The Weekly Independent: January 22, 2018

Staying on top of your field means staying ahead of the biggest news stories. That’s why each week we bring you The Weekly Independent, a quick-hit digest of news of note from around the web.

• Entrepreneur explores why startups should think about outsourcing work to freelancers.

• Follow these four tips to determine how much money you need to start your own business.

• In The Wall Street Journal, Deloitte CEO Cathy Engelbert outlines how boards can prepare their organizations for the workforce of the future.

• The key terms and phrases to define independent workers and what they do.

• U.S. News & World Report provides tips on how to get a mortgage when you’re self-employed.

• Time reports on everything freelancers need to know about the new tax law.

• In the UK, Uber introduced a 10-hour cap on driver hours, The Telegraph reports.

• Five growth tactics for freelancers that you may not have heard about before.

• A look at how blockchain technology could change the freelancer market.

• Inc. reviews 10 damaging work habits to leave behind in 2017.

• Forbes explores personal branding tactics you can leverage as an independent professional.

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