Freelance:next high-growth opportunity
You may not know the website crunch.co.uk, but you must know SKYPE. Its chairman, Michael van Swaaij invest his own money into this website and “so impressed with the UK contractros”. This brilliant guy believes he is digging gold in these startup website, such as PeoplePerHour.com, as some of his next high growth projects.
He is a magic man. “The unique package of skills and flexibility that contractors and freelancers can offer can result in the productivity gains required to make Europe a global competitor,” explains van Swaaij. “Plus, individuals are now demanding the work-life balance that the freelance lifestyle can support.”
“In many European countries, such as Germany and Italy, being employed is still the ‘gold standard’, so all the financial and societal infrastructure revolves around employees,” continues van Swaaij. “These entrenched attitudes impact negatively on contractors, often restricting access to basic financial products, such as loans and mortgages, and creating problems of status.”
“It’s only through productivity gains that we will be able to compete, and significant gains can be realised by tapping into an ever growing workforce of professional contractors and freelancers,” concludes Swaaij. “This presents many challenges, but also many exciting opportunities!”
The story often remind me of similar business in China. Magic business man — Shi Yuzhu, who is trying to build a system of small groups in GA, a famous online game company.
It will not surprise me if there is another genius boy suddenly sell his small company or products at a great price as “freelance” in the future. Will that be you? then just take the first step: kick off your boss, right now.
