The world of work as we know it has changed drastically over the last couple of decades. More than one third (36 percent) of U.S. workers are in the gig economy, which works out to a very large number of approximately 57 million people. The rise in international companies mean distributed and remote teams (where companies have no office and choose to work around the world) are becoming commonplace. Upwork and Freelancers Union last month released the results of “Freelancing in America: 2018”, the most comprehensive measure of the U.S. independent workforce. The fifth annual study estimates that 56.7 million Americans freelance, an increase of 3.7 million in the past five years.
I've freelanced for 5 years and been previously self-employed for an additional 7 so I read with interest recently that the George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF) and the City of Tulsa have launched the Tulsa Remote programme. It offers a $10,000 grant and additional benefits to eligible applicants who move to and work remotely from Tulsa, Oklahoma for a year.
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