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Upwork Inc., formerly Elance-oDesk, is an American freelancing platform headquartered in Santa Clara and San Francisco, California. [2] The company was formed in 2013 as Elance-oDesk after the merger of Elance Inc. and oDesk Corp.
Sara Horowitz (born January 13, 1963) [1] is a founder of the Freelancers Union and a proponent of mutualism.She has been working for unions since age 18, when she held a summer internship at the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.
An online marketplace for freelance services [103] 99designs: Australia [a] An online platform to connect graphic designers and clients [104] Crowdspring: United States: An online platform for creative services [105] Tongal: United States [a] An online platform that connects businesses in need of creative work with writers and directors [106]
For the current tax year, freelancers and small business owners still only need to use 1099-K forms to report third-party app payments totaling $20,000, and any number of payments above 200.
Sluggy Freelance is a long-running webcomic written and drawn by Pete Abrams. Starting in 1997, it is one of the oldest successful webcomics, and as of 2012 had ...
In some jurisdictions, legal rulings have classified full-time freelancers working for a single main employer of the gig economy as workers and awarded them regular worker rights and protection. An example is the October 2016 ruling against Uber in the case of Uber BV v Aslam , which supported the claim of two Uber drivers to be classified as ...
Fiverr is an Israeli multinational online marketplace for freelance services. [2] Fiverr's connects freelancers to people or businesses looking for services. Fiverr takes its name from the $5 asking price attached to all tasks when the company was founded, though many sellers now charge more.
The gig economy is composed of corporate entities, workers and consumers. [2] The Internal Revenue Service defines the gig economy as "activity where people earn income providing on-demand work, services or goods", noting that the activity is often facilitated through a digital platform such as a mobile app or website and earnings may be in the form of "cash, property, goods, or virtual ...