{"id":818,"date":"2021-07-23T15:12:38","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T05:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-news\/?p=818"},"modified":"2021-07-23T15:12:38","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T05:42:38","slug":"a-day-in-the-life-of-a-mygigster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-news\/2021\/07\/23\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-mygigster\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day in the Life of a MyGigster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>\u00a0Join us online to find out about starting your own business!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking for advice on how to start your own business but don\u2019t know where to start? The Careers Team will be hosting a <em>Day in the Life<\/em> session with Benjemen Elengovan, founder and CEO of MyGigsters, My SafetyBot and Director of Business at Megamind Creations.<\/p>\n<p>Combining his passion for business with his experience in the gig industry, Benjemen\u2019s start-up MyGigsters, is a community-driven software platform for gig workers. The application helps rideshare and delivery gig workers maximise their earnings, save money on taxes and be safer on the road. 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