1. Freelancing in Digital Media
Entrepreneurial Opportunities

2. Small Business Trends
By 2020, more than 40% of the American workforce, or 60 million people, will be freelancers, contractors and temp workers.
Source: Intuit 2020 Report

3. Board of Governors Taskforce on Workforce
There will be 6.3 million job openings in California between 2010 and 2020
Between 2010 and 2020, 60% of all job openings will be from replacements as Baby Boomers retire
By 2020, more than 30% of California’s jobs will require a postsecondary career education credential, certificate, or associate degree
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4. Small Business Statistics
According to the Kauffman Foundation, California’s small businesses comprise 98% of all businesses in the state and support 87% of total private sector jobs
1/3 of this workforce is employed in companies of less than 50 employees with limited infrastructure to develop their workers
Approximately 75% of all U.S. businesses are non non-employers

5. California Entrepreneurship Statistics
California is 5th in the nation for entrepreneurial growth
And 2nd for overall entrepreneurial activity
Approximately 543,000 new businesses get started each month
52% of all small businesses are home-based
Source:

6. Central Valley Statistics
( ) " Skills Builder" data from Fresno City College shows Small Business and Entrepreneurship had highest wage gain (65%)
30% of Central Valley home-based businesses earn $500,000+

7. Top 10 Fastest Growing Freelance Opportunities
PowerPoint Creation 35.4% +
Accounting 23.3% +
Report Writing 20.5%+
Illustration 19.9%+
Photoshop Design 19.4%+
3D Rendering 17.3%
eBay Auctions (listings & fulfillment) 16.2%+
Facebook Marketing 16%+
Sales 14.8%+
Android Development 14.8%
Source: Forbes.com

8. California Entrepreneurship Statistics
15% of new businesses fall into these sectors:
Professional
Scientific
Technical Services
The top 5 industries are:
Administrative/General Management Consulting Services
Custom Computer Programming Services
Engineering Services
Offices of Lawyers
Computer Systems Design Services
Source:

9. Clearinghouses for Freelance Digital Media Work
Small Business Trends
Clearinghouses for Freelance Digital Media Work
Upwork ( formally oDesk)
Guru
freelance.com
freelancer circle.com
bidsync.com (contract training)

10. Freelancing Trends
Rich Pearson, SVP Marketing and Categories, Upwork, said when at Elance: "50% of freelancers are full time" and "33% get jobs through invitation” ( not directly applying)

11. World of Work Trends for the 21st Century
“2013 will be viewed as a year of unprecedented disruption, with tectonic shifts in the design and manufacturing industries as they struggle to adapt to the unstoppable rise of crowdsourcing and 3D printing, but with disruption comes opportunity, and over the next couple of months there is a unique window for any entrepreneur with an innovative business model to build a billion-dollar company.”
…..Freelancer.com CEO Matt Barrie

12. World of Work Trends for the 21st Century
By 2020, more than 40 % of the American workforce, will be freelancers, contractors and temp workers…………………………..Intuit 2020
For many work will no longer be a place
Freelancers will gain recognition as a segment of the workplace
Teams of the future will be like movie crews
Chosen based on specific results they can deliver
Technical skill + “soft skills”+ experience = high value
Global Competitiveness

13. Entrepreneurship as a Career Pathway
The Entrepreneurial Mindset
Start with:
Where you are
What you know
How you can fill a need/provide a service
Ask yourself:
Am I self-motivated?
Do I have experience?
Internships/Work Experience
How can I learn about what it takes to start a business?

14. Soft Skills = Essential Business Skills
Top Ten 21st Century Skills (Essential Business Skills)
Communication (oral and written)
Collaboration (in person and virtually)
Analysis/Solution Mindset (critical thinking)
Entrepreneurial Mindset
Digital Literacy
Resilience, especially after failure
Adaptability
Social Diversity Awareness
Self-Awareness
Empathy
Human capital is the best predictor of a region’s success…Taskforce on Workforce
Source: New World of Work: 21st Century Skills through Entrepreneurship Education

15. Central Valley Stats
Recent (May 2015) labor market data from the Central Valley indicated the baseline skills in job postings are:
Communication skills (26%)
Writing (18%)
Organizational Skills (16%)

16. The Value of Experience
According to Internships.com, 69% of companies with 100 employees offered full-time jobs to their interns in 2012.
Recent studies show that:
On average interns earn $6,900 more than non-interns for starting salary
On average, only 30% of graduating seniors have job offers before graduation
After completing an internship, that figure rises to 58%
Source: Internships.com

17. 21st Century Worker = Soft Skills + Technical Skills + Experience
Technical Skills + Soft Skills + Experience
Stackable Certificates
Build “technical skills”
Soft Skills = “Essential Business Skills”
Entrepreneurial/Intrapreneurial Mindset = Soft Skills
Job Experience in Field of Study
Work Experience
Job Shadowing
Apprenticeships
Internships

18. Dennis Mohle
ICT/Digital Media Deputy Sector Navigator
Central Valley & Mother Lode
Lorinda Forrest
Small Business Deputy Sector Navigator
Central Valley & Mother Lode

19. Guest Panelists
Andrew Shinn – Shinn Photography Mike Tringe – Creator Up Edgar Blunt – Career Pillar Peggy Bounyarith – Bolt Ether