Pro-Tier careers

GIG WORKERS ARE RUNNING THEIR OWN MICRO-BUSINESSES
• They don’t have the tools and skills to administer these pursuits
• Platforms can’t provide these without significant legal risk (contractors being classified as employees)
• Typically the individual’s first foray into entrepreneurship

“BACK-OFFICE” FOR THE GIG ECONOMY
• Employees at large company have significant HR departments who provides services like healthcare, tax forms, retirement planning and group discounts
• Smaller companies use outsourced providers like TriNet (NYSE: TNET) or Zenefits to augment HR
• 1099 contractors have no support and are left to figure this out for themselves