gig economy

Last Mile Sputters Amid Amazon’s eCommerce Haul, Delivery Driver Shortage

Last Mile Sputters Amid Amazon’s eCommerce Haul, Delivery Driver Shortage
Last Mile Sputters Amid Amazon’s eCommerce Haul, Delivery Driver Shortage
June 20, 2018  |  Delivery

The trend is your friend, goes a saying in the stock market. The trend toward a driver shortage, though, is no one’s friend along the...

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Work Spaces Serve Up Coffee With Community In Apartment Buildings
Work Spaces Serve Up Coffee With Community In Apartment Buildings
June 18, 2018  |  Retail

Sometime in the near future, a gig economy or remote worker who lives in an apartment building in Austin, Texas might start their day like...

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Challenges Aplenty As The Identity Of The Entrepreneur Shifts
Challenges Aplenty As The Identity Of The Entrepreneur Shifts
June 11, 2018  |  B2B Payments

The face of the small business owner is changing, and not only because millennials are coming into their entrepreneurial age. New data from the Bureau...

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For True Story On The Gig Economy, Details, Along With Data, Matter
For True Story On The Gig Economy, Details, Along With Data, Matter
June 08, 2018  |  Gig Economy

Dueling headlines show that when it comes to the gig economy, differing data tell different stories. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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How Will Insurance Work In The Sharing Economy?
How Will Insurance Work In The Sharing Economy?
June 08, 2018  |  Gig Economy

You never know when those Airbnb guests — didn’t they look so innocent on Facebook? — will leave behind a broken TV, whiskey bottles and...

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Skipping The Hype, Finding The Opportunity
Skipping The Hype, Finding The Opportunity
June 06, 2018  |  Today In Data

The gig economy started out as a way for workers to make a little bit of extra money on the side, but it’s become a...

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Grabbing Hold Of The Gig Economy’s Long Tail
Grabbing Hold Of The Gig Economy’s Long Tail
June 05, 2018  |  Data Drivers

Beyond Uber and Lyft, the gig economy is evolving, with a long tail that places value on plugging gaps in firms' skill sets and boosting...

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Mary Meeker’s View Of The Digital World In 2018 — And Beyond
Mary Meeker’s View Of The Digital World In 2018 — And Beyond
June 04, 2018  |  Innovation

Digital is turning us into freelance workers whose worries about healthcare costs could finally help drive down those prices, and whose online purchasing seems increasingly...

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QuickBooks Offers Direct Deposit for B2B Independent Contractors
QuickBooks Offers Direct Deposit for B2B Independent Contractors
June 01, 2018  |  B2B Payments

A product launch from QuickBooks seeks to profit from one of the main ongoing trends in payments now: getting wages to independent contractors as quickly...

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