freelance

For anyone looking for a second job, an extra source of income, or a part-time job, there are many side hustles available. Someone who made around $700,000 last year from side hustles shared advice for those looking to find new side gigs. What Happened: Twenty-seven-year-old Cody Berman has been...

Upwork Inc (NASDAQ: UPWK) is well-positioned to benefit from the pandemic-driven shift to remote teams with and freelancing becoming “an increasingly larger portion of the overall workforce,” according to BofA Securities. The Upwork Analyst: Nat Schindler initiated coverage of...

Many freelancers and micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) have been finding ways to keep their portfolios strong in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But some businesses that have long driven growth in many economies may struggle to keep their businesses afloat in an increasingly digital-...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Filing taxes is a little bit trickier for freelancers and entrepreneurs than it is for everyone else. For the traditional employee, a lot...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. According to a Bureau of Labor Statistics report in 2016, the last year in which the agency collected data, there are over 15 million self...

Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc (NYSE: UBER) is teaming up with Postmates in a last-minute effort to challenge a new California law concerning gig workers set to kick in Wednesday. What Happened California law will mandate ride-hailing or food delivery companies treat drivers as...

Fiverr international Ltd. (NYSE: FVRR), an online marketplace for freelance services company, began trading for the first time on a public market Thursday. MKM analysts offered their take from the sidelines. The Thesis Israel-based Fiverr's mission is to facilitate the buying and selling of...

Global freelancing website Upwork Inc (NASDAQ: UPWK) saw its shares soar more than 50 percent after it started trading in early October. Here's a roundup of what some of the Street's top analysts are saying as its IPO quiet period expires. The Analysts RBC Capital Markets' Mark...

Global freelancing company Upwork recently filed for an IPO. The company plans to trade on The Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol “UPWK.” The Details Some of the company’s main underwriters include Citigroup, Jefferies, Stifel and RBC Capital Markets. Based on...

Freelancing, as a trend, has been growing by leaps and bounds. The growing freelance economy has attracted more and more people, especially the youth, to opt for unconventional career opportunities in the field of writing, photography, cooking, and so on. In other words, the easy access to the...

“Gig workers” make up almost 34 percent of the workforce, and Recode expects this number to double in four years. Gig workers are the Uber drivers, AirBnB property owners, the freelance writers, the self-employed musicians — the workers who make their own schedule and find their...

Have you ever wondered how the guys at CNN International Time Warner Inc (NYSE: TWX)) can get anywhere in the world within a few hours of a major event? How is it possible that they had a crew in Nepal to cover the earthquake as soon as it shook the earth? How did they get to Stockholm so fast...

Self-employment has many benefits. At best, you get to be your own boss — regulating the hours you work, the amount you work and setting your own pay scale. On the downside, however, self-employees must pay quarterly estimated taxes — as they are both the employer and the employee,...