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p2people's CEO, Peter Louis, will be giving a motivational talk to the students of Middlesex University. The talk will take place on Tuesday 16 April and is sponsored by the School of Science and Technology of Middlesex University. Peter will talk about how he conceived p2people, and the tasks and challenges in turning his idea into p2people.co.uk. Learn more about Peter's speech and the event here

You can now get the latest freelance jobs emailed straight to your Mobile through Jobs by Email!   As a freelancer, Jobs by Email allows you to receive timely news about your preferred jobs whether you are actively looking or are just interested in knowing what freelance jobs are “out there”.   Similarly, job providers and outsourcers get their jobs more widely known, which helps the people they need find their jobs.   To set up your Jobs by Email, simply go to the Jobs Search screen and search for your preferred jobs. You can use Advanced Options (click on Show Advanced Options) to [...]

p2people now automatically tweets all of the latest jobs on Twitter!   Twitter’s social networking and microblogging service has an active audience of over 140 million connected users.   So promoting your jobs on Twitter significantly increases your opportunities to find the service providers and freelancers you need for your jobs.   Likewise, service providers and freelancers can now just follow the appropriate p2people Twitter account to receive the latest news of specific jobs of interest on p2people.   Jobs are tweeted under one of 17 Twitter accounts that correspond to a [...]

IESE Prof. discusses how micro sourcing has transformed outsourcing for SMEs.   View video blog here

A recent survey found that 77.5% of freelancers believed 2012 would be good for business.   View survey results here

Are you a stay at home mum who wants to earn some money or perhaps start a home based business?  Well, working as a freelancer can allow you to do just that.  But how can stay at home mums work from home?     What is a freelancer?   A freelancer is simply someone who works for themselves by providing their services for hire to individuals or businesses that need them.  Freelancers, also known as contractors or service providers, generally work as independent businesses and may do so without much fanfare as sole traders or partnerships and through more complex vehicles as registered [...]

Stevenage, 12 May 2011. Today, p2people launched p2people.co.uk, an innovative free jobs service for businesses looking to hire freelancers or outsource jobs online.   With the UK’s slow emergence from recession and the continuing low level of business confidence, businesses are increasingly turning to freelancing and outsourcing to fill job vacancies and complete new and outstanding projects.  At the same time, an increasing number of professionals are turning to freelancing as an alternative to full-time employment.  This has prompted p2people to launch p2people.co.uk, an innovative jobs service that [...]

Business process outsourcing has transformed the way organizations operate.  But what exactly is it and what are its many benefits?     What is Business Process Outsourcing?   Business process outsourcing (BPO) is the contracting of a specific business task, function or service to a third-party service provider.  The market slowed in the recession years of 2008-09, but by 2015, Global industry Analysts predict that the worldwide BPO market will be worth $930bn (£570bn).   BPO should not be confused with micro outsourcing.  Although these two forms of outsourcing [...]

We’re told that the recession is over.  It’s a wrap!  But it’s still tough out there and it’s the same whether you live in America, the UK, Europe or elsewhere.  But during these tough times, how can you earn extra money to, for example, pay off a credit card, or help buy a car?  How can you get more free time and work less, so you can spend more time with family or friends or just get away?  And if you’ve lost your job, how can you get a new one to start earning money again?  One scam-free way to do all of these things is to become a [...]

There are many reasons why people choose to freelance.  Some reasons include to be your own boss, to work from home or to earn extra money.  But how do you get freelance jobs and is this a good time to freelance?     How is the freelance market?   Before deciding to become a freelancer (also known as a service provider), it’s good to know the health of the freelance market.  So is it a good time to freelance?  Well this might seem a bit counterintuitive, but during periods like we’re currently experiencing, freelance jobs actually increase.  So the simple answer [...]