December 20, 2016Small nonemployer businesses—those with no employees other than the firms’ owners—make up nearly 80% of all U.S. firms in number.…
December 12, 2016This study, which was commissioned by Upwork, the world’s largest freelancing marketplace, places the IW in context by examining the…- December 8, 2016The growing prevalence of alternative work arrangements has accelerated with the rapidly evolving digital platform transformations in local and global…
November 3, 2016In a new paper, Philanthropy and the Future of Work: Dimensions of Change and Opportunities for Action, we address the challenges…
November 2, 2016Etsy is now forging new ground by lobbying for the economic security of its sellers. In a new report, the company points…
October 6, 20162016 is the third year we have conducted “Freelancing in America” – the most comprehensive measure of the U.S. independent…- October 6, 2016The SBA’s Office of Advocacy has a new report – The Arrival of the Immigrant Entrepreneur. Over the last 20…
October 4, 2016The number of women-owned businesses is rapidly growing. Amidst these increases, Black women have become one of the fastest growing…
September 1, 2016Civic Economics new report – Amazon and Empty Storefronts – looks at two broad classes of impact: Fiscal (relating to…- August 1, 2016The Institute for Local Self-Reliance issued a new report that suggests a troubling explanation for the dwindling ranks of small…
