01. Community
GIG ready…
What is the GIG economy? News reports are showing signs of an end of an era of full-time 9am-5pm work for one company. This will soon be something of the past, they report. Some economists are predicting a future economy that will be fuelled by multi-talented giggers. People who take on freelance work (gigs) in order to have more time at hand, and they may take on work from a few different employers or clients at the same time. Some giggers will display having prowess in various types of skills.
Go International Group (GIG) was founded on exactly this basis. Our co-founders started working on their own as freelance consultants in the 1990s and always believed in creating work opportunity for themselves, then just got really good at their job. They would often be tasked as project managers and worked closely with the client while managing a team of vendors and other creative freelancers on the journey. The GIG community of freelancers grew and together, GIG provided corporate clients, government agencies and multinational clients excellence in customer service as well as the assurance of a professional job well-done and delivered within the required timelines. On time, on budget and five-star service in delivering excellence! And it’s this, that we wish to impart and share with up and coming freelancers.
What does it cost to join? It’s FREE for GIGGERS and FREELANCERS to join this sharing economy. The fee is paid by clients, companies or agencies who successfully engage GIGGERS and FREELANCERS from this network. A fixed 17.65% fee is billed to the client on top of fees, without cutting into the GIGGERS or FREELANCERS fee. A portion of the fee goes towards supporting GIG training programmes, media and technology upkeep costs and other things that go into making this platform a reality.
Services for GIGGERS and FREELANCERS: As a creative community, we have the strength to negotiate for better deals that serve our professional careers as Asia’s GIG economists. We have partnered with several businesses like co-working spaces, professional insurance brokers, sound and lights suppliers, specialty venues, company secretaries and accountants. Ask your questions in our closed Facebook Group.
02. Academy
GIG academy | GIG after.work experiential learning
Introducing peer-to-peer learning, mentorships and upskilling by industry experts.
GIG after.work experiential learning trains and mentors GIGGERS and FREELANCERS, connecting the GIG creative community with continuous learning opportunities, short courses with diplomas or certificates and peer-to-peer programs. Soon, we’ll be able to offer travelling programmes in Sydney, AUSTRALIA – the best creative city in the world, enabling working mature age students and working professionals to reskill and learn another trade.
Sign-up as a GIGGER or FREELANCER today and learn about latest opportunities as they come.
03. Media
A GIG Economist’s Favourite Links
>>Australian Academy of the Humanities
>>A New Approach (AU) Report Five, Australia’s Cultural & Creative Economy
>>British Council (UK): What is the Creative Economy?
>>British Council (MY): Malaysia Cultural Insights Report
>>Creative Industries in Singapore: Media & Entertainment
>>Tech in Asia (SG): The future of the gig economy in Singapore
>> ILO PROSPECTS podcast series: Unlocking digital job PROSPECTS for all
>>Li’s Substack Newsletter (US): The creator economy is in crisis. Now let’s fix it.
>>Small Business Trends (US) COVID and the Gig Economy – By the Numbers
>>JasmineLow.com (MY/AU): Can the GIG economy rise above a Fiver?
Asia GIG Economist
PIVOT & STAY ALIVE!
COMING 2022
A brand-new podcast about Entrepreneurs who Pivot & Stay Alive by Go International Group. Podcast hosts Jasmine Low & Nikki Yeo bring listeners on a journey of survival in the pandemic. Entrepreneurs themselves for the past 15 years, they present stories by real life people in Asia Pacific and learn about their business and how they stayed above water while hustling for a piece of the GIG economy. This show is brought to you by the GIG Creative Network community.
To book an interview, contact media@gointernationalgroup.com.
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