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How the New “Gig Economy” is Going to Help Business

By Catherine Lang-Cline I am sure that you have been hearing a lot about the new “gig economy.” But what exactly is it?  As a former graphic designer and someone that has created a business based on workforce solutions, I can tell you that this way to work has actually been going on for quite a while and it has been a very successful way to get work done. I can tell you that when I worked as a contractor, I loved it. I knew I could bring my best

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Freelancing Is The Future of Business

By Catherine Lang-Cline According to Dustin Haisler, the Chief Innovation Officer of e.Republic, there are currently 53 million people, or 34% of the American workforce, freelancing. By the year 2020, an estimated 74 million people, 50% of the American workforce, will be freelancing.  What is causing the shift? First reason, the Millennials. While we have all been discussing the working practices and beliefs of the Millennial workforce as they started to enter the market, something happened: they grew to be a larger demographic than the Baby-Boomer generation. What this means

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