projects or heavily increase their team’s workloads without freelancers. 57% of […]
How to Find Great Freelancers: The Easy Way
This article is a helpful guide on the best ways to find great freelancers — including strategies to ensure the decision is right based on project and business needs. Working with freelancers lets businesses tap into a range of specialized skills, without having to commit to a full-time salary to do so. In other words, […]
Overview: The Gig Economy Worker’s Guide to Stability
While the link between the gig economy and the future of work is becoming stronger, the former is still in its infancy. Organizations and individual workers who have jumped onboard are likely to encounter growing pains. Those who continue to ignore it are keeping themselves from the opportunities arising in their respective industries. But both […]
4 Expansion Options to Achieve Success for Finance SMEs
The financial industry can be highly competitive almost everywhere in the world, but for SMEs that are successful and experience good growth there are plenty of opportunities to expand even more. However, it is important that you expand in the most appropriate way, depending on where your business is based, the economy at the time […]
