EPWK operates epwk.com, a freelance marketplace platform in China that connects businesses with freelancers and small agencies offering creative and professional services. Buyers — primarily small and medium-sized businesses — post projects ranging from logo design and software development to marketing copy and business registration. Sellers bid on those projects and deliver work through the platform, which handles the full transaction lifecycle including AI-powered matching, escrow payments, electronic contracts, delivery, and dispute resolution. As of mid-2025, EPWK had accumulated over 9 million registered buyers and 17.5 million registered sellers across all 34 Chinese provinces. EPWK makes money primarily through commissions on completed transactions, seller VIP subscriptions (which replace per-transaction fees with greater platform visibility), and featured job listing fees. Beyond the core marketplace, EPWK offers adjacent services including trademark and patent registration, AI-powered branding tools, business registration and tax filing, shared office space in Xiamen, and business certifications. EPWK's take rate on underlying transactions is modest, and gross margins are roughly 12%, weighed down by shared office space costs and labor-intensive customer service operations. The company's corporate structure involves a Cayman Islands holding company that controls Chinese operating entities through a VIE arrangement, meaning foreign investors hold shares in the Cayman entity rather than direct equity in the operating business — a structure that carries legal and enforcement risk under PRC law.