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Webinar Recap: Brining Diversity, Equity and Inclusion to the Future
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Webinar Recap: Bringing Open Innovation to the Future of Work
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Applying for a business tax ID is one of the first steps to starting a business. In 2020, tax ID applications for new businesses surged to 4.35 million, a 24 percent increase over 2019. This data comes from the U.S. Census Business Formation Statistics. The dataset tracks applications to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for…
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Webinar Recap: Bringing Open Innovation to the Future of Work
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Webinar Recap: Roundtable: Key Trends for the Future of Work in 2021
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Our 2020 State of Independence in America research explores the cyclical and structural forces that have contributed to, encouraged, and shaped the American independent workforce. Despite the setback that the COVID-19 pandemic had on all workers in the US economy in 2020, we anticipate a strong future of independent work. Five years down the road,…
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2020 was a challenging year for the American workforce at large as well as independent professionals. However, while independents were certainly impacted by the pandemic-related economic downturn, they were not affected as drastically as traditional workers. New modes of working rapidly became more acceptable, making independent work a more secure path for many workers than…
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As we count down to 2021, we’re sharing our own countdown of ten future of work themes that will matter the most in the next decade. Here are our ten themes countdown, just in time for 2021. Ten: Dip & Climb Nine: Happiness & Health Eight: Gen Z Arrives Seven: It’s All About Control Six: Exports Not Imports Five: Make It A TrillionFour: Side Hustle Nation Three: Virtual Just in Time Orgs Two: Radical Remote Work One: Gunning for Growth Want the whole scoop? Read on for the full future of work…
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The independent workforce of 2020 consists of 38.2 million Americans of all ages, skills, and income levels working as consultants, freelancers, contractors, solopreneurs, microbusiness owners, and temporary or on-call workers. Our 10th annual State of Independence in America Report is the longest-running, comprehensive look at this workforce, and finds that independents are a skilled, enduring,…
View MoreThis Independence Day holiday is unlike any other we have seen in the past century. For senior executives responsible for hiring and employee management, it’s an especially trying time. For many, there is a strong sense of personal responsibility to their employees – alongside a sense of accountability to their board room for sustaining profits…
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