WordPress Greek Community 6th meetup The rise of self employment - SuperTasker Regina Vitsentzatou

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1. THE RISE OF SELF EMPLOYMENT By PeoplePerHour and SuperTasker
2. Hi, I’m Regina! Regina Vitsentzatou @rvitsentzatou regina@supertasker.com
3. PeoplePerHour Does anyone NOT know about us?
4. What is SuperTasker? A platform that allows you to manage all your digital assets from one place. Super fast! How is it Different? 1. Price fixed 2. We do all the curation and selection 3. Seamless integration to your file repositories in the cloud 4. UI & workflow - Simple SuperTasker is the latest innovation by PeoplePerHour
5. Why SuperTasker loves WordPress! WordPress Tasks • WordPress Fixes • WordPress Themes • WordPress Migration • WordPress Security • WordPress Website (NEW) WordPress Bundle Packs • 5 Fixes • 10 Fixes • 20 Fixes
6. Are you a freelancer?
7. Workers in self- employment make up just over 16% of the UK workforce according to ONS statistics in July 2015!
8. LET THE NUMBERS TALK
9. The Sample and its Educational Attainment N=514 Female 30.4% Male 68.2% Ave Age 26.8/ UK 33.8
10. Self-Employed Status 53.7% 53.7% 24.4% 24.4% Part-time Self-Employment Full-time Self-Employment
11. Field of Work Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media Computer and Mathematical Computer and Mathematical Office and Administrative Support Office and Administrative Support Business and Financial Operations and Management Business and Financial Operations and Management
12. Main Drivers Behind Becoming Self- Employed Independence, freedom to be one’s own boss Independence, freedom to be one’s own boss Challenge, creativity, success and satisfaction of work Challenge, creativity, success and satisfaction of work Flexible hours and Work from Home Flexible hours and Work from Home
13. The (3) Most Negative Factors of Self- Employment Uncertainty, insecurity, risk, lack of stability Uncertainty, insecurity, risk, lack of stability Fluctuations of income, cash flow problems Fluctuations of income, cash flow problems Tax burden Tax burden
14. Average Take Home Earnings (£) for the year of 2014 £ 18,200.00 £ 18,200.00 £ 19,512.50 £ 19,512.50 8,5 8,5 Average Average for UK respondents Standard Deviation
15. Why do you think freelancing is such a popular decision?
16. Thanks for your attention! Any Questions?