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Why Freelancing Is An Attractive Option For Highly Skilled Workers
Forbes covers MBO Partners' State of Independence in America research.

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MBO Partners Announces Strategic Partnership with Allinial Global to Enhance Direct Sourcing Solutions for Enterprises

ASHBURN, VA – October 6, 2023​ –MBO Partners, a leading platform specializing in direct sourcing solutions for enterprise organizations, today announced a strategic partnership with Allinial Global, the world’s second largest accounting association. This collaboration aims to bring innovative direct sourcing and freelancer management solutions to the expansive worldwide community of accounting and advisory firms…

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MBO Partners Announces Two Strategic Executive Appointments: Thomas Luttrell and John Marcantonio

ASHBURN, VA – October 4, 2023​ – MBO Partners, a leader in the independent workforce industry, proudly announced today the addition of two executives to its leadership team: Thomas Luttrell as Chief Financial Officer and John Marcantonio as Chief Product and Engineering Officer. Their vast experiences and dynamic backgrounds bolster MBO’s mission to pioneer and…

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MBO Partners and Staffing Industry Analysts Release Groundbreaking Report on Direct Sourcing

ASHBURN, VA – September 14, 2023​ – MBO Partners®, a leader in direct sourcing solutions for enterprise organizations, in collaboration with Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), today announced the release of a groundbreaking report that details the substantial advantages of direct sourcing in talent management. Today’s leading enterprises are using a modern form of direct sourcing,…

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MBO In the News

MBO is featured regularly in respected resources, such as Forbes, Spend Matters, Fast Company and Inc.  Learn more about how MBO is making a positive impact on the independent workforce economy.

Why Freelancing Is An Attractive Option For Highly Skilled Workers

Forbes covers MBO Partners’ State of Independence in America research.

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5 in-demand freelance jobs you can do from home—some pay over $200 an hour

More Americans are freelancing — and as demand for independent workers surges, so has the availability of high-paying freelance opportunities.

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The Freelancer Pay Gap by U.S. State

Over the past five years, freelancing has transitioned from a commonplace method of earning income in the digital era to an integral component of what is now dubbed “the new normal.”

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Boiler Plate

MBO Partners delivers solutions that make it safer and easier for enterprise organizations and top independent professionals to work together. Through its proprietary platform, MBO has built a comprehensive workforce ecosystem that fuels both sides of the independent economy. MBO strengthens relationships, minimizes risk, and maximizes value for its clients. Its unmatched experience and industry leadership enable it to operate on the forefront of the independent economy and consistently advance the next way of working. To learn more, visit mbopartners.com.

About Us

For more than 20 years, MBO Partners has been delivering solutions that make it safer and easier for enterprise organizations and independent professionals to work together. We've built a unique, dual-sided ecosystem comprising many of the most prominent enterprise organizations and the world's largest community of independent professional talent. This gives MBO unmatched insight and hands-on experience with the real needs of both sides of the independent economy. It also enables us to continually strengthen relationships, minimize risk, and maximize value for our clients.

At MBO, we are committed to uncovering and advancing new ideas and solutions that challenge workforce norms. We use a combination of our experience, thought leadership, research and advocacy to create premier independent workforce programs that span the engagement lifecycle, ensure legal compliance, and scale to our clients' needs. Our hallmark research, the State of Independence in America study, is the longest-running and most robust research report on the independent economy. It helps fuel our products and services, which we design to meet independents' specific needs and enterprises' rigorous standards. It solidifies our position at the forefront of the independent economy and helps us consistently advance the next way of working.

 
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MBO regularly provides research data, insights on workforce trends, and interviews with industry leaders to the press and major news publications.