“I thought it was amazing that you could get paid to put together IKEA furniture,” she said. “Once I signed up for TaskRabbit, I found out you could do a lot more — everything from personal assistant ...

TaskRabbit, the San Francisco startup that has made a name for itself by helping people connect with odd jobs, is now a place where you can find a real job too. Today TaskRabbit is launching a new set ...

This app can connect you with paying gigs such as raking leaves and waiting in line. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The errand marketplace hires for longer-term work, and may add benefits The errand marketplace hires for ...

00:07 Leah Busque: TaskRabbit is an online marketplace where people can go to outsource small jobs and tasks to other people in their neighborhood. So, if you need groceries delivered, or dry-cleaning ...

Errands marketplace TaskRabbit is shaking things up today with a change to its business model. The company says it’s shifting away from the auction model where contractors bid for tasks posted by end ...

Ikea Group (Ingka Holding B.V. and its controlled entities), is taking over TaskRabbit, a platform that enables freelancers to access and work jobs on-demand. The companies have signed a conditional ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Leah Busque has set herself a task as difficult as any of the morning-after clean-ups, del­iveries to ...

Before there was Uber or Airbnb, TaskRabbit helped birth the so-called "gig economy." You've probably heard of the startup – an online service lets you pay a contractor to perform any odd number of ...

Tired of having to build your Ikea Billy bookshelves yourself? The Swedish furniture giant's latest purchase means it will be easier to get someone else to do it for you, as long as you are willing to ...