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MBO Partners State of Independence in America Study

Small Business Labs

For the last 6 months or so we've been partnering with MBO Partners and Rockbridge Associates  on a deep dive research project on independent workers - freelancers, contractors, temps, solopreneurs, etc.    The research consisted of two national, representative surveys and in-depth interviews with independent workers. 

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Outsourcing Options For Small Business | THE SMALL BUSINESS BLOG

The Small Business Blog

Virtual workers can be from a “Temp-Agency&# or a from contracting firms. Both of these relationships are good for your cost-planning because they are not fixed, permanent costs, they are variable cost, meaning, when the project is finished the contract for your temp-workers, contractors finishes too.

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Which Person Would You Talk To?

Men With Pens

Definitely. Here’s your retirement cheque, go build your house, put in a pool, and stay with your girlfriend for the rest of your life,&# then I would probably kill myself. Picturing Earnest Hemmingway propping up the bar… But you definitely don’t have to be screwed up to be creative. Do you think that’s true?

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