Independent Entrepreneurs are Under Attack

The right to self-employment is under attack. Offered as initiatives to help workers, federal and state governments have been initiating policies that, in effect, are making it increasingly difficult for individuals to exercise their right to self-employment. Examples of these obstructionist policies are found in President Obama’s proposed Fiscal Year…
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Study finds that Sixty Percent of Freelancers started Freelancing by Choice

Another recent study found that gig-economy/sharing economy workers prefer the freedom and flexibility of self-employment as opposed to traditional employment. The study commissioned by Freelancers Union and Upwork, found that in 2015, sixty percent of freelancers said they started freelancing by choice. This is a seven percent increase from 2014.…
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Gig Economy Workers Prefer Their Freedom

A recent survey conducted by Crowded.com found that 80.2% of workers in the “Gig Economy” prefer to be classified as independent contractors. These individuals prefer the freedom and flexibility that being an independent contractors offers, while resisting the limitations being an employee can bring. The survey also found that only…
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