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Working in Your Skivvies Might Be For You

So what skills should a successful home-based franchisee or independent contractor/freelancer possess? Assuming we're all into working in our skivvies after all...READ»

CrowdSpring

Democratizing Design?

Questions over quality become the issue on Crowdspring.com where professional design is crowdsourced daily.READ»

Freelancers Union

Freelancing Isn't Free

A groundbreaking nonprofit starts its own health insurance company for freelancers. Is this the new New Deal?READ»

Football Inspires the Unthinkable (And That's Why I Dig It)

In the past 48 hours, I've consumed roughly 12 hours of NFL. I've watched as more yards got run than plays got stopped, seen a team emerge from their imminent 0-2 status to clinch a game in the final 3 minutes, and another team ...READ»

Being Priced Out Of My Own Party

Forget making friends being expensive. These days you can't even afford the hefty price of admission at a lot of the most popular business networking events around if you're a self-employed freelancer, unless you're one that charges ...READ»

Trialing Is Good For You & Me

I liken trialing to boot camp for contractors. It's like getting a scholarship to go to school and have your education paid for by a benefactor. In this case, it happens to be a potential employer and the trade-off is a week or two ...READ»

So What if My Role Model is a Pot Dealer: Entrepreneural Lessons from "Weeds"

Think there's nothing to learn from a crazy mom who sells weed in the surburbs? Think again. Mary Louise Parker's character Nancy is the classic example of an entrepreneur. I've made no secret of my certain affection for a ...READ»

D-List Actor Gary Busey=Entrepreneur?

That's right folks. Actor Gary Busey, whose last decent film happened sometime way back in the early 80s, and whose most recent credits include drunken rampages on the set of Inside Edition, has his very own series of video shorts ...READ»

Pluggin' A New Site for Kids, Adults, & Educators Worldwide That Proves Common Ground Exists

Think Goofus and Gallant are enough to teach today's kids the stuff that they need to make it in the real world? You're wrong. These days it's all about differentiation and having the proper toolkit in place to build your brain from ...READ»

Keeping Motivated

Working from home isn't always as ideal as people would like to think. At the end of the day, you have a job to do just like your friends who work in an office, only you have the added obstacle of every possible distraction to keep ...READ»

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