Odd jobs are as old as time. There have always been folks hiring people to perform tasks they don't have the time or skills to do themselves. The gig app TaskRabbit makes it easier than ever for ...

If you know your way around the toolbox, you’ve seen many platforms promising to turn your skills into a viable side hustle. Two of the most popular of these sites are Taskrabbit and Handy. Both ...

A Taskrabbit "Tasker" helps a client with the placement of frames on a wall.Lea Suzuki/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images There's been an uptick in recent years in the number of people ...

I'm the writer for the Forbes C-Suite newsletter series. Disney’s current leadership made some magic happen last week, though not the kind usually linked to the company. At its annual shareholders ...

Ask me about the most binge-worthy show on Netflix or the best holiday shopping spots, and I’m all in. But when it comes to home repairs or turning a stack of Ikea parts into a fully functional desk, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Both Thumbtack and TaskRabbit offer services like cleaning, painting, moving, and home repair and serve to match folks who need ...

From the San Francisco Business Times. Ania Smith has worked at some of the biggest names in the gig economy, tending to the intricate marketplaces of contract workers and customers at Airbnb and Uber ...

The oft-debated recession indicator. Lipstick sales, the "men's underwear index," and … an increase in Taskrabbit applications? There's been an uptick in recent years in the number of people looking ...