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How Tech Workers Are Turning Creative Side Hustles Into Real Income

How Tech Workers Are Turning Creative Side Hustles Into Real Income

The side hustle. In an era where even those with seemingly stable tech salaries feel the pinch, the quest for an extra income stream has become a near-universal pursuit. For Atlanta-based data engineer Alicia Arnold, building a side hustle started when she realized she could turn her knack for hosti

Atlanta-based Pruuvn Takes On Antiquated Hiring Verification Process For Gig Workers

Atlanta-based Pruuvn Takes On Antiquated Hiring Verification Process For Gig Workers

If you’ve ever tried to track down a college transcript or skill-based certificate for a new job, you know all about the arduous employment verification process. But it is also a stressful process for employers at service-based companies hiring in “high risk, high turnover” industries. Civil engineer

For Atlanta-based SnapNurse, Flexibility Is Central To Post-Pandemic Medical Staffing

For Atlanta-based SnapNurse, Flexibility Is Central To Post-Pandemic Medical Staffing

A startup founder must know they’re on to something when the name of their company becomes a verb. That’s exactly what founder and CEO Cherie Kloss hears from nurses and medical workers using SnapNurse to find short-term positions or travel nursing contracts. “We’re seeing people post

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Atlanta-Based FinTech Startup Buckle Raises $31 Million to Expand Its Ridesharing Insurance Business

Atlanta-based financial services company Buckle quietly (!) announced last week that it has raised $31 million in a huge Series A funding round. A tech-enabled provider of insurance coverage for drivers who turn their personal vehicles into ride-sharing assets, Buckle’s value is in addressing insurance gaps in

Steady Convention with Shaq Sign

Steady, Atlanta-Based App For Gig Economy Workers Backed by Shaq, Raises $15 Million in Series B

The COVID-19 pandemic has not gone away, and neither has it given the economy any clear signs that things are back to normal. But Atlanta-based app Steady doesn’t have a normal business model — even having Shaquille O’Neal as a financial backer is just one reason they’

Drum

From the Founders of Kabbage, Sales Promotion Platform Drum Launches With $11M Seed Funding

Drum, a new company from the team behind fintech unicorn Kabbage, is launching with an $11 million seed funding round from Propel Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures, BlueRun Ventures, American Express Ventures, GroTech Ventures, Wildcat Venture Partners, BoxGroup and SV Angel. Founded by co-founders Rob Frohwein, Kathryn Petralia and Troy

The Gig Connected Marketplace Brings Construction Work Into the Gig Economy

Southeastern readers looking at the below chart of the U.S. from the Brookings Institute may very well feel discouraged. This 2018 visualization demonstrably shows how the Southeast is the worst region in the country when it comes to upward economic mobility. "Social and economic mobility is just a