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The New Reality For Main Street, Freelancers Amid The Coronavirus

The New Reality For Main Street, Freelancers Amid The Coronavirus
The New Reality For Main Street, Freelancers Amid The Coronavirus
May 11, 2020  |  Today In Data

The post-pandemic reality is setting in for Main Street retail even though the crisis is hardly over, while Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan guidance issued in late April marked...

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The Gig Economy Gets Its Props
The Gig Economy Gets Its Props
April 17, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Before Uber and Lyft built handy smartphone apps for their own gig workforce, freelancers acquired most jobs via word-of-mouth referrals, had harrowing second lives as...

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Why The Freelancer Economy Is Preparing For Long-Term COVID-19 Impacts
Why The Freelancer Economy Is Preparing For Long-Term COVID-19 Impacts
April 15, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Companies invest about 11 hours of time finding talent for every 40 hours of work they receive. This gap is rapidly becoming all the more...

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The Gig Economy Gets Ready To Scale
The Gig Economy Gets Ready To Scale
April 14, 2020  |  Gig Economy

In the historical novel “Ivanhoe” (1819), Sir Walter Scott wrote of “free lances” to describe an army of professional soldiers for hire. The word “gig”...

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COVID-19’s Impact On The Gig Economy
COVID-19’s Impact On The Gig Economy
April 14, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Freelancers worldwide found themselves impacted by the new coronavirus as it shuttered businesses and stalled payments, with many gig workers now fulfilling critical roles to...

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UK FinTechs Team To Help Self-Employed Workers Amid COVID-19
UK FinTechs Team To Help Self-Employed Workers Amid COVID-19
March 24, 2020  |  Gig Economy

U.K.-based FinTechs have banded together to help self-employed workers prove their income so they can be eligible for financial support, according to a report. Get...

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Deep Dive: How Businesses Can Sidestep Cross-Border Payment Pain Points
Deep Dive: How Businesses Can Sidestep Cross-Border Payment Pain Points
March 23, 2020  |  Gig Economy

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Enabling Access To Faster Payments For Gig Workers In The Moving Industry
Enabling Access To Faster Payments For Gig Workers In The Moving Industry
March 20, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Attracting gig workers in a hot industry requires giving them on-demand payments. In fact, one survey finds that 85 percent of gig workers would take...

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