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Guides for Independent Professionals
Consulting Fees: How Much Should I Charge?
Deciding what you should charge for your consulting services is an important step for all independent professionals. Learn how to calculate a cost-based bill rate with this video tutorial.
Create a Great Consulting Website (Guide)
How to create and optimize a website that promotes your business and generates leads
5 Small Business Reputation Management Strategies that Work
When it comes to consulting, your reputation can be everything—so why risk it? Here’s how to keep your record clean and your clients satisfied.
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…
Guides for Enterprises
15 Best Practices for Classifying Workers and Avoiding an Audit
Misclassifying employees as independent contractors may often seem like a far-off concept—something that only happens to very large companies that…
9 Signs of Increased Employee Misclassification Risk
Is your company aware of the risks that independent contractor misclassification can pose? Find out what exactly they are and how to avoid them.
What Causes Independent Contractor Engagement Risk?
Realize the competitive advantage of making independent talent part of your workforce strategy by creating a compliance program that manages legal risk and brings top talent to your doorstep.
5 Benefits of an Enterprise Grade Direct Sourcing Solution
Savvy organizations of all types are increasingly incorporating independent professional talent into their workforces. And they are looking for ways…
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…
Research, Studies and White Papers
MBO Partners State of Independence in America 2021
From Great Resignation to Great Realization Preview key data from our soon-to-release State of Independence report, the world’s longest and…
Digital Nomads: How COVID-19 Impacted Digital Nomadism
COVID-19 and the Rise of the Digital Nomad The 2020 report covers how COVID-19 led to a marked increase in…
Building an Agile Workforce in a Post COVID World
The world today is in a near-constant state of change. While we are not yet in full post-COVID-19 territory, organizations…
Four Forces Driving the New World of Work
If asked what their most strategic asset is, almost any business leader will respond in the same way: “our people.”…
Attract and Retain Top Talent by Becoming a Client of Choice
A Look Into the 4th Annual Client of Choice Report The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been felt keenly…
California’s AB 5 Opens the Door For Independent Contractors
As today’s 41-million strong independent workforce continues to grow and evolve, government and engagement policies must evolve and grow to meet the…
Webinars and Events
How to Increase Your Income: Pricing Strategies for Independent Consultants
Being an independent consultant takes a certain level of skill, especially when it comes to the delicate science of pricing…
Understanding The Contractor: 5 Challenges IC’s Have With Your Enterprise
For this session, we have selected two MBO Associates as our guests. These are consultants that depend on their large…