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“Millennials are passionate about the benefits of independent work, like the ability to support their passions, control their own careers, and have a flexible schedule,” says Gene Zaino, CEO of MBO Partners, a provider of business and technology solutions for independent workers. “Self-employment is an ideal choice for younger workers who are willing to demonstrate…

Mark Stringer of MBO Partners UK shares his insights regarding the Brexit decision’s impact on independent contractors (and independent contractor clients) in the UK.

The number of six-figure freelancers is rising dramatically, according to a new report by MBO Partners, a provider of back-office support to independent workers in Herndon, VA. Three million full-time independent workers—or 17.9% of full-time free agents— earned more than $100,000 in 2016, compared to 2 million in 2011—a 50% increase, the report found.

Small Biz Daily profiles MBO Partners’ 2016 State of Independence report.

MBO Partners in April proposed a designation called “certified self-employed” workers. The company’s detailed plan calls for the Small Business Administration to oversee the program. It would be limited to workers who charge at least $50 an hour, to protect employers from coercing other workers into the program. Certified self-employed workers would agree to pay…

CEO Gene Zaino contributed a piece discussing the Certified Self-Employed solution for Staffing Industry Analysts’ The Staffing Stream.

The introduction of Obamacare makes it possible for freelancers to get quality health insurance (although they may have to pay a hefty sum for it), and more than a quarter of freelancers say that they’re able to earn $75,000 to $100,000 on their own, according to a report released last summer by MBO Partners. Nearly…

The source of this data, MBO Partners, provides back-office services for independent workers, which for the purposes of its survey are defined as those “who turn to consulting, freelancing, contract work, temporary assignments or on-call work regularly each week.”

In spite of a 5% decline in headcount this year, independent workers remain a powerful economic force, according to MBO Partners’ 2016 State of Independence in America report. Together, these Independents generate more than $1.1 trillion in annual income, equal to more than 6% of US GDP. Over the next five years, the research expects…

Business group MBO Partners releases study of independent workforce.