More than 14.8 million people were self-employed last year, accounting for about 12 percent of the private, nonfarm work force, according to Steve Hipple, an economist with the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Many of them appear to be registered with elance.com, an online marketplace for freelance talent in several categories--sales and marketing being one. According to The New York Times, Karen Swim, 45, of Sterling …
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