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MBO Partners just released its 2014 State of Independence in America workforce study. The report should be a wake up call for procurement teams and leaders to factor in this growing group of professionals into their overall services procurement strategies.

Online marketplaces have a long way to go before they make a significant dent in how most freelancers find work, according to a new report.

New numbers out from MBO Partners indicates not only are more people freelancing, but that freelancers, entrepreneurs and ‘solo’preneurs are helping to push the US economy.

New numbers out from MBO Partners indicates not only are more people freelancing, but that freelancers, entrepreneurs and ‘solo’preneurs are helping to push the US economy.

In the next 10 to 15 years, as many as half of American professionals could be contract workers, meaning they earn income from a variety of organizations rather than working full time for one organization. Given how quickly this trend is taking hold in the United States and the fact that only a minority percentage…

With the growth of freelancers and contract workers, the government needs to de-emphasize its focus on full-time jobs.

Almost 17 million Americans are now “solopreneurs,” 900,000 more than in 2011, according to the second annual “State of Independence in America” career study by MBO Partners. And another 27 million U.S. adults are considering a shift to this form of work.

Gene Zaino, CEO of MBO Partners, discusses America’s hottest group of new entrepreneurs: Baby Boomers.

No one looks forward to tax season, but tax payment and reporting burdens may be even greater than usual if youíre one of the approximately 16-million-strong independent worker pool in the country today. †Proper tracking of your business expenses, income †and tax payments are all key challenges facing independent workers. Getting this right is also…

Filing your taxes as a “solopreneur,” or one-person business, can be more complicated than the process for an employee with a single W-2 form. If you don’t know what you’re doing, a misstep could really cost you in the form of forfeited tax refunds, a painful audit process, late penalties or interest for underpayment.