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How is MBO Partners better than using an intermediary (such as a staffing company, broker, or professional consulting firm) for true independent consultants?

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How is MBO Partners better than using an intermediary (such as a staffing company, broker, or professional consulting firm) for true independent consultants?

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MBO Partners has some good backoffice help, but if you will need benefits go somewhere else, quickly.  They make decisions about service levels, benefits, etc as a company without input from the customer.  This tells me they feel you work for them, not the other way around.  I would look for another company to do the back office that has an interest in you.

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Many staffing companies and end-clients probably want you to become their employee—but they may not offer the robust benefits, expense reimbursement, retirement plans, and flexible payroll options that come with MBO Partners. With a typical EOR (Employer of Record) situation, you may not be able to work for multiple clients, on multiple projects at the same time. And they generally take a much larger cut of your billings, because their business model is focused on finding assignments for you. If you need a staffing firm to help you find projects, that might be a good situation for you — just take care what you sign. MBO Partners collaborates with many staffing companies and consulting firms and in many cases you may be able to work something out so that you can work for more than one client and not get locked in. For true independent consultants who find their own work and have multiple clients, the Portable Employer of Record service through MBO Partners may be the better option.

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