Archive for March 2016
Top 3 Freelance Management System (FMS) Solutions and Trends
The modern enterprise understands the glaring need – and associated pressures of – engaging the best independent contractor for your project. The systems by which the independent workforce is managed often referred to as a Freelancer Management System (FMS), has drastically evolved in recent years. This blog takes a look at the key components that have…
Read MoreHow PwC and The Washington Post Are Finding and Hiring External Talent
PwC has chosen to build its platform itself and has engineered it to work with other independent worker ecosystem service providers such as MBO Partners (an Emergent Research client), which is providing PwC with a compliance system for engaging and paying the independent worker community.
Read MoreWhat Will the Future Gig Economy Look Like? Report Points to Major Changes in Next 20 Years
It’s estimated there are nearly 18 million full-time independent workers in the U.S., up from about 16 million in 2011. About 12.4 million Americans work part-time as independent workers, according to a 2015 report from MBO Partners. By, 2020, it’s expected 40% of the American workforce will be independent contractors, working on a contingent basis…
Read MoreThe Weekly Independent: March 28, 2016
Being a successful independent contractor or a client of choice isn’t just about doing the best work or having the best perks. It also means staying one step ahead of the curve. That’s why each week we bring you The Weekly Independent, a quick-hit digest of news of note from around the web. The gig…
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Gig Economy Adds Up to a Trillion-Dollar Business
The so-called gig economy is bigger than you think. Speaking at the Society for Human Resource Management’s Employment Law & Legislative Conference last week in Washington, Gene Zaino of MBO Partners—which advises self-employed business people—said there are 42 million “gig” workers in the United States.
Read MoreThe Weekly Independent: March 21, 2016
Being a successful independent contractor or a client of choice isn’t just about doing the best work or having the best perks. It also means staying one step ahead of the curve. That’s why each week we bring you The Weekly Independent, a quick-hit digest of news of note from around the web. Welcome, John…
Read MoreMBO Partners Hires Independent Workforce Solutions Design Expert John Dahlberg
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michael Dolmatch (212) 784-5709 mdolmatch@groupgordon.com MBO Partners Hires Independent Workforce Solutions Design Expert John Dahlberg HERNDON, VA – March 17, 2016 – MBO Partners, the largest and most experienced provider of independent contractor engagement solutions, today announced the hire of John Dahlberg as Vice President of Solutions Design. In this role,…
Read MoreThe Weekly Independent: March 14, 2016
Being a successful independent contractor or a client of choice isn’t just about doing the best work or having the best perks. It also means staying one step ahead of the curve. That’s why each week we bring you The Weekly Independent, a quick-hit digest of news of note from around the web. This week…
Read MoreHow to Attract and Engage On-Demand Talent
“It’s no longer about being an employer of choice, but being a client of choice,” said Gene Zaino, president and CEO of MBO Partners, providers of business operating systems for independent workers and the corporations who engage them.
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