I had a chat last week with a gent from a small company that had created some new and quite exciting accounting software. What was interesting was that the gent was pretty much running the whole show by himself. He’d identified a niche market, which in this case was freelancers, and he had developed accounting software to support freelancers. And …
The Shamrock Organisation and the high costs of a Contingent workforce
Just recently an article noted working as a short-term contractor, casual employee, or freelancer is taking its toll on Australian workers. At the same time we are seeing research from the Australian Bureau of Statistics and the journal Social Indicators Research, indicating that since 1984 casual employment in Australia has grown from 15 per cent of the workforce to 25 …
Sometimes the freelance model doesn’t cut it…
Our Business development frequently receives calls comparing the freelance model to our hourly model. A lot of times these phone calls reveal accounting firms have been using freelance staff from freelance sites with success in roles such as virtual administration, IT support, IT coding, photography, website design, public relations, marketing, sales, and SEO. However, when the same firms look to …