At first glance, you may not think rockstars and freelancers are a lot alike. However, when you look a little closer you see why freelancers are the rockstars of the business world.
Keep strange hours
Rockstars - Play a show at 10pm. Party until 3am. Sleep until 3pm.
Freelancers - Start work at 9am. Break for food […]
DVICE.com:
In Korea, a game show called Idea - How Much? pits budding inventors against nearly two dozen CEOs of real businesses. The contestants try to secure support for their idea and win a payout based on how good it is — and then, y’know, maybe actually doing something with it.
One contestant managed to score the […]
Union-Tribune:
It’s National City’s version of a startup incubator.
The Southwestern College campus in National City’s downtown is in its third year of finding potential entrepreneurs and putting them through a 14-week training program that sets them on their way to establishing microbusinesses.
The businesses: child care centers in the homes of the trainees. The entrepreneurs: Spanish-speaking women […]
Financial Post:
Freelancers have a certain reputation — one that I am perhaps not the best candidate to bust. After all, I take full advantage of the work-at-home lifestyle. This morning I came very close to retrieving the mail with no pants on.
Some people like to believe that freelancers slob out of bed at 11 a.m., […]
Inc.:
The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has a dream: to get the presidential candidates to address issues specific to small businesses, particularly Hispanic small businesses. And the organization thought it finally had the means: it signed on to co-host a debate among the Democrats on Jamuary 15th.
By the end of the debate, it was clear […]
FORTUNE Small Business:
Q: I have a newly patented floor tile topped with carpet, turf, or cork. I want to sell it to Home Depot and other DIY companies, but the Home Depot on-line submittal got me an automated rejection, and there seems to be code for preferred suppliers. How do I get through?
A: Trying to […]
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