According to the U.S. Census, there are more than 120,000 black-owned businesses operating today and about 15,000 of them (roughly 12 percent of the total) are using Thumbtack ...
Build Her Up
This report was jointly authored by Allyson Letteri, Director and Pro Ambassador at Thumbtack, and Lucas Puente, Lead Economist at Thumbtack, with input from our colleagues at ...
A Positive View of the Future of Work
The conversation about the future of work in the United States is generally pretty bleak. But unlike many pundits, we at Thumbtack believe quite the contrary, that the future ...
The latest Millennial trend? Entrepreneurship.
We’ve all heard the cliches. Millennials are lazy. Entitled. Self- (and selfie) obsessed. Get off my lawn! But we also know sweeping generalizations don’t define an entire ...
Survey: Small Business Optimism Falls in August
Small Business Optimism Falls Sharply, Still High Economic sentiment among American small business owners fell to its lowest point since November this month. Optimism, ...
Analysis: Young Entrepreneurs More Optimistic About The Economy
Each year between the months of April and July employment among 16 to 24 year-olds in the U.S. takes off. Whether they’re working in their first jobs, summertime gigs or ...
What’s Really Getting Done in Washington D.C. (On Thumbtack)
Washington D.C. knows how to get things done on Thumbtack. From houses cleaned to GRE lessons taught, Thumbtack is helping the Beltway’s best get more done with a hand from the ...
Get More Done This Summer
Whether you’re in the market for a painter, plumber, or personal trainer, the 250,000+ skilled professionals on Thumbtack are here to help. And this summer we’re getting out ...
Survey: Optimism Slows for Republican Small Business Owners
Economic optimism among Republican small business owners has begun to wane this summer, following record-high positivity in early 2017. According to a recent survey of 3,576 ...
Small Business Owners’ Views on Health Care
While policymakers debate the future of health care in D.C., we surveyed 3,576 small business professionals in 44 states across the country to understand how the American small ...
