Entrepreneurship

How Data Privacy-Minded Americans Can Prepare for GDPR

If you’re a subscriber to email newsletters, you’ve probably received a barrage of updates regarding GDPR and how your data will be used going forward. Tomorrow, May 25, 2018, these new European Union (EU) rules pertaining to data collection go into effect. Some forecasters have predicted doom and gloom— and they aren’t entirely off-mark. The …

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3 Things Outdoor Brands on Instagram Should Be Aware of This Year

If you’re an outdoor brand on Instagram, chances are you’ve reaped the many benefits this platform affords users. This is perhaps not exclusive to the outdoor industry, but there’s a target on your back by those in anti-hunting circles eager to report, discourage, or shut down accounts who espouse the sportsmen’s lifestyle. Going into the …

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Work in Politics? Get to Know Lincoln Network

Last Tuesday, my sister and I attended Lincoln Network’s “Bites and Booze” open house in Capitol Hill at the Consumer Technology Association’s (CTA) house. (Yes, that CTA which hosts CES in Las Vegas every January.) The event was billed as both a holiday party and an open house. As you all very well know, right-of-center …

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5 Things I Learned After Joining the Gig Economy

A year ago today, I made a bold public declaration: I declared my independence from the traditional workforce and entered the gig economy full-time. I’ve been a “solopreneur” since July 2016, but kept this secret for a few months. I wasn’t going to launch my business haphazardly or in a botched manner. I wanted everything …

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3 Common Misconceptions About Freelancers

More Americans—especially Millennials—are choosing the freelance life. A new study released found 36% of the U.S. workforce, or 57.3 million Americans, are now freelancing. It means this share of the population is producing $1.4 trillion annually for the economy. Basically, 50 percent of Millennials are freelancers in some capacity. It’ll be interesting to see how the …

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