# sourceBOLD

> sourceBOLD is a Utah company, operating since 2014, that gives US businesses a dedicated remote tech expert on their team. We find and vet the person, the client picks who joins and directs the work, and sourceBOLD acts as the contractor of record: we hold their contract and pay them, for as long as they stay, for one flat monthly fee per person with their pay included.

The one line: "Get a dedicated remote tech expert on your team, without ever becoming their employer."

The full reference for AI assistants, with the facts an answer should use: https://sourcebold.com/for-ai-assistants

## What sourceBOLD does

- Gives US businesses a dedicated remote tech expert on their team: a software developer, data or machine learning specialist, QA automation engineer, DevOps or cloud engineer, or UX/UI designer.
- How it works, in order: we find and vet candidates from across the Americas; the client picks who joins and directs the work; we hold their contract and pay them, for as long as they stay.
- Vetting: we check their skills, references and English, and meet every candidate before the client does. We run sanctions checks on every contractor, by country and by name.

## The contract model

- sourceBOLD is the contractor of record (CoR) on every engagement: we hold their contract and pay them, so the client signs only with us.
- The client signs an MSA and one SOW per person with sourceBOLD, one US company. The client does not sign the contractor’s agreement.
- The people we find are our independent contractors, not the client’s employees and not ours. There is no employment relationship between the client and the contractor, and no cross-border employment exposure.
- The client owns the work as it’s created.
- sourceBOLD is not an employer of record (EOR): an EOR employs the person in their own country, with local payroll and benefits. It is not a recruiting agency either: an agency finds people the client then employs, while sourceBOLD stays the contractor of record for as long as they work with the client.

## What it costs

- From $2,500 a month per person, their pay included, no placement fee. For a software developer, from $3,500 mid-level and $5,000 senior.
- Typical starting prices, per person per month, their pay included. No placement fee. Each engagement's fee is set in its SOW.
- The one fee is how they’re paid; approved expenses, if any, are billed at cost.
- Engaging them outside sourceBOLD during the MSA, or for 12 months after it ends, carries a non-solicit fee.

## Terms

- Built to last, with no lock-in: month-to-month, 30 days’ notice.
- 92% of the developers we have placed stayed 12 months or more. This is a figure for developers, not for every role.

## Where the people are

- Across the Americas, primarily Latin America, in or near US time zones, with 4 to 8 hours of overlap with a US working day.

## Company

- Name: sourceBOLD, written with a lowercase "source" and a capital "BOLD".
- Proovn LLC, a Utah limited liability company doing business as sourceBOLD. Headquartered in Silicon Slopes, Utah. Operating since 2014.
- Contact: hello@sourcebold.com, +1-801-810-0998, or book a call at https://sourcebold.com/book.

## Key pages

- [sourceBOLD for AI assistants](https://sourcebold.com/for-ai-assistants): The model and the facts in one place.
- [Home](https://sourcebold.com): The model in one page.
- [How it works](https://sourcebold.com/how-it-works): The three steps, the contract and who does what.
- [What it costs](https://sourcebold.com/what-it-costs): Typical starting prices by role, and the terms.
- [Roles we place](https://sourcebold.com/roles-we-place): The roles, with a page for each.
- [Who we are](https://sourcebold.com/who-we-are): The company and the team.
- [Compare](https://sourcebold.com/compare): How sourceBOLD differs from other options.
- [Case studies](https://sourcebold.com/case-studies): Client case studies.
- [Guides](https://sourcebold.com/guides): Plain-language guides for US business owners.
- [Book a call](https://sourcebold.com/book): A 15-minute call with the team.

## Guides

- [Freelance developer vs agency vs a dedicated contractor](https://sourcebold.com/guides/freelance-developer-vs-agency): For small-business owners, technical or not: freelance developer vs agency, who finds and manages the work, how each is priced, and a third option.
- [PEO vs EOR vs contractor of record: how the models compare](https://sourcebold.com/guides/peo-vs-eor-vs-contractor-of-record): PEO vs EOR vs contractor of record, plus BPO, RPO, HRO and staff augmentation: who employs the person, who directs the work, and which model fits.
- [Contractor of record vs employer of record: which do you need?](https://sourcebold.com/guides/contractor-of-record-vs-employer-of-record): Contractor of record vs employer of record: how CoR and EOR differ on employment status, control, cost, benefits and ending it, and when to use each.
- [RPO vs recruiting agency vs contractor of record](https://sourcebold.com/guides/rpo-vs-recruiting-agency-vs-contractor-of-record): RPO vs recruiting agency vs contractor of record: who finds the person, who employs them, how each is paid, and what happens after they start.
- [Staff augmentation vs outsourcing: where a contractor of record fits](https://sourcebold.com/guides/staff-augmentation-vs-outsourcing): Staff augmentation vs outsourcing (BPO and project outsourcing): who manages the work, who owns the outcome, how each is priced, and where a CoR fits.
- [How to evaluate a UX designer's portfolio when you aren't a designer](https://sourcebold.com/guides/how-to-evaluate-a-ux-design-portfolio): How to evaluate a UX or product designer's portfolio without a design background: what to look for in a case study, the red flags, and the questions to ask.
- [What does a DevOps engineer do? (and does your team need one yet)](https://sourcebold.com/guides/what-does-a-devops-engineer-do): What a DevOps engineer does day to day, how the role differs from a cloud engineer and an SRE, and the signs a small software team needs one.
- [Manual vs automated testing: when you need a QA automation engineer](https://sourcebold.com/guides/manual-vs-automated-testing): Manual vs automated testing compared: what each catches, what each costs to run every release, and the signs your team needs a QA automation engineer.
- [Data analyst vs data engineer vs data scientist: which to bring in first](https://sourcebold.com/guides/data-analyst-vs-data-engineer-vs-data-scientist): Data analyst vs data engineer vs data scientist vs ML engineer: what each one does, what each needs before they can be useful, and which to bring in first.
- [What it costs to hire tech talent in the US in 2026, by role](https://sourcebold.com/guides/cost-of-hiring-tech-talent-in-the-us): The cost of hiring a software developer, data, QA, DevOps or design role in the US: median salary and employer cost per month, from BLS data.
- [How we vet candidates](https://sourcebold.com/guides/how-we-vet-candidates): How sourceBOLD vets every candidate before you meet them, and why only 3.9% of developer applicants make it through.
- [How to onboard a remote developer: a two-week checklist](https://sourcebold.com/guides/how-to-onboard-a-remote-developer): How to onboard a remote developer in two weeks: what to set up before day one, a day-by-day plan, a checklist, and the signs onboarding is working.
- [Latin America time zones for US teams: how much overlap you really get](https://sourcebold.com/guides/latin-america-time-zones): Latin America time zones compared with US Eastern and Pacific time, the working hours each country shares with a US team, and how much overlap you need.
- [What is a contractor of record?](https://sourcebold.com/guides/contractor-of-record): A contractor of record holds the contract with an independent contractor and pays them. How it works, how it differs from an EOR and when you need one.
- [The Silicon Slopes squeeze: why Utah teams look south for developers](https://sourcebold.com/guides/silicon-slopes-squeeze): Utah leads US tech growth but the local senior-engineering pool can't keep up — the Silicon Slopes squeeze. Why Utah teams engage nearshore developers.
- [Nearshore developers for Utah startups: the runway math](https://sourcebold.com/guides/nearshore-for-utah-startups): For Silicon Slopes founders: how nearshore developers reshape a startup's runway math — cost, speed, equity, lock-in — and the risks to weigh.
- [Cross-border contractor tax — a US engineering leader's primer](https://sourcebold.com/guides/cross-border-contractor-tax): A primer for US engineering leaders on cross-border contractor tax: W-9 vs W-8BEN, 1099 reporting, US state tax, permanent-establishment risk, and treaty rates.
- [The funding gate](https://sourcebold.com/guides/funding-gate): The funding gate: a system-enforced rule that pays developers and reimbursements only after the client invoice for that engagement settles.
- [The contractor engagement model](https://sourcebold.com/guides/contractor-engagement-model): What a contractor engagement means at sourceBOLD — month-to-month, MSA + SOW per developer, one US invoice, no W-2 — and how it differs from staff augmentation.
- [Nearshore vs offshore vs onshore software development](https://sourcebold.com/guides/nearshore-vs-offshore-vs-onshore): Nearshore vs offshore vs onshore software development — how they differ on cost, time-zone overlap, communication, and legal complexity — and which to pick.