Freelancers and independent contractors now account for 30-percent of the U.S. workforce. Host Ben Kieffer talks with Iowans who were forced to reinvent themselves in the wake of a down economy and develop their own businesses. Among the guests- Ruth Paarmann of Cedar Rapids who lost her job as a copywriter in 2002 and started her own creative writing company. Plus, Sara Horowitz of the Freelancers Union discusses trends in the marketplace for freelancers and how to stay viable as an independent contractor.
