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Ten ways to boost your spending power
Everybody has a special skill, so sell it, says Xenios Thrasyvoulou
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Working multiple jobs may help to pay the bills but this way of life comes with some hefty consequences.
In the UK, 20 MPs spend more than 1,000 hours on other employment, according to the Guardian.
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The great entrepreneurs divide: 90% of self-employed hotspots are in the North – and it’s more creative than the South
Northerners are leading the way in an entrepreneurial boom and are more likely to set up creative endeavours than their southern counterparts, a new study has shown.
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Ten ways to boost your spending power
Everybody has a special skill, so sell it, says Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder of online skills marketplace PeoplePerHour.com. “It can be anything from fixing a bike to teaching make-up skills or helping children do their homework.”
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Working multiple jobs may help to pay the bills but this way of life comes with some hefty consequences.
In most parliamentary democracies, elected officials are paid fixed salaries whether they work hard or not.
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How to be a big hitter on Twitter: Learn to use social media wisely and you could boost your business
Andy Yates is an experienced entrepreneur, adviser and mentor, he explains how some sage use of social media can be the best form of modern day advertising.
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Get advice from the Fabulous A Team
Becoming a successful blogger with a loyal following can take a long time.
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Is It Easier Than Ever to Start a Business?
Last week, on the back of his Growing Business report, UK’s Lord Young was lambasted for his assertion that ‘it’s never been easier to set up a business’.
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How to manage a workforce you’ve never met
With businesses outsourcing an increasing number of their services to freelancers, the result can often mean working alongside several, or in some cases, an entire group of colleagues you’ve never met.
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Average cost of starting a UK business just £312
According to the study from freelance marketplace PeoplePerHour, this is more than £100 less than the average weekly wage.
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Want to start your own business? The people who have say it costs less than a weeks salary
The average cost of starting a business in the UK is £312, significantly less than the average UK weekly wage of £442, according to a new survey of micro-business owners.
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Businesses cost less to start than the average weekly wage
The average cost of starting a business in the UK is £312, research finds.
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Andy Yates shares 40 golden rules to becoming a business super-scrimping success.
In these troubled times, businesses and entrepreneurs can’t always rely on anybody else’s financial support.
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Whispers of concern over UK’s employment picture
The founder of PeoplePerHour.com has today expressed concern over the UK employment picture.
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The New Wave of British Exports
In the past year we’ve seen the amount of time UK freelancers are selling their services to companies abroad (and in particular to far Eastern countries) more than double on PeoplePerHour.
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Small business owners need mobile apps to run their businesses
Small to medium sized business (SME) owners are becoming increasingly reliant on mobile apps to run their businesses, as more than half (51%) admit they spend at least two hours a day working from their mobile devices, according to a new survey by online freelance marketplace PeoplePerHour.
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We’re short of cash and looking for more paid work to do in our spare time – what do we need to know to go ‘moonlighting’?
I worry about how we will cope if the car breaks down or the washing machine goes. We are so stretched. We have our evenings together but only end up arguing about money as we cant afford to go anywhere.
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Actionable SEO for Small Business
Links and social shares of your content are crucial, but it’s also vital that Google knows what your website is about.
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Run a business from your mobile phone
How many business meetings have you been to lately where someone hasn’t pulled out their smartphone or iPad to take notes or to look up information?
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Businesses turn to banks of friends and family
One in five small business owners in Yorkshire turned to the bank of ‘friends and family’ for start-up capital, and more than three quarters (76%) launched their new business ventures with working capital of £2,000 or less, according to a survey of small business owners conducted by online freelancer marketplace PeoplePerHour.
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How to brand a small business on a budget
Large companies have long recognised the value of creating a brand, but now small businesses everywhere are realising the impact that having a well-honed image can have.
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Unemployment rises to 2.56 million
UK unemployment rose by 70,000 to 2.56 m between December and February, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Unemployment hits 2.56 million, with a rise of 70,000
There are 2.56 million unemployed people in the UK, with a rise of 70,000 recorded between December and February, the latest job figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) have revealed.
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Moonlighting rises by 132 per cent
MORE people than ever are taking on extra work in Southampton, a survey has revealed.
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Is There Money To Be Made From Writing?
When you are at school and you visit the careers advisor, the likelihood of a career in writing being recommended as a possibility for a lucrative and successful career is extremely unlikely.
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Number of Brits ‘moonlighting’ at work doubles
The number of British workers ‘moonlighting’ at work in order to supplement their income has more than doubled in the last 12 months, according to a new survey.
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Large increase in Plymouth people taking second job to pay the bills
The number of Plymouth people taking on a second job to pay the bills has increased 115 per cent in the last year – putting it in the top 15 cities in the UK for moonlighting.
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5 Unusual way to make money online
If, like the majority of the population, you spend an average of nine hours a day looking at a screen, you probably spend most of your waking hours online.
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How to get the best out of freelancers
As tempting as it might be, particularly for a fledgling business, choosing a freelancer based solely on price is a risky option. Finding a balance between quality and …
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Budget 2013: Mixed messages for SMEs
This is the opinion of Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder of online freelancer marketplace PeoplePerHour and a small business owner.
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Unemployment up between November and January!
Unemployment rose between November and January, official figures show.
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BUDGET 2013: Reaction from entrepreneurs, trade bodies, economists et al
George Osborne took a bit of a bashing in the despatch box today.
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How to take charge and beat the Budget
The nation’s finances are in a dire state and the likelihood of any giveaways or tax cuts is low. So if you want to make your money go further, you have to take charge yourself.
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RISE IN NUMBER OF BABY BOOMERS STARTING THEIR OWN BUSINESSES
The number of people in their 50s and 60s either starting a small business or freelancing for the first time almost doubled in the past 12 months…
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Yorkshire sees fastest growth in self-employed population
With an ever-increasing number of people going self-employed, from freelancing to starting their own small businesses, the self-employed workforce is now a vital contributor to the UK economy.
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Demand for bank finance from small businesses down as bank lending decreases
It’s surprising to find out that as many as one in five microbusinesses funded their start-up through a bank loan.
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How small businesses should approach outsourcing and finding the right freelancer
Outsourcing has become increasingly important for small businesses over the last five years. A recent survey reveals…
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Self-employed make up a THIRD of those working beyond pension age – but just an eighth of the workforce
They may be short of a decent pension, struggling to sell their company, or just reluctant to give up the working life for the golf course….
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Self-employed make up a THIRD of those working beyond pension age – but just an eighth of the workforce
They may be short of a decent pension, struggling to sell their company, or just reluctant to give up the working life for the golf course, but the self-employed now account for a third of working pensioners.
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Majority of small businesses bootstrapped initially – with just 3 per cent achieving a bank loan
Almost three quarters of small company owners launched their new business venture with working capital of £2,000 or less, research finds.
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Turning to the bank of friends & family to fund your start-up
One in five small business owners turned to the bank of ‘friends and family’ for start-up capital, and almost three quarters launched their new business ventures with working capital of £2,000 or less.
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Live Q&A: How to outsource work effectively
Outsourcing is something of a buzzword in the SME community. On the network, we caused quite a stir when we asked whether or not small businesses should outsource their social media.
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Where do small businesses get their finance from?
One in five small business owners turned to the bank of ‘friends and family’ for start-up capital, and almost three quarters (73%) launched their new business ventures…
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Almost three quarters of entrepreneurs start their businesses with £2,000 or less
Some 73% of SME’s were launched with a working capital of £2,000 or less, reckons a new survey.
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How to be your own boss
A growing number of people are becoming self-employed. We tell you all you need to know.
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Self-employed worker numbers soar in UK
Rise in self-employment coincides with decline in number of employees between 2008 and 2012, according to ONS figures
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Boom in over-50s opting to be their own boss
Financial turbulence has sparked a “self-employment revolution”, it was claimed today, with 4.2 million Britons choosing to go it alone, led by the baby boomer generation.
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Self-employed workers up 367,000 in four years, ONS figures reveal
The number of workers who are self-employed rose 367,000 between 2008 and 2012…
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Recession sparks leap in self-employed
The number of self-employed workers has risen by 367,000 since 2008, the start of the economic downturn…
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Boom in over-50s opting to be self-employed
The financial turbulence has sparked an explosion of self-employment.
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Essential tips for starting your own business
Ever had an idea for your own business but been too busy with a nine to five job? Always wanted to be your own boss but found it hard to get the wheels in motion?
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Sites and Insight to Kill it as a Freelancer
Though we tend to be a girls club here at ProfessionGal, I’ve tapped the guys behind the revolutionary sites for freelancers PeoplePerHour…
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UK – NEW SOFTWARE ALLOWS MONITORING OF REMOTE WORKERS
More and more small businesses in the UK are adopting a virtual workforce by offering opportunities for remote working.
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The implications of taking a second job
For most people, the end of a long day at work means a chance to put their feet up. But for others, the evening is an opportunity to make some much-needed extra cash.
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Baby-boomers launching start ups doubled
The number of baby-boomers launching startups and micro-businesses almost doubled in the last year, according to research from PeoplePerHour.
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Five ways to make extra money
Most of us could do with earning a little extra money, but we don’t always know how to go about it. Here are five quirky ways of earning extra cash, without even leaving the house.
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Slay that holiday debt
Got bills? Plenty of us do, if the National Retail Federation is to be believed. According to the NRF, we spent $579.8 billion during the 2012 holiday shopping season.
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Massive rise in Baby Boomers starting new businesses
More than two thirds of business owners said they were unlikely or would never want to work for someone else again, with two thirds of micro and small businesses owners are happy or very happy being their own boss.
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The changing landscape for older business owners
The number of people in their late 50s and 60s either starting a small business or freelancing for the first time almost doubled in the past 12 months…
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88% rise in number of baby boomers starting a small business in the past 12 months
The number of people in their late 50s and 60s either starting a small business or freelancing for the first time almost doubled in the past 12 months..
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TUC: Self-Employed Figures Are Skewing Our Understanding Of Unemployment Figures
The government’s employment figures, due to be published on Wednesday, have been skewed by a surge in self employment, according to Trade Unions Congress (TUC) analysis.
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Surge in older people starting in business
The number of people in their late 50s and 60s either starting a small business or freelancing for the first time almost doubled in the past 12 months, finds a study.
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Marketing advice clinic for small businesses: Q&A roundup
On Wednesday, our panel of experts answered your questions about marketing for small businesses. Here are the best bits
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New software gives bosses power to supervise remote workers
With increasing numbers of UK small businesses adopting a ‘virtual’ workforce, MyTeamMonitor launches to enable bosses to manage and supervise remote employees.
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How to succeed in business in 2013
With small to medium sized enterprises (SME’s) responsible for driving the economic recovery, it’s not surprising that entrepreneurs are feeling the pressure.
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Xenios Thrasyvoulou: Go freelance
Are you scared of the recession job market? Now could still be the time to freelance as PeoplePerHour CEO Xenios Thrasyvoulou explains
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Sheffield becomes ‘hotspot’ for freelance workers
Sheffield’s freelancer population has increased by a staggering 139 per cent in the last year, according to a new report highlighting ‘hotspots’ around the country.
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Start-up Loans expansion: Entrepreneurs and business voices respond
Commentators share views on whether a £30m boost to the £82m pot and a rise in the age limit make the difference the scheme needs?
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Is management a dying role?
With the increase in uptake of virtual, flexible and quick turnaround workers, is management still necessary? Xenios Thrasyvoulou contemplates the answer.
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Number of self-employed doubles to beat job shortage
The number of Londoners becoming self-employed has doubled over the last year, figures revealed today.
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Yorkshire Named As Britain’s Freelancer Hotspot
Yorkshire has been revealed as the home of Britain’s freelancer activity, with four Yorkshire towns and cities, Bradford, Sheffield, Halifax and Huddersfield, appearing in the list of top UK freelancer hot spots.
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A stagnant jobs market, redundancy, and a hunger to take control of their future are prompting more people to work for themselves.
A near-record 4.2million are now self-employed, according to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics – about 14 out of 100 of all those in work. Self-employment accounts for much of the growth in the jobs market.
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North of Scotland a hot spot for a new way of home work
THE number of people running micro businesses from home is soaring – with Dundee and Aberdeen hot spots for home working a new survey suggests.
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The ultimate entrepreneurs’ Christmas wishlist
The nation’s entrepreneurs have spoken. If money – and the laws of physics and nature – were no object, here’s what they would like to find under the tree this Christmas.
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I have just started university and am finding it hard to budget – how do I avoid going to the Bank of Mum and Dad?
I started university last month and am finding it difficult to adjust to working within such a limited financial budget – please don’t tell mum! Do your experts have any tips on how to save money (apart from the obvious ‘don’t go to the student bar’) and even make a little money while studying?
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Freelance Britain – The North South Divide
A survey by PeoplePerHour suggests there is a significant difference between the growth in freelancing across the country – but what are the drivers behind this?
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Bradford is one of the UK hotspots for freelances
Bradford is one of the UK hotspots for freelance working after a huge rise in the number of people hiring out their skills over the past year, according to new research.
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New working model pays off
X FACTOR judge Tulisa’s dazzling blue £1,200 designer dress, caused a surge of orders at a small dress hire firm, but thanks to on-call experts they were able to cash in on the demand.
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Autumn Statement 2012: SMEs unsure about Business Bank
Businesses have expressed concern that funds made available by the newly-proposed Business Bank may not be achievable for many smaller companies.
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SMEs raise questions on business bank
Firms have raised questions on the viability of a government-funded business bank following George Osborne’s comments on the matter yesterday (December 5th) as part of his Autumn Statement.
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Autumn Statement: SMEs Hail Fuel Duty Rise Cancellation But Want More Info On The Business Bank
Small and medium sized enterprises did relatively well out of George Osborne’s Autumn Statement, with investment incentives, corporation tax cuts and a consultation on allowing investment in SME equity markets to be held directly in ISAs all promised.
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Small businesses: A cautious welcome, but measures ‘a bit of a joke’
Britain’s small businesses gave a muted reaction to the Chancellor’s measures aimed at boosting investment – with one warning: “Government efforts are seen as a bit of a joke”.
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Underemployed workers increase by one million since economic downturn, says ONS
The number of underemployed workers, people who are in employment but want to work more hours, has risen by one million since the start of the economic downturn in 2008, to stand at 3.05 million, shows a report published today from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
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Number of underemployed workers jumps: reaction
One in ten British workers are now underemployed, official data show. Here’s how analysts reacted to the data.
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Three million are now ‘underemployed’ and need more hours than their job can provide
We are increasingly a nation of ‘underemployed’ workers, official figures out today showed, with three million now making do with part-time work or fewer hours than they need to get by.
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Three million are now ‘underemployed’ and need more hours than their job can provide
We are increasingly a nation of ‘underemployed’ workers, official figures out today showed, with three million now making do with part-time work or fewer hours than they need to get by.
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Over-50s stage work revolution from home
From her house in Widnes, beside the river Mersey, Mereli McInerney is working for companies in Dubai, Lithuania and London.
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PeoplePerHour Founder & CEO Xenios Thrasyvoulou featured on Real Business
“I don’t think the words ‘career’ and ‘entrepreneur’ really fit together,” says the founder and CEO of PeoplePerHour. His vision is to drive change and challenge the status quo – as entrepreneurs were meant to do.
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Pay gap falls to less than 10pc in new record
THE GENDER pay gap has narrowed to less than 10 per cent for the first time in 15 years since records began, official data out yesterday revealed, just as the gap between public and private sector pay widened.
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Gender pay gap falls for full-time workers
ONS says full-time pay gap is less than 10% for first time since records began, but overall gap remains almost double that as salaries in general fail to keep pace with inflation.
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Gender pay gap falls to 9.6%, says ONS
The pay gap between men and women has shrunk from 10.5% of men’s full-time hourly earnings to 9.6%.
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Gender ‘pay gap’ narrows, figures show
The ‘gender pay gap’ between full-time workers is closing as women’s wages rise at a faster rate than men’s, official figures show.
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Women catching up with men on pay – but we all saw wages rise below inflation last year
Workers saw their wages grow at just half the rate of inflation in the last financial year, although the gap between the pay of men and women continued to narrow, official data has confirmed.
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Financial advisers earnings close in on accountants
Despite the average wage increasing by 62% more than inflation since 1986, financial advisers are earning just £18.44 an hour.
The Office for National Statistics shows that the average wage for full-time earners was £3.87 per hour in 1985. The average wage had risen to £12.62 per hour in 2011, an increase of 262%.
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Advisers earn 45 times less per hour than footballers
Premiership football players earn 45 times more an hour than financial advisers, figures from PeoplePerHour have shown.
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Guess how much J.K. Rowling earns per hour?!
Struggling on £5 an hour while your friend rakes in £30? We look at the price per hour us Brits are being paid.
From bus drivers to premiership footballers, new website PeoplePerHour found the amount we get for 60 minutes work can be dramatically different.
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10 Places to Find Blogging Gigs
Finding clients is the biggest challenge faced by freelancers today, and freelance bloggers are no exception. Figuring out how to find your next paying customer is vital to your success.
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PeoplePerHour Founder & CEO Xenios Thrasyvoulou featured on Business Matters
Xenios Thrasyvoulou, 33, is the founder and CEO of PeoplePerHour, a leading global marketplace connecting startups and small businesses with a community of talented freelancers working online. Founded in 2007 there are now over 330,000 registered users and growing daily.
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MIND THE WAGE GAP: ‘AVERAGE’ FOOTBALLERS ON £822 AN HOUR, NURSES ON £15
THE hourly pay of a £1million a year Premier League footballer works out at an astonishing £822. By contrast a nurse is on just £14.98 and hour. And even the Prime Minister only pockets £80.24.
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The great pay divide
An average Premier League footballer earns £822 an hour – more than 50 times what a nurse is paid, figures show.
A nurse earns just £14.98 an hour, while the Prime Minister is paid just a fraction of a top-level footballer’s salary, at £80.24.
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Hourly wage comparision: Actor Johnny Depp at the top, waiters right at the bottom
The average Premiership footballer earns an hourly rate of almost 20 times a typical GP and ten times the Prime Minister, according to a unique new take on British salaries. Instead of looking at overall annual wage scale, freelance website PeoplePerHour has worked out, as its name suggests, the average hourly rates for working professionals.
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Who would you pay more, a nurse or a footballer?
New figures have shown there is a huge pay gap between professions, with some making more in an hour than others would make in half a year. They both rush around frantically as part of their jobs – one to deliver life-saving healthcare and keep illnesses at bay and the other to entertain a crowd by getting a ball from one end of a field to another without using hands.
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Who earns the most money per working hour?
The average Premiership footballer earns an hourly rate of almost 20 times a typical GP and ten times the Prime Minister, according to a unique new take on British salaries.
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Premiership footballers earn an average of £822 an hour
The average Premiership footballer earns an hourly rate of almost 20 times a typical GP and ten times the Prime Minister, research from freelance website PeoplePerHour reveals.
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Different ways to look at the job figures
The unemployment rate in the UK dropped by 0.1 percentage points to 8.1 per cent in the three months to July, the Office for National Statistics reports. But on closer examination, there is a more complex picture beyond the headline good news.
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How to save it: Printing money, making spare time pay & a diamond opportunity
Lucy Tobin has unearthed a plethora of good economical tips including what to do with spent cartridges and where to go for a cheap skiing trip.
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Five tasks that you should outsource to grow your business
Growing a successful small business requires a range of skills that very few people have in their entirety. Bringing specialist people into a company is vitally important to its success,
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PeoplePerHour gets Index Ventures top-up and hires former Skype and Gumtree heads.
A business aimed at providing a marketplace for freelance services has closed a £2 million funding round led by Index Ventures.
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PeoplePerHour launches new iPhone app and closes $3.2m funding round for international expansion
PeoplePerHour, an online marketplace for businesses and freelancers, has announced the closure of a funding round worth $3.2 million today.
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PeoplePerHour Secures $3.2M From Index Ventures, New Hires, New iOS App
Yesterday we saw the funding announcement of HandyBook, and it appears this whole area of booking labour fast is really starting to take off. PeoplePerHour, a sort of ‘European E-Lance’ emerged in 2008, scored a seed round then secured VC round from Index ventures
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Recruitment – three alternatives to dreaded agencies
Most people have gone through the (often harrowing) experience of dealing with a recruitment agency at some point in their careers. Often you must contact them to apply for a job at an entirely different company.
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Turn your hobby into a second income
From eating free meals in restaurants to buying alcohol, we reveal six ways you could make extra money in your spare time.
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Declaration of Independents
The company: PeoplePerHour
What it does: It matches freelancers with employers, focusing on serving small companies who need reliable help and are willing to pay more for it.
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How to plug your pension shortfall: Ideas on boosting your retirement income.
Many people find stopping work altogether at retirement can be a bit of a shock to the system, so often pensioners will continue to work part-time if they are able.
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How to use the internet to find freelance work
During the day most of us spend a lot of time on the internet for both work and leisure. But when you’ve stopped browsing your favourite news sites or the celebrity gossip pages, it’s actually a great resource for increasing your bank balance.
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How to use the internet to find freelance work
The job market is extremely competitive at the moment so how can you utilise the internet to make some money and further your career?
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Five ways to make £100 in your spare time
Fancy earning up to £500 writing 33 profiles of dog breeds for a website?
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PeoplePerHour named London’s 3rd Hottest Startup
‘Earning a second income or running your own business is becoming more accessible’ says Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder and CEO of PeoplePerHour and online marketplace that links small firms with freelancers.
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The £-Per-Hour Power List
Twenty two years later it has been revealed that top models including Kate Moss earn £3,326.45 an hour – meaning they could be home by lunchtime and still earn that $10,000 (£6,372).
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Need Workers? Europe’s Largest Online Freelance Marketplace Launches in U.S.
For small businesses, outsourcing has always been a great way to get small jobs completed without having to commit to a full-time, long-term employee.
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Jobs for life? Jobs by the hour is the future.
Jobs for life may be a thing of the past… but if a new internet company takes off, jobs for an hour could be the future. PeoplePerHour, Europe’s biggest online freelance marketplace, has introduced Hourlies – an online marketplace for people to advertise their skills and services to potential employers, starting with as little as one hour.
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PeoplePerHour, Europe’s most popular online freelance-work marketplace, just opened its first American office in New York
PeoplePerHour, Europe’s most popular online freelance-work marketplace, just opened its first American office in New York. This week the company debuts Hourlies, listings where users can market services they will sell by the hour.
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Moonlighters Rejoice: PeoplePerHour Wants to Help You Quit Your Day Job
Dolly Parton wouldn’t make it in today’s economy. The country artist’s song “9 to 5” was an attempt to capture the average worker’s mindset, making it seem as though an eight hour shift was something to be dreaded.
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PeoplePerHour publicly launches Hourlies, for freelancers offering services by the hour
Hourlies are online listings where anyone can sell their services or skills by the hour, starting with as little as one hour. Users can set up a simple post, add images and video if required and then clients looking for skills can browse for people who fit their requirements.
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PeoplePerHour: Find the talent you need anywhere in the world
There was a time where all work for a company used to be…
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Pattern Cutter UK has expansion all sewn up
A CLOTHING manufacturer that counts designers Jaggy Nettle and Terry Fox among…
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How to Bootstrap Your Startup Using Freelancers
Funding is costly: A lot of startups seek funding from early stage investors too early.
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The Rise of The Second Job
Low wages, inflation and pay freezes mean that for more and more…
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PeoplePerHour: find hourly talent for small businesses
PeoplePerHour benefits small business…
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Crowdsourcing gaining momentum in Africa
This article is a guest post by Munya Chiura. He is with Grow VC…
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Government urged to do more to help people become self employed
A successful husband and wife team, who started a successful online…
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Small firms increasingly turning to freelancers
The trend towards small businesses recruiting remote freelancers…
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SME freelance worker use ‘on the rise’
An increasing number of small businesses are using freelance workers…
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Over 75% of UK SMBs plan future social media investment
The majority of UK SMBs are planning to use social media to drive business…
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SMEs increasingly using social networks for business
A new survey has found that 91 percent of SMEs are using social networks…
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14 shops a day closed last year, says survey
You know a situation’s bad when the Government has to recruit a minor celebrity as…
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Facebook Inc usage amongst small businesses rises 50 per cent
91 per cent of SMEs use social networks for business purposes…
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One in three London SMEs trade solely online
A third of London’s small businesses now sell their products exclusively online…
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Nearly quarter of firms now dedicated e-businesses
The UK’s small and medium-sized businesses are turning…
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More companies than ever selling online
A major survey of the UK’s 4.5million small to mid-sized enterprises…
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`Red Tape’ Deters EU Employers, Thrasyvoulou Says
Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder and chief executive officer of…
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British small businesses using more independent workers
At Net:Work last December Gene Zaino, the president and CEO…
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Pensioners going back to work ‘because they need money’
Record numbers of pensioners are being forced…
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Nearly half of UK small firms to create jobs in 2011
A survey of more than 1,300 small companies by freelancers’ marketplace PeoplePerHour.com found that 45pc plan to increase employment in 2011.
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Britons take second jobs to heat homes
British workers are being forced to take second jobs…
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How anyone can get 5,000 followers on Twitter: Ideas for building up your firm’s social media standing
This is Money has teamed up with Huddlebuy.co.uk…
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Index Ventures forth, bridging Silicon Valley with Silicon Roundabout
Index Ventures is commonly regarded as once of the three…
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More and more dads give up the 9 to 5 and work from home
IT’S not just busy mums desperate to find work they…
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How to become a million-dollar freelancer
More and more folks are going freelance. It’s a trend that…
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Work:Life UK: Making plans for an ageing workforce
According to a recent ICM survey only 30% of people have made…
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Could double-dipping be good?
According to a piece on the Huffington Post website, a double-dip recession…
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Increase in fathers working from home
Technology is driving an increase in parents working from home…
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We should be ashamed of youth unemployment in the UK
Mostly we tend to think of entrepreneurs as a good thing…
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Businesses Hire Freelancers Amid Double Dip Fears
With fears of a double-dip recession mounting, companies are…
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Falling incomes and rising prices force retirees back into the workplace
Thousands of UK retirees are being forced to return back into the world of…
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Ten Part-Time Jobs for Retirees
If you’re at or near retirement, you may find that a part-time or occasional job…
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Rapid rise in US IT companies hiring UK staff
275 per cent increase in the number of US firms hiring UK IT consultants over the last 12 months.
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US companies hire more UK IT consultants
US firms are hiring UK IT consultants in the digital sector with online business marketplace PeoplePerHour.com reporting a 275% increase in the number of US firms hiring UK IT consultants over the last year.
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Pensioners forced back to work due to soaring cost of living and income squeeze
Newly-retired pensioners are being forced back to work with pension payout rates crashing and the cost of living soaring.
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Pensioners forced back to work due to soaring cost of living and income squeeze
Newly-retired pensioners are being forced back to work with pension payout rates crashing and the cost of living soaring.
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Number of pensioners forced back to work ‘doubles’
Pensioners are being forced back to work by rising living costs and low interest rates.
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Employers are recruiting retired workers and finding that their work is exceptional
The double whammy of the rising cost of living combined with the stock market crash has had a massive impact on pensions and annuities. Average energy bills are £177 higher than they were three years ago and you don’t need statistics in a newspaper to review.
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Is It Really Worth Commuting? Powwownow Does the Maths
Leading conference call provider, Powwownow advocates going green in the wake of soaring transport costs
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Number of student start-ups soars
More students are turning their backs on the bleak UK job market and setting up as entrepreneurs.
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Entrepreneurs face tough decisions which could help save them money
Whether to remain a sole trader or opt for limited company status is a question increasingly being asked by entrepreneurs.
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Entrepreneurs face tough decisions which could help save them money
Whether to remain a sole trader or opt for limited company status is a question increasingly being asked by entrepreneurs.
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Should U.S. web workers look East for work?
In the U.S., debt ceiling talks are providing a white knuckle ride to those following the run up to the August 2nddeadline, while over in Europe the crisis swirling around the euro continues to mutate and grow. All this economic uncertainty is clearly making trouble for politicians, but is it an opportunity for the savvy American web worker with tech skills?
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Students will face a money minefield
As the university year ends graduates will launch themselves on to a jobs market with youth unemployment at close to 900,000 and more gloom expected.
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Man of the People(PerHour)
To hear Xenios Thrasyvoulou tell it, all the worlds a marketplace, and all the men and women their own employers.
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West Midlands leads on jobs for young as recruitment dries up across UK
Survey shows employers in most regions aren’t hiring school leavers or graduates, with almost 1m under-25s out of work
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Digital consultants’ fees are rising faster than national average
Earnings for digital sector consultants are rising faster in the north west than the national average, says a report.
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Xenios Thrasyvoulou interviewed on BBC Breakfast
Following the release of the national unemployment figures…
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Foreign firms showing increased demand for UK IT workers
UK-based IT workers are experiencing increased demand for their services from overseas businesses.
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Space solves: A scratched steel hob, warped worktops, and stuck windows
Due to a lack of time and, well, laziness, I have let my flat get into a slovenly state. I need to get a cleaner, but before I do that I’d like a one-off, top-to-toe spring clean done by a trustworthy (nonjudgmental!) company.
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Offshore opportunities increase for UK IT professionals
An increasing number of UK IT professionals are taking on projects overseas as developing nations start to demand western IT experience.
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Could IBM’s prediction of reverse IT offshoring be coming true?
Can it be true that overseas companies, including those in India, are demanding UK IT workers in increasing numbers?
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PeoplePerHour founders announce launch of office in Athens
PeoplePerHour founders announce launch of office in Athens
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Startup Execs Schooled from Oxbridge
Student entrepreneurship is on the rise, not least among graduates of Oxford and Cambridge – Britain’s oldest universities – and the growing band of Oxbridge startups is increasingly catching the eye of VC and angel investors.
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How to cope with losing your job
Unemployed people hoping for a lifeline in last weeks budget were left disappointed after the Chancellor did little to help them.
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I became an internet boss after my salary was halved
THOUSANDS of people are turning redundancy into a positive life change by becoming their own boss, advertising their skills on the internet and finding work.
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As youth unemployment hits a record high, these young Brits show how to get off the dole
YOUTH unemployment has hit a record high, but our determined young Brits refuse to give up hope.
New figures yesterday revealed the number of 16 to 24-year-olds out of work has increased to 974,000, the highest figure since records began in 1992.
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Five ways to earn a little extra in your spare moments
Remember that time is money. This advice from Benjamin Franklin still rings true today particularly as more of us have more free time than we would like.
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The human cloud
Our jobs are set to change irrevocably as flexible working and disruptive technology take hold. And that’s just the start. Colin Brown investigates whats coming next
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Love my tender
A shake-up of public procurement aims to drive a quarter of all contracts to small firms. How do you make your bid stand out from the competitors?
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Students can’t wait to start companies
A need for cash and business experience has led to a surge in undergraduate enterprises, says Rachel Bridge
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Clouded vision on computing
Cloud computing remains a mystery to many business owners, according to a poll of 1,300 small and medium-sized enterprises by PeoplePerHour.com.
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VAT threat to small businesses
Increasing the threshold at which smaller enterprises start to pay VAT to £90,000 in revenue from the current rate of £70,000 could create an additional 35,000 jobs, according to a research commissioned by the Federation of Small Business (FSB).
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Councils defy cuts
At least a third of councils have increased the number of staff in the past two years in defiance of Government cuts, a survey revealed last night.
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Enterprise Finance Guarantee needs to be more visible
A new report has revealed most small and medium-sized enterprises have never heard of the government’s Enterprise Finance Guarantee.
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Councils boosted staff in downturn
More than a third of councils increased their workforce during the downturn of the past two years and in advance of the deep public spending cuts, according to data revealed under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Third of local councils hired more staff despite recession
More than a third of local councils continued to hire more staff despite the recession and massive public spending cuts, it has been revealed.
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Does the web trade want you?
Seeking full employment or going freelance within web design can be a daunting prospect, but is the economic climate still enabling employers to offer the big breaks we all crave?
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EFG scheme lacks awareness
Just 16 per cent of small business owners are aware of the Enterprise Finance Guarantee (EFG), the flagship support scheme, according to a poll by online recruitment company PeoplePerHour.com.
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Its who you know that counts
With competition for jobs set to intensify further over the next four years, just getting an interview can be an achievement. Experts say that having the right reputation and referrals is the way to stand out, reports Niki Chesworth
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Betfair can inspire start-ups, say early backers
The venture investors who backed Betfair in its early days are hoping that British entrepreneurs will be inspired by its successful listing last week.
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Companies utilise social media
The worth of social media as a business tool is growing, a new report claims, with job offers for “Twitter consultants” on PeoplePerHour.com rising by more than 300 per cent this year.
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Business Diary: Bloomsbury turns off the volume
Twitter cynics take note: the social networking site has prompted something of a growth industry.
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Online hiring halls rely on global labor pool
After Erik Budde mortgaged his San Carlos home 2 1/2 years ago and launched his latest startup, RVParking.com, he kept a laser-like focus on efficiency.
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Setting up isn’t hard to do
Most owner-managers believe it is easier to set up in business now than five years ago, in spite of the continued problems of access to finance, according to a poll by PeoplePerHour, an online marketplace for temporary staff.
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A New White-Collar Juggle
As an advertising art director, Jeff Quigley isn’t the type of worker who traditionally holds two jobs. But after getting hit by a one-day-a-week furlough and pay cut last year, Mr. Quigley has joined a fast-growing sector of the work force: White-collar
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In Shaky Economy, More White-Collar Workers Moonlighting
In this shaky economy, a few of my friends who are lucky enough to have jobs have recently started moonlighting, to hedge against possible layoffs or pay cuts.
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Council spending on websites: find out how much they spent
What happens when a council spends £2.8m on its website? Well, Birmingham city council discovered the answer when local developers thought they could do a better job – and promptly did, for a fraction of the cost. You can see the result, BCCdiy, here.
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To cut costs, councils should embrace open data and ‘community coders’
An investigation by the Telegraph has shown that millions are being spent on council website redesigns, despite the looming prospect of job cuts at those same councils.
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Demand for freelancers surges
The freelance economy is booming in the UK, according to PeoplePerHour.com, which operates an online marketplace for jobs.
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Social media boosts business
A survey by PeoplePerHour.com showed that entrepreneurs are becoming more internet-savvy.
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Case study: The book-keeper
Former financial controller Chris Clarke set up his own book-keeping business after being made redundant
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As use of online contractors grows, what happens to benefits?
Sites like Elance.com, Guru.com and oDesk.com allow employers to hire freelancers or contractors anywhere in the world, putting U.S. workers in competition with a global labor pool.
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Can a leopard ever change its spots? Or a poodle its perm?
It appears that our new government is serious about changing what the public sector does and how it spends money.And change it must.
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Contractor and Freelancer marketplace emerges from recession with double-digit growth
Contractor and freelancer marketplace PeoplePerHour.com maintained its growth in the value of assignments posted by clients throughout the recession and in September 2009 saw the first of a series of sharp increases, which led to compounded monthly growth
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Where the Jobs Are
As the U.S. economy sputters its way back to health, American freelancers increasingly are finding themselves working for companies overseas in what’s becoming a type of reverse outsourcing. Executives at Sologig, Elance, oDesk, and People Per Hour say that they’re seeing more corporations and small businesses from the U.K., Australia, China, Pakistan, and India turn to the U.S. freelance market. oDesk has seen its share of international companies that hire U.S. workers jump from 1,429 in February 2009 to 4,285 in February 2010, while the earnings of U.S. Elance freelancers rose 45 percent this year, compared with freelancers in India whose earnings rose 35 percent.
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Local councils spend £19m on outside help for websites
The bill to the taxpayer has increased by 18.6 per cent over the last year at a time when essential services face stringent cuts. The final cost is likely to be much higher as several councils failed to respond to a Freedom of Information request to request to reveal the figures.
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Spinning a costly web in government
Councils seem happy to pay way over market rate to get their Web sites looked after, if a one-off piece of research is right.
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The Public Purse
Research from People per Hour (PPH) has revealed that UK council websites are costing £40,917 per year compared to the average cost per business of just £3,297.
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Change your approach to job hunting
Chris Clarke changed his approach to job hunting and found what he was looking for after being made redundant last year.
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UK outsourcing market continues to thrive
The IT outsourcing trend towards UK-based suppliers continues to grow, according to a new survey released today.Online business marketplace PeoplePerHour.com polled more than 50,000 business users, and claimed that 60 per cent of UK businesses are outsourcing more than they did two years ago.
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Smarta 100
PeoplePerHour.com is proud to announce that it has been selected as one of the 2010 Smarta 100 winners.
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Index Ventures invests in PeoplePerHour as business flows East to West
[UK] PeoplePerHour.com, the online marketplace for freelancers, has closed an interim funding round with Index Ventures who participated on equal terms with existing shareholders. The actual amount remains undisclosed, but our sources say the figure is in the region of half a million pounds.
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Work-life balance: Flex appeal
The recession has forced workers and employers alike to rethink traditional nine-to-five roles, but what is the alternative? Sandra Haurant thinks ‘ultra-flexible’ working could be the answer.
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Online recruiting overtook other hiring channels in 2009
Online recruitment is the only recruitment channel to grow in 2009, overtaking print advertising recruitment agencies in terms of job placements.
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Brits go online to find jobs
More job placements were made through online recruitment than print advertising and agency use, according to new research from PeoplePerHour.com
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Making the most out of virtual business skills
Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder & CEO of PeoplePerHour.com, argues that virtual business principles should be at the heart of any recovery plans.
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The rise of the virtual workforce
PeoplePerHour.com founder Xenios Thrasyvoulou outlines the benefits and challenges associated with managing staff at home
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Lessons to learn in virtual lifestyling
“Britain is going virtual. Mr Darling just made it official” says Xenios Thrasyvoulou, Founder & CEO of PeoplePerHour.com
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60 second start-up: PeoplePerHour
PeoplePerHour founder Xenios Thrasyvoulou goes against the Smarta stopwatch.
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The Rise of the Virtual Workforce
Small businesses are waking up to the many benefits of operating virtually, says PeoplePerHour.com founder Xenios Thrasyvoulou.
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Peopleperhour on BBC Radio Oxford
Louisa Hannan from BBC Radio Oxford interviews PeoplePerHour CEO.
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NI rise knock-on effect to small business
A third of small firms say they are considering laying off staff as a result of last week’s Pre-Budget Report because the 1% rise in National Insurance contributions will make it more costly to employ people.
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Q&A: Xenios Thrasyvoulou of PeoplePerHour.com
PeoplePerHour.com, which has been described as an ‘eBay for business’, is an online marketplace which allows freelancers to advertise for work, and small businesses to outsource work.
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BBC Three Counties Interview with PeoplePerHour.com CEO
BBC Three Counties Interview with PeoplePerHour.com CEO Xenios Thrasyvoulou
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Set up on your own to beat 50% tax rate
BBC presenters are not the only ones setting up their own companies to beat tax  growing numbers of professionals are opting out of salaried employment to become consultants and freelancers.
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Peopleperhour on BBC Radio 4
Simon Cox from BBC Radio 4 (Click On) interviews PeoplePerHour CEO and Michelle Russell, a freelancer who uses the site.
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Redundancy to self employed
HAYLEY BERRY, 30, was told that she was likely to be made redundant after working for 15 months as the marketing manager of a paper recycling company.
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Recession forces people out of the office to live their dream of a career at home
FOR SOME it’s the dream scenario – a chance to be your own boss and go to work in your pyjamas, if you like. Now experts are predicting that by 2015 as many as one in five UK workers will ditch the office and choose to work from home.
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Go online to beat the death of discounts
With high-street offers on the way out, the web has the best deals, says Alexandra Goss.
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Projects Managed
With precious little slack in company budgets, propositioning your boss for additional manpower is likely to get short shrift.
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Slump spells the end for our traditional nine to five
The downturn has led to a rise in flexible working as an alternative to job losses, but some big firms seem stuck in the past
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PeoplePerHour.com on Bloomberg News
This is the interview that was held last week on Bloomberg News LIVE, the interview lasted 12 minutes and also featured one of PPH providers.
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Businessman responds to higher calling
IF it makes sense for a marketing man to have a bit of experience of the world, then Jeremy Parsons is well up to speed.
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Outsourcing: Is it for you?
With more companies under pressure to cut costs during the recession, many are opting to outsource business processes in a bid to minimise their overheads and concentrate on their core business.
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Newport tailor stitches career together online
A NEWPORT costume designer is putting the tailoring skills taught to him by his mother to good use, designing costumes for film and television including Big Brother and Dr Who.
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Vesta’s in the picture
A LUCKY break has landed an enthusiastic animator an exciting new career.
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I spent very little time researching this
PeoplePerHour.com founder CEO Xenios Thrasyvoulou wanted to launch before someone else beat him to it
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BBC Radio Wiltshire interview with PeoplePerHour CEO and a freelancer
Lee Stone from BBC Radio Wiltshire interviews PeoplePerHour CEO and Alison Pascalidis, a freelancer who uses the site.
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Radio Teesdale talk to PeoplePerHour.com
If you are looking to outsource a piece of work to rated Freelancers then take a look at the web site PeopleperHour.com that was discussed on the Business Programme on 28/5/9.
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John Atkinson reports. He asks the founder how it all got started.
Give your CV a recession-busting makeover
As the hunt for jobs gets tougher, its vital that you think creatively about filling those missing gaps on your form
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City Talk 105.9 FM interview PeoplePerHour CEO
Howard Ebison from City Talk 105.9 FM interviews Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder, PeoplePerHour.com.
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Start-ups sector showing signs of recovery
Start-up and small business activity is showing signs of recovery, new research indicates.
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High street bank lending to small businesses rose by £271m from February to March, while deposits from small businesses increased by £881m.
The figures, published this month by the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) suggest that UK start-up activity is performing better than was expected.
Working from home to beat recession
Earning a bit of additional spending money used to be an optional extra for most people. But the recession has made it a necessity for thousands.
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And a growing band of people are either boosting their salaries or replacing lost income by working from home
Broadband drives digital revolution in cottage industries
In Victorian times, women who wanted to supplement the household income took in sewing. Today their 21st century counterparts are logging on to the internet in the evening and making money from blogging, freelance research or selling goods on Ebay.
Q&A with Xenios Thrasyvoulou and Simos Kitiris
Tell us what your business does?
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PeoplePerHour.com is a website that enables start-up and small businesses across the UK to outsource small tasks or projects to rated professionals online. The services range from designing a website, to writing a press release to doing data entry.
The people who do the work tend to be self-employed, mothers working at home, students or retirees: people who need the extra income and whose skills come in handy to a young business.
Will the recession be over by Christmas?
Alistair Darling has predicted that the recession could be over by Christmas. Some entrepreneurs think he’s talking crazy talk again, others believe there may be some truth in what he’s saying. Speaking to the Times, Darling said he’s standing by his Budget growth forecasts. “I remain confident that we will see a return to growth at the turn of the year,” he said.
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‘The web eases the pain of the credit crunch’
Mr Romain, founder of Answers and Solutions Kent (ASK), based in Maidstone, turned to the web to help him operate his telemarketing company as a virtual business.
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From dream role to double redundancy
Michelle Russell has been made redundant twice in 11 months.
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PeoplePerHour secures angel round to create a European E-Lance
PeoplePerHour, the online marketplace matching freelance or self-employed professionals with project work, has closed an Angel funding round. The amount is undisclosed but believed to be in the low six figures. The investors include Michael Van Swaaij who was part of the team to launch eBay in Europe and is a former chairman of Skype.
Today FM Interview with PeoplePerHour.com CEO
Today FM Interview with PeoplePerHour.com CEO
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Enjoy your own company
With unemployment already over ttwo million, workers are increasingly choosing to set up their own businesess after being made redundant.
Exclusive research for the Daily Mail shows that three in five Britons would opt to work for themselves rather than re-enter the job market if they were made redundant.
Improve your internet presence
The size of SMEs makes them well positioned to use new technology quickly and gain competitive advantage – if they know how. Here, Xenios Thrasyvoulou, CEO of business networking site PeoplePerHour, and SmallBusiness.co.uk provide some top tips on how to make a big impact on the net.
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Life after redundancy: Joby Ingram-Dodd
Looming lay-offs inspired the stockbroker to set up his own web business – and leap from 150,000 feet…
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Lunchtime sex in the City from the Barbie stand-up
A City worker who lost her job in the recession has begun a new career telling jokes about the “sleaze” of the Square Mile.
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How to… become a freelance worker
It’s easy, argues Mark Hunter, to sell yourself and remember to submit your invoices.
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Top tips for the ‘Coping Classes’
Thousands of workers are losing their jobs amid the deepening recession – but consumers are finding new and innovative ways to beat the squeeze.
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Online companies set to flourish in survival of the fittest
Whilst we start the new year with a pretty grim economic outlook, it’s worth remembering that some of the greatest fortunes have been built in times of adversity. Creative destruction – the business equivalent of nature’s innate regenerative capacity.
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PeoplePerHour.com Case Study – Ben White
I founded my website development business Greyhound Computing, in October 2007. It was daunting, but after working in the City for 10 years, I felt ready to leave the corporate lifestyle and become my own boss
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The future of work – anywhere!
It’s been said that out of adversity comes deep-rooted structural change.
2009 dawns on us yet with some bleak economic conditions. Yet it is also the year when an estimated 1.5billion people almost a quarter of the world’s population will be frequent users of internet.
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When redundancy becomes an opportunity
Losing your job is devastating, but at least you know you’re not alone as the number of unemployed climbs steadily towards 2m.
In fact, Cary Cooper, Professor of Psychology at Lancaster University Management School, believes this is not a bad time to be made redundant.
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Remote Control
Whether it is a hatred of commuting, or the appeal of sitting at your computer in pyjamas, working from home has never been so popular. And with so much homeworking friendly technology now on the market, it has never been so easy.
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Pennies from heaven?
Many of us want to work flexibly from home – but can you actually earn a living from the get-rich-quick schemes flooding your inbox? Ben Sillis spent a week online finding out.
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If redundancy strikes, here is how to work from home
People who opt to work at home after losing their job have to consider tax, insurance and retirement provision.
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Second Incomes
Recent reports suggest that higher utility bills, food and mortgage costs have created a huge growth in employees looking for second incomes to beat the credit crunch.
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BBC Radio Cambridge interview with PeoplePerHour.com CEO
BBC Radio Cambridge interview with PeoplePerHour.com CEO Xenios Thrasyvoulou
10 reasons to stay cheerful
The credit crunch. A looming recession. Soaring fuel prices.
If the headlines are putting you off your breakfast, take heart – there are still reasons to smile.
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Are you ready for the moonlighting market?
With money getting tighter, a second job could give your income a boost. Johanna Gornitzki meets some women using their skills and hobbies to help ends meet.
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PeoplePerHour.com CEO Interviewed on the Chris Evans show on BBC Radio 2
PeoplePerHour.com CEO Xenios Thrasyvoulou interviewed on the Chris Evans show on BBC Radio 2
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Beat the credit crunch: Boost your income
Families are facing the tightest financial squeeze since the Seventies. Debt in many middleclass areas has soared with many people owing more than £53,000 according to credit reference agency Experian.
The average family’s disposable income has fallen by £2,500 in a year and for many a second job might be the only answer. Here Rosanna Spero shows how you can help make ends meet…
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Beat The Crunch WIth Bit Of Extra Income
EVERYONE would like a bit more money to spend, but rising prices mean you probably have less to spare than ever.
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HR across continents
PeoplePerHour.com founder and chief executive Xenios Thrasyvoulou on why outsourcing could be the answer to your all your business HR needs
Until recently, outsourcing was generally associated with large corporations establishing major business functions abroad. The media propagated the commonly-held perception of large companies outsourcing to cut costs and boost profit margins
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Business Briefing – Credit Crunch Bites
AS the credit crunch bites, small business owners are increasingly turning to freelance workers rather than employing permanent staff.
Last month, the Office of National Statistics reported that unemployment levels were at a 16-year high.
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Middle class take up second jobs to help cope with credit crunch
They are the middle-class moonlighters. Thousands of professionals are taking on second jobs to help them cope with the soaring cost of food, fuel, mortgages and other household bills.
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Taking outsourcing to new heights with a virtual PA
Imagine working all day long as a personal assistant – but never meeting your boss face-to-face. That strange situation is one in which Theresia Piggott now finds herself on a regular basis.
Piggot works as a virtual personal Assistant carrying out tasks from her home in Angus.
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UK employees take second jobs to cope with credit crunch
Thousands of UK employees are taking second jobs to deal with growing consumer inflation, according to an online job site.
PeoplePerHour.com, which helps people find freelance work, has reported a rise in registrations of people currently in full-time employment. The company claims 35% of its 7,000 freelance service providers have full-time jobs, and says that percentage is growing.
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20 tips to boost your income
Like one-in-10 workers, Helen Castree, 29, has a job on the side – earning extra money in the evenings and weekends working as a freelance part-time personal assistant.
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What the free market looks like
Be that as it may, have a look at PeoplePerHour.com, a superbly simple way to find people not to do Jobs but to perform ad hoc tasks at the pay rate selected by the ‘service buyer”.
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BizPod TV Interview: Xenios Thrasyvoulou
Interview with Xenios Thrasyvoulou, founder and CEO of peopleperhour.com. They talk about Xenios’s own business journey, the benefits of outsourcing, London as a centre for web entrepreneurs and plans for international growth.
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Peopleperhour.com – Find the Perfect Freelance Project
Do you freelance? Peopleperhour.com can help find your next project. Like the name says, peopleperhour, focuses on light projects that require only a few hours work.
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Online Skills PeoplePerHour.com’s CEO Shares Marketplace Insight
Xenios Thrasyvoulou, CEO of the innovative London-based online skills marketplace, PeoplePerHour.com predicts small businesses and freelancers will need smarter ways to generate income or handle work in 2008.
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Peopleperhour Boss Predicts Smarter SMEs
As lenders continue to put the squeeze on credit, small businesses are set to be cash-strapped during 2008 according to Xenios Thrasyvoulou, ceo of London-based Peopleperhour.com.
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Europe launches site to link contractors, employers
PeoplePerHour.com is a London-based site that helps connect freelancers in various sectors with job opportunities. Its much like Elance and Guru, though unlike those sites, it focuses less on tech, and more on administrative and other jobs.
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Xenios Thrasyvoulou, CEO of peopleperhour.com, explains how to find support
There is nothing more frustrating than having 10 or more little jobs that need completing and no time or resources to get them done. They just stay on…
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Online service brings new approach to business demands
A NEW online marketplace has been launched which allows small businesses to out-source projects of all sizes.
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New website creates new job opportunities
A new online marketplace has launched today (24th September), allowing small businesses to out-source projects of all sizes – even small tasks – to a community of skilled people who can complete them.
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The benefits of a virtual workforce
While running a successful small business, it can be tough to find that balance between committing enough of your time to ensure success and not ru…
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