April 23rd, 2012
Jeff Leventhal is building an online marketplace for the second time in his career. The latest effort, called Work Market, is a Labor Resource Platform (LRP) that allows businesses to manage contractors. For VARs and MSPs, Work Market can identify on-demand contractors who can assist with IT projects, managed services and integration services. True believers include iYogi, which is leveraging Work Market to expand beyond remote tech support to offer on-ground Tech Support Engineers.
Indeed, iYogi plans to recruit 1,000 local Tech Support Engineers across the continental United States to build the Business Nonstop network, connecting iYogi’s customers with local certified technology experts. In some ways, it sounds like iYogi is preparing to counter Best Buy Geek Squad. more…
