Follow on Google News News By Tag Industry News Country(s) Industry News
Follow on Google News | Towoglo, the British answer to the new trends of the freelance economy and flexible workTowoglo is a new British start-up, launched by international entrepreneurs thanks to the support of the Sirius Programme, an initiative backed by the UK Trade and Investment department
By: Towoglo Ltd Towoglo’s online services will help Small and Medium Enterprises to access a global pool of freelancers and professional agencies making this process more flexible, easy to manage (Towoglo makes of the online collaboration tools provided its forte) and secure from a financial point of view (Towoglo acts as a trusted third party between companies and freelancers) The freelance economy, a well-established trend in the USA, is now booming in the UK and in Europe with compelling figures: according to the 2013 EPI’s (European Forum of Independent Professionals) This upward trend tells us three things: Freelance labour is getting momentum, and based on the patterns in temp labour, it is expected to continue The growth in freelance indicates that organizations, especially small and medium businesses, are embracing new and more flexible work arrangements other than just staff employees. Particularly those enterprises that use freelancers at scale will need new tools and processes in order to handle the entire freelancer life-cycle. These are the distinctive concepts at the core of Towoglo’s philosophy: besides the traditional processes of project bidding and negotiation, in fact, Towoglo offers advanced project management and collaboration tools, therefore providing a seamless integration between the awarding of a project and its execution, in a way which is almost completely new to the industry. Towoglo is the ambitious entrepreneurial idea of his CEO Domenico Cirillo, Italian engineer with several years’ experience as a management consultant and an MBA (Master in Business Administration) With his team they have recently won a place into the Sirius Programme, one of the most comprehensive start-up support packages worldwide, sponsored by the UK Trade and Investment department of the British government. Following the award, in June 2014 Towoglo set up in a hub run by the business accelerator Entrepreneurial Spark (http://www.entrepreneurial- For its launch Towoglo is currently offering British freelancers and companies a 90% discount over all their membership plans using the following promo code at the checkout: PRESS The promotion will be valid till 5 October 2014. For further information contact marketing (at) towoglo.com End
Account Email Address Account Phone Number Disclaimer Report Abuse
|