3 November Headlines for People Working in Tampa Offices
12 Nov 2021
If you work in a local Tampa office and are clicking around the Internet while waiting for files to download, here are a few headlines that you might helpful!
LinkedIn Rolls Out its Freelance Services Marketplace
LinkedIn wants a piece of the job market for freelancer, hoping to compete with Fiverr and Upwork. Is that something your Tampa Bay area business can take advantage of? Instead of Tampa’s Craiglist, you can now use LinkedIn.
Per Tech Crunch, “LinkedIn, the Microsoft-owned platform for those connecting with others in their fields of work and those looking for work, has been known best in recruitment for sourcing candidates and advertising job openings for permanent work. Now, to complement that, LinkedIn is opening up a new front in the job market for freelancers.
Today it is taking the wraps off its Service Marketplace, a new feature that will let people advertise themselves for short-term engagements to those looking to hire people for such roles, competing against the likes of Fiverr and Upwork for sourcing skilled knowledge workers.
The launch of its freelancer platform is coming alongside a few other key updates from LinkedIn around other job-hunting tools, underscoring how the company is looking to adapt to new current trends in the job market and how we work.”
The 21 Best Office Chairs of 2021
Man – we all know the pain of sitting too long at work. Can a better chair make your day better? Probably. If you’re looking for an office chair update for your Tampa office (or home office) check out this list of quality office chairs.
Per Gear Patrol, “Long has the doom of sitting been forecasted. Published papers aplenty have argued that a stationary life is shorter and trouble-ridden, and the primary workarounds are many — standing desks, frequent breaks, stretching, taking walks and so on. But none address the simple fact that, sometimes, to get shit done, we simply need to plant ourselves in a chair and get after it.
Luckily, a number of companies are working to beat each other at building the best office chairs, even though they all know it’s not possible. No one chair is the best for everyone, so take our guide with plenty of salt. If you can, go to stores and showrooms in your area and sit down, lean back, lean forward, pull levers and ask questions about everything. Your back, muscles, various joints and brain will thank you.”
Need your office chair or other office furniture assembled or relocated? Call Office Movers of Florida for a free quote.
Embarc Collective Plans to Quadruple Impact After Winning State Grant
Per Tampa Bay Inno, “One of Tampa’s top startup supporters plans to quadruple its efforts in the next year, thanks to a state grant.
Embarc Collective, backed by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik, won a $100,000 grant from the Florida Business Development Corp. on Tuesday. The grant is intended to provide training, coaching and education to entrepreneurs and equip startup talent with the necessary skills.
The hub has over 100 startups in its repertoire; with the grant, it plans to grow to 400 individuals in the next 12 months.”
What does that mean for local Tampa companies? It could mean a lot of extra dough flowing in to support startups across the Tampa area.
For many startups, they need cash inflows to help with hiring talent, securing workspace, doing research and development and early marketing. Localized and targeted support and access to dollars where they at once did not exist could be a boon to a struggling entrepreneur or startup that just needs a little help. Could that be your business?
