Steve Mariotti shone as a corporate cog, succeeded as a solo businessman, struggled as a high-school teacher, and found meaning in the nonprofit he started. Stepping out on your own, he says, can be more than a good move -- it can be a moral obligation.
You asked us for real examples of how people keep the business side of Me, Inc., running smoothly. So here's some sound advice (and nitty gritty details) from other free agents.
There's a new movement in the land. From coast to coast, in communities large and small, citizens are declaring their independence and drafting a new bill of rights. Meet some of the 25 million residents of Free Agent, USA.
Sure, this fast-growing company makes copies -- 12 billion copies in 1997 alone. But its real mission is to help the growing population of self-employed professionals remake how they work and live.
In a corporate world where temp workers are being solicited on an increasing basis, workers have united to announce their scorn for various mistreatments in the workplace.
Fast Company presents the ultimate tool kit for the citizens of Free Agent Nation. Here's what you need to stay connected to your customers, to leverage your time, and to look like a pro.
Should you still want to be a free agent? Fast Company's Dan Pink, the man who discovered Free Agent Nation, talks about life during a recession, the secret joys of working at home, and seven dirty words of the free-agent economy.
It's a war out there. The economy is taking a beating. Job security is in retreat. What better time to join the ranks of Free Agent Nation! Here are the seven laws of the land. Follow them to freedom.
