„Increased Cloudiness" Causes Twago's Best Year Ever Creating 1.6 Million Working Hours For Freelancers And Self-employed Experts In 2012
„The virtual office" - title of a new science fiction movie made in Hollywood or already reality for many freelancers and self-employed people? Gunnar Berning, CEO and co-founder of twago, says: „The demand for experts which get projects done
Online, February 21, 2013 (Newswire.com)
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• 287 percent increase: twago acquires € 50.3 million project volume in 2012
• Strong expert base with 180.000 providers and 40 percent growth last year
• New jobs: twago doubled its team to 60 employees
The Berlin based startup recorded a fantastic year 2012. Gunnar Berning: „The US market is more mature and setting the trend in cloud working. In Europe, the development has just begun, but the potential is enormous. twago is driving the European market very successfully having acquired projects and jobs amounting to 50.3 million Euro only in 2012, which is corresponding to a growth rate of 287 percent."
With this, twago had the most successful year since its launch. The company created 1.6 million working hours (an increase of 164 percent) for freelancers, agencies and experts in 2012. 1.6 million hours which the providers had not necessarily to spend in an office building. Gunnar Berning adds: „The virtual office" or working in the cloud is no fiction anymore. It is part of a dynamically changing world of work. Our goal is to shape tomorrow's world of work." With 15.000 projects (a plus of 144 percent), especially from small and medium-sized companies, twago acquired the highest number of projects ever during one fiscal year.
Outstanding development since the company started business: As of today, twago has acquired a total project volume amounting to more than € 80 million. With such growth rates, the company is also creating new jobs and doubled its employees from 30 to 60 in 2012.
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Tags: cloud working, freelancer, labor market