LinkedIn for Small Business Articles

  • It’s National Small Business Week: Celebrate Your Story

    April 30, 2018

    If there’s anything we know, it’s that there’s nothing small about small business -- according to the Small Business Association, small businesses make up 99.7 percent of U.S. firms and 2 out of every 3 jobs in the US. This week is National Small Business Week and we want to celebrate small business owners and their stories. We asked small business owners on...

  • How the Freelance Generation is Redefining Professional Norms

    February 21, 2017

    The world of work is changing — you can see it in the numbers. Freelancers who made up a mere 6% of the workforce in 1989 are expected to represent 43% of the workforce by 2020. This meteoric rise of the freelance workforce can be traced to a number of compounding economic and workforce factors emerging over the past several decades: Average length of...

  • The Freelance Economy: Top Trends to Watch in 2017

    December 15, 2016

    Freelancers now account for nearly 35% of the U.S. workforce and the trend is only picking up speed with more professionals opting to create their own jobs in lieu of more traditional full-time employment. As we head into the new year, we want to shed a bit more light on this burgeoning sector of the workforce. What kind of location, industry and demographic...

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    Small Businesses, Big Ideas: Announcing the LinkedIn...

    October 19, 2016

    As a small business owner, you are always looking for ways to work smarter and faster. At LinkedIn, we’re committed to helping you do...

  • Take Your Small Business to New Heights: Chase's Mission...

    May 4, 2015

    Small businesses play an important role in LinkedIn’s mission to connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and...

  • How LinkedIn Helped Me Make a Name For Myself

    October 8, 2014

    As an advertising copywriter working at big agencies like Ogilvy & Mather, I thought I was living the dream. But every once in awhile...