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Guides for Independent Professionals
3 Ways to Calculate Your Billing Rate for Consulting Services
Calculate your billing rate and find tips to help you evaluate and maintain your consultant salary.
How to Transition from Full Time Worker to Self Employed: 9 Steps
Why Become Self-Employed? Work today looks very different than it did just a few years ago. There are many options…
Consulting Proposal Template and Guide
Starting a new business or landing a new client often begins with writing a proposal. Mastering the details of how…
6 Ways to Sell Better and Get More Consulting Clients
As an independent professional you have a lot of additional responsibilities; not only must you deliver quality work, you have…
How to Create a Small Business Growth Strategy
What is the ideal time to grow your business? It can be hard to tell. There are many internal and…
How to Give a Great Business Presentation
Most of us have sat through a bad presentation – from an overlong presentation to cringe-worthy slides. The messages may have been important, but they were most likely lost or diluted because of a poor delivery. Presentations affect professional reputation, so the ability to effectively communicate ideas is vital to the strength of any independent consultancy.
Guides for Enterprises
15 Best Practices for Classifying Workers and Avoiding an Audit
Worker misclassification may often seem like a far-off concept—something that only happens to very large companies that you read about…
Independent Contractor vs Employee: Which Should I Hire?
Learn how to define and when to hire a 1099 independent contractor, temp or full time employee in order to avoid misclassification risks.
Background Checks for Independent Contractors in the Wake of COVID-19: 4 Areas to Consider Moving Forward
When we consider the multitude of complications that were anticipated as a result of the COVID pandemic, few professionals would…
10 Strategies to Reduce Contractor Compliance Risk
Understanding how to properly engage and manage independent contractors is critical for the modern business. If you suspect that your…
The Costs of Independent Contractor Engagement
Learn about the costs associated with different independent contractor engagement methods and review a case study to see cost savings in action.
How to Manage Independent Contractors: 3 Approaches
Learn three approaches to independent contractor engagement and tips for how to best manage your independent workforce.
Research, Studies and White Papers
Elevate: The Enterprise Blueprint for Becoming a Client of Choice
As today’s 41-million strong independent workforce continues to grow and evolve, recruitment and engagement methods must shift to align with worker needs….
Webinars and Events
Webinar Recap: Think Like a Recruiter: What You Need to Know to Get the Attention of Big Brands
In our August 20th webinar, Think Like a Recruiter: What You Need to Know to Get the Attention of Big…
Masterclass Recap: James Rosebush & the Art of Public Speaking
In our July 30 Masterclass, Winning Your Audience: Expert Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking, eminent leader, advisor and best-selling…
July 30 Masterclass: Winning Your Audience – Expert Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking
On Thursday, July 30, join James Rosebush, eminent leader, advisor, and speaker, in a fast-paced masterclass to improve your public speaking…
Webinar Recap: Growing Beyond Your Network – Marketing Your Skills and Brand as an Independent Consultant
In our July 16 webinar, Growing Beyond Your Network: Marketing Your Skills and Brand as an Independent Consultant, MBO’s Chief…
Webinar Preview: Grow Your Network and Market Your Skills / Brand
Once you’ve established a successful online presence; the next challenge is making yourself visible to your target market – those…
Webinar Recap: Developing and Marketing Your Online Presence as an Independent Consultant
In our June 11 webinar, Developing and Marketing Your Online Presence, MBO’s own Amy O’Donnell shared tips and tricks on…