The Majority of the US Workforce Will Freelance by 2027
A majority of the US workforce will freelance by 2027, according to findings in the “Freelancing in America Study: 2017” released today by online staffing marketplace Upwork and the Freelancers Union. The fourth annual study estimates that 57.3 million Americans are freelancing (36 percent of the U.S. workforce) and contribute approximately $1.4 trillion annually to […]
AllWork App Connects Beauty Retailers With Sales Talent
AllWork is taking a page from Uber’s playbook and is looking to connect beauty brands and retailers with the right sales talent through a new AllWork app. “For many retailers, creating an experience and touching consumers is a way to win at retail and give customers a reason to come into their stores,” said Glenn […]
Beauty and Money Summit: AllWork CEO Beauty Spotlight Series
On Sept. 28, the first-ever Beauty & Money conference was held right in AllWork’s hometown of New York City. The Beauty & Money Summit is a one-day event with the sole mission of connecting executives from strategic buyers and financial buyers with beauty brands. As part of the conference, 12 beauty brands and companies were handpicked by […]
The Keys to Social Recruiting: What We’ve Learned
At the start of the 21st century, social media wasn’t even a part of our vocabulary. Now, almost two decades later, it’s an integral and inescapable part of our everyday lives. The way the world works has changed as a result of the major influx of new technology. All industries from home design to healthcare […]
Retail’s Not Dead, And Physical Stores Still Matter
While it seems there’s always a new conversation about the “retail apocalypse”, Goldman Sachs disagrees with the way the future of retail has been framed. In the era of e-commerce, many retail stores struggle because they remain stuck in the past – not because stores no longer matter. The report details how retailers need to […]
Are You Optimizing Your Workforce?
There are a lot of thoughts running through a retail manager’s head at any point in time. From scheduling employees to balancing inventory levels, it takes hard work to run a successful store. Fortunately, the innovative culture of the digital age we are living in means there are new solutions to make nearly anything work […]
Defining the B2B On-Demand and Outsourced Talent Market
We wanted to share a recent research report conducted by Catalyst Investors, who took a look at the on-demand talent market and the rise of the freelancer economy. AllWork has been included among the most important platforms for helping the retail industry leverage the growing freelancer workforce.
What Brick-And-Mortar Stores Need To Know About The Freelance Economy
The way we work is changing. The U.S. economy is transforming into a marketplace of freelancers and independent professionals who make a living on their terms. This “gig” economy may offer flexibility and independence to both workers and employers but this shift can feel like a threat to businesses that have relied on a traditional employment […]
Why Freelancers are the Best Hires
Freelance professionals now make up 35 percent of all U.S. workers. That’s an increase of 2 million over the past two years, with 63 percent saying they started freelancing by choice, not by necessity. Leading the charge is Bobbi Brown, founder of the global makeup brand. As she launches her new lifestyle and wellness concept, justBOBBI, […]
The Freelance Generation is Redefining Professional Norms
Freelancers, who made up a mere 6% of the workforce in 1989, are expected to represent 43% of the workforce by 2020. So how did we get here? According to a recent survey by LinkedIn, there are a few key factors that lead to this explosion of a contingent workforce.
