One solution for small businesses, which are very happy to be Elance. The Elance.com, you can describe the project you need help, and together with a budget. More than 100,000 professionals are at your fingertips, and provide competitive for the company. You can view any occupational exposure to completed jobs and reviews general, specific skills and consumer feedback.
Far from being a wild hypothesis, the e-lance economy, in different ways, already upon us ... What is lateis beyond our imagination.
- Harvard Business Review
I firmly believe that small independent family businesses are the backbone of America. We are the ones who create and share original products and services, we raised the bar for service and friendly staff, we deliver real craft, and there are those that create new jobs, new concepts, the real price competition to make choices for consumers, and a new hope for the future.
Mega-corporations are not necessarily bad, that give uswith workplaces, economies of scale and widely used products. But we must accept the fact that small producers and suppliers are often disadvantaged and discriminated against. It hurts me deeply that small businesses do not receive the same tax benefits of their larger siblings financially strong. Independent contractors are still denied a full tax deduction for health insurance, says in essence, the government ... "We hope that curl up and die because they are so important to the machine aslowest grunt on the assembly line, and you are right, in fact, a deterrent to manage our GDP. "
Until very recently, been limited to small businesses and independent contractors from their regional focus and reach, but now the Internet offers a national vision, even the smaller family owned businesses. The downside of navigating the vast landscape and new is that small businesses, especially small wineries, many with whom I work, sometimes too much to feel when it comes to selecting andRecruitment website developers, graphic designers, e-commerce and point of sale solutions, public relations, hospitality and architectural consultants. In general, you feel the local provider of high prices can be achieved is limited.
The good news is that this fresh new landscape offers many opportunities to outsource these jobs for professionals who are willing to be within a certain budget, work, and beyond that also offer competitive!
In my niche in the wine and foodThe industry, small businesses have more opportunities than ever to have brochures, tasting notes, wine labels, and the presence on the web produces aggressive monetary and professional.
Dawn of a Elance Economy
Published in May 1998, Professor Thomas W. Malone and Robert J. Laubacher, an article in the Harvard Business Review titled "The Dawn of the E-Lance Economy." The central thesis is that "the transfer of large firms in stable flexible, temporaryNetworks of individuals "was already in progress.
This trend was driven by Internet technologies that lower business-to-business transaction. The reduction of transaction costs enabled personal computers and electronic networks change the equation "economic". This change reduces the value of key decisions which reduced the profitability of the conglomerate, and encourages companies to outsource a wider variety of business functions mainly specialized functionscore competencies are peripheral in a society.
The authors went on to say that "nobody can say exactly how important or widespread this new form of business organization, but the assessment of the current, it is possible that the work in the twenty-first could be defined."
Found this product Elance vision of the founders of a company that allows individuals and businesses drawn to each other would manage solutions, and deal with payments. More200,000 being firms with Elance for the services of more than 100,000 suppliers in 50 + categories, including information technology, graphic design, consulting, marketing, sales, and printing services.
Professionals on the Loose
There is a trend continues in some brick and mortar businesses, Internet services, is limited to self-proclaimed marketing guru and Work-at-home parents. Nothing could be further from the truth. TodayProfessionals to use e-commerce, blogging and social media with their customers and suppliers to stay in touch. In order to promote authors and publishers, doctors, engineers and many other professional careers, not only Internet, but the solutions for small businesses across the network.
Rick Henderson, who is a big fan of Central Coast wines, is the chief editor of the Carolina in Raleigh, North Carolina. Rick said: "I work from home as they are now inRocky Mountain News. Have) If I need a story or a project that unusual hour (nights / weekends, I can concentrate better at home. When I'm working at home, I will focus on completing the task, so I can do free for other things.
"I'm working on the street often. Partly because they attend conferences and talk some tasks outside. But we publish stories every day on our site, and I owe it to themselves and / or modify the elements of art to accompany them in Photoshop . I 'vebeen in a virtual office, where I put the supervision of a team of authors from different cities. We also have a calendar / news ticker feature that requires regular updates. When I travel and can connect with local stories, professionals or colleagues to send me suggestions for the post. "
'And' in fact a trend toward more professionals at home. "
Finding a new way of working
One of the things that I often encounter with my clients, thePerception that they need to use a PR company locally to meet all their printing and marketing. In general, these companies want to have your PR account. But if you use the web pages for various PR firms reviewed, you will find only a vague list of services, not quantity. It often required a fee. But what happens if you do not want or need all of their services?
With Elance, you can:
Post for each project, as you need it, if it is a new brochure orA press release
Enter to set the requirements of the project, like you,
Answer questions bidders
Select the best ISP for your project, conducted for many professionals
Select the competitive bid
Ask for regular reports, as each phase of a project has been completed
Arrange for payment in full or partial payment for each phase of a project
InsideWeb Elance is still possible to get the benefits of working with "small town" and independentProfessionals, but you can choose from a pool of much larger and more competitive prize suppliers.
A new paradigm: the economy preneur
According to the Small Business Administration's annual report to the President, the small businesses in the United States accounts for half of GDP and over half of the jobs. The work top suppliers are companies with fewer than 10 employees. 5369068 of small businesses in 1995 were 78.8% less than 10 employees, and 99.7% had less than 500Employees. But the SBA bureaucracy and unfair tax lists for the two main problems faced by small businesses in the United States.
Is no longer just an e-lance economy. And 'soon receive an e-business preneur. This will have the position and the political power of small businesses? I think it will. Imagine: what if it was a day "without an entrepreneur? What if every company has refused to provide less than 50 employees or acquire in a given day? Even amockumentary have an impact, but an actual demonstration could easily be organized through social media sites like Facebook and Twitter.
"The new way of working" is the slogan Elance. Professionals in small and medium enterprises and individuals are taking advantage of sites such as Elance lasting working relationship with any other form. For example, I had to win a task of drawing up a small electronic book. It was discovered that the e-book was written by a star NFL, and a little work inturn, has led to some interesting design opportunities for me to go outside the Elance site. I think it's the relationship building opportunities like this more often through Web sites such as Elance and has an impact on how small businesses have their needs in the future.
Even companies that have traditionally been based on a local economy to expand new ways to satisfy their market base and their needs. Family restaurants are self-published cookbooks. BerryFarms offer jams and similar products online. Jewelry artisans sell their products abroad catalogs. The support of this new landscape are the many writers, marketing experts, graphic and web designers who make e-commerce and internet marketing effective for owners of small businesses.
"I have a new way to work today means" save more than a few cents. This means that small businesses around the world to himself and reinforce each other. Although full of small shops,strongest form of networking is true Financial Exchange, a game of supply and demand. Through the use of the Internet to manage our requirements and we will reward and reinforce each other.
The regional isolation of small businesses in America is over, forever.
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