Background

Freelancing from 1993 to the present day

Dynastream was established in 1993 sub-contracting work through agencies and employment businesses as this was primarily the only way to freelance. These days there are a number of vehicles to achieve the same thing. For example, umbrella companies or through managed service companies. Although manged service companies are on the decline due to regulation changes that make them less attractive for freelancers.

The challenging nature of today's business environment: globalisation of job markets via the internet, outsourcing to cheaper foreign markets, and fierce competition have taken its toll on the traditional structures and models of the IT supply business. In particular, the landscape and mechanisms of freelancing has suffered and changed significantly. There are fewer available contracts, an increase in inlegislation, highly specialised requirements, more competition, and an undercurrent of fast-paced technological change.

Today's recruitment and supply business is typically about scale, margins, and market share. The current corporate trend towards freelance recruitment is through large-scale agencies and outsourcing companies.

Since the turn of the millenium, there has been a fall-out and many freelance contractors have disappeared or moved on to alternative industries. However, despite a very difficult market, there were signs that this situation had started reversing. However, 2009 has now brought fresh and even more difficult challenges to once again threaten the number of active freelancers.

A commitment to Freelance IT/IS

Dynastream is still committed to working with agencies, but it is also intends to be independent of that structure and model. As a company, we will never grow beyond a certain size and currently have no plans or to do so, because we do not need to.

This however, does place us under certain constraints. We would therefore ask that if you find our website/services useful, that you consider continuing your support by buying or purchasing through us. This may be either through our services, IT Project Store, or through our partners via this website.