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Freelancers and Solopreneurs are Increasingly Exporters

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This us up from 19% in 2018 and just 12% in 2012. As the MBO Partners State of Independence study chart below shows (click to enlarge), in 2019 22% of Independent workers who work full-time as independent workers said they provided goods or services to customers outside the U.S.

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The Evolution of Bertony Faustin, Oregon’s First Black Winemaker

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Growing up in New York in the ’80s, it wasn’t cool to be Haitian….” His North Plains location differs from wineries in other parts of the state in that it’s very much off the beaten path, and you only end up there on purpose—the purpose, for most visitors, is Faustin himself. And it still [messes] me up,” he admits. he recalls.

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Use of Online Talent Marketplace by Independent Workers Continues to Grow

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According to the 2018 MBO Partners State of Independence study , the use of online talent marketplaces by independent workers has substantially increased since 2012. Having grown up as digital natives, they are more comfortable with this technology than the older cohorts.

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Leading with Kindness: 14 Most Charitable Celebrities

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If we all took a little more time to get to know people, I think it would change the whole temperament of the world,” Flavortown Mayor Guy Fieri told Delish in 2018. Katie Couric was featured in the December 2012 issue of SUCCESS. Chip and Joanna Gaines were featured in the January 2018 issue of SUCCESS.

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The Dramatic Growth of the Internet's Share of Ad Spending

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agency revenue was almost 54% in 2018, up from about 33% in 2012.  .   For example, Accenture, PWC, Deloitte, and IBM are all on the list of the world's 10 biggest marketing agencies (they're 6th through 9th).     This shift opened the door for non-traditional agencies to gain share. 

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MBO Partners’ 8th Annual State of Independence Report

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MBO Partners released their 2018 State of Independence report this week. million, up from 40.9 million, up from 40.9 million in 2018. million in 2018. The number of Full-Time Independents fell in 2018 to 15.8 Emergent Research (that's us) contributes to this study. million in 2017. 

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The Strong Job Market's Impact on Self-Employment

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Despite the strong traditional job market, according to the BLS self-employment has increased slightly over the prior year and is also up from 2010.   The share of reluctant independents fell to 24% in 2017, down from 26% in 2016 and 34% in 2012. This is especially true for independents with in-demand skills.

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