Recent research showed that the majority of online freelancers are women. Now, new numbers from MBO Partners reveal women aren’t just dominating independent work online, but actually make up more than half of all independent pros, and they’re highly satisfied with this way of working. Read more »
New research from independent work consultancy MBO Partners out today reveals that while people across the generations are interested in breaking out of the corporate grind and going solo, Baby Boomers are the most satisfied working independently. Read more »
Along with some impressive new growth numbers, online labor platform Elance offers GigaOM an exclusive sneak preview of its predictions for the future of work online. Get ready for widespread remote work, commonplace use of the human cloud and global guilds for independent workers. Read more »
A new oDesk survey of users who hire workers through the online labor platform reveals most of the businesses using oDesk view hiring remote talent as a long-term strategy to boost competitiveness rather than a short-term stopgap or means to cut costs. Read more »
At Net:Work Gene Zaino of MBO Partners made a bold prediction: Independent workers will be a majority in the U.S. by 2020. Can the same be said in the UK? A new survey offers evidence that at British small businesses freelancing is on the rise. Read more »
The CEO of MBO Partners, a services company for independent workers, argues against the harshest critics of corporate HR, asserting that he’s seen a dramatic rise in big companies’ awareness of and ability to take advantage of new ways of working. Read more »
