The Economist has an article on the growing trend towards the use of online marketplaces like Elance and oDesk to connect companies with freelance workers.
Not a lot of new ground is covered in the article. But it does contain some interesting numbers from IDC. The article reports that IDC says there are 12 million home-based freelancers and independent contractors in the U.S. This number is expected to grow to 14 million by 2014.
Needless to say, this is a pretty good target market for coworking facilities.
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