Archive for June 2015
Making and Keeping Happy Customers
Without a doubt, satisfying your customers (or prospects) is the best way to grow your business. To accomplish this, some consultants focus on maximizing revenue and investment returns, while others focus on developing and nurturing customer relationships. Both are often necessary for success, but it’s difficult to find the appropriate balance of these seemingly opposing…
Read MoreFreelance Writers are Trendsetters: State of Freelance Work in the US
In late June, 2015, the company MBO Partners–an expert on independent workers–released a mass amount of data on the state of freelancers (consultants, independent workers, etc.) in the US. The bottom line points to a “fundamentally transformed American labor market” wherein freelance workers not only have dramatically increased in overall amount, but have also wielded…
Read MoreIndependent Workforce: 12% Increase to 18 Million Full Time Workers
The independent workforce grew 12% over the past five years, reaching close to 18 million full-time independent workers in 2015, according to the first release of data from MBO Partnersí 2015 State of Independence in America research. This compares to 7% growth in overall employment over the same five-year period. The research forecasts the trend…
Read MoreUber Driver is an Employee not Contractor, says California
“These costs can be allocated across all parties involved in the work arrangement, from the employer to the worker to the consumer,” said Gene Zaino, CEO of MBO Partners, a management services company for independent professionals. “For Uber, it does not mean that its business model is invalid. It just needs a good system to…
Read More5 Big Mistakes All Freelancers Should Avoid
“Even if this method works initially and their first client refers them to others, it will be a referral to a customer who is also expecting a low rate, perpetuating the cycle of low-paying clients,” added David Cassar, vice president of operations at MBO Partners, a business operating system for self-employed professionals and their clients.…
Read MoreA Hot Month of May for All Things FMS – Topped-off by VMS Provider Beeline’s ‘Self-Sourcing’ Plug-In Announcement
Not only might these “e-procurement” models deliver new transaction cost and on-demand types of efficiencies (provided compliance challenges can be addressed), but they also might mean a shift of talent acquisition and necessarily different procurement approaches (for example, as MBO Partners suggests, where organizations must transform themselves into independent professionals’ “Clients of Choice”). Whether you frame it…
Read MorePeople on the Move: Julian Richards
Richards, a technical strategist and architect who specializes in the consumer-facing digital world, joins MBO Partners as vice president of product management. In this role, Richards will help lead the company’s technology product management and development initiatives.
Read MorePeople on the Move: Bob Lucas
Lucas, an experienced director of sales and business development in the contract workforce industry, joins MBO Partners as senior vice president of business development. In his role, Lucas will lead all sales teams and extend MBOís market reach to new clients and the vast market of independents.
Read MorePeople on the Move: Tom Rumberg
Rumberg joins MBO Partners as vice president of product development and technology, bringing with him years of experience in systems development and enterprise solutions. In his new role, Rumberg will help to lead the company’s technology product management and development initiatives.
Read MoreWhat a Job? Build it Yourself
In the lingo, these workers are called ìsolopreneurs.î And their numbers are growing. Such workers now make up approximately 14 percent of the U.S. workforce, or 18 to 21 million people, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. Between 2011 and 2014 alone, there was a 12.5 percent increase in the number of solopreneurs,…
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