Imagine the CEO of a billion-dollar company completing taxes, jumpstarting a marketing campaign and building a website at the press of a button — and all on his own. This would allow more entrepreneurs to run a successful company and create innovative products that won’t be limited to firms with in-house talent. “This in turn will drive more traditional workers to freelance as benefits increase,” he explains. He believes we’ll see more traditional benefits like health care and savings programs, and in some cases, access to equity in the businesses they work with. Indeed, freelance is the future, and a one-person owned and operated, billion-dollar company is inching closer to becoming a reality, Dickey says.

Source: Forbes February 01, 2018 04:30 UTC