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SMBee, Inc.
smbeeadvisors.com · Dallas, United States
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Upwork lists SMBee at $18k in client spend.

$17,807 in published client spend across 28 contracts. The full read below — free.

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Total Upwork spend
$18k
$17,807
Top category
Legal
10 of 26 contracts
Hiring status
Actively hiring
3 of 28 contracts in progress
Contracts on record
28
$5–300/hr listed
The company

Who's actually behind the account.

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SMBee, Inc.
Resolved to smbeeadvisors.com · High confidence
Rate X-Ray

What the blended average hides

Don't trust a single 'average' rate — the buyer's work splits into two tiers: a majority of hourly work sits at roughly $5–$18/hr (bookkeeping, VA, lead-gen, reputation work), while a small set of specialist legal/finance slots pay $44–$300/hr and occupy most of the premium spend; if you are not offering specialist finance or legal advising, expect commodity-level rates and price scopes accordingly.

Every listed hourly rate · 15 of 28 contracts
median $18/hr · avg ~$50/hr
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1
3
1
1
1
$0$40$80$120$160$200
median $18/hr avg ~$50/hr — dragged up by two $190–200 contracts
Budget · 9 contracts $5–20
Mid-tier · 4 contracts $44–80
Premium · 2 contracts $150–300
What they hire for

Where the work actually is

All 28 contracts by category. Legal leads with 10 of 26 contracts.

Legal 10
Finance & accounting 7
Operations Admin Va 2
Design, visual & branding 2
Tooling Automation Workflow 1
Marketing, strategy & PR 1
Marketing & content 1
Marketing Lead Gen Sales 1
Reputation Management 1
Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 3 of 28 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month
2
Jun 2024
2
Jul 2024
3
Sep 2024
1
Oct 2024
1
Dec 2024
1
Feb 2026
Status
3in progress · 25completed
Contract type
15hourly · 13fixed-price
Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

Links go to Upwork ↗
Full-Stack AI Engineer: LLM Agents, AWS Deployments, Financial Data Integrations Aug 21, 2026·3 to 6 months↗ AWS Deployment Expert Aug 20, 2026·3 to 6 months↗
Postings Upwork has shown for this client. Some may have since closed.

Every contract on record — all 28

Freelancer names removed · roles only
RoleRateBilled
Bookkeeper$45/hr$4,073
Virtual Assistant$10/hr$3,117
Fractional Investment Banking Analyst$80/hr$2,643
M&A & Fractional CFO Lead Generation$5/hr$1,420
Financial Analysis Support$44/hr$981
Bookkeeper$6/hr$945
Online Reputation Management (Hiding Google Search Images)$5/hr$846
Fractional Financial Analyst$20/hr$589
Bookkeeper$6/hr$501
Twitter Manager$18/hr$193
Data Entry$6.3/hr$167
Fractional Counsel For Corporate Finance Advisory Firm$300/hr$115
CS Business Legal$45/hr$105
Copyright Attorney$150/hr$89
Notion Workspace Revamp Expert Needed$15/hr$23
Business Collaboration Review (Legal)fixed—
NDA Reviewfixed—
PowerPoint Master Templatefixed—
Sole Member LLC Tax Filing——
PowerPoint Presentation Creation (TODAY ASAP)fixed—
Fractional Financial Analystfixed—
Business Proposal Review (Legal)fixed—
Start-Up LLC Advisor Equityfixed—
NDA Reviewfixed—
Review of Materials - Accounting Engagement Letterfixed—
NDA Reviewfixed—
Review of Materials - SMBee, Inc.fixed—
Resume Review (Investment Finance Expertise Required)fixed—
"—" = no rate or billed amount listed (fixed-price or open). Billed is what Upwork shows to date.
Treatment verdict

How they hire, and how they treat people

Single buyer who repeatedly hires for legal and finance support plus bookkeeping/VA tasks, mixing many small fixed-price reviews with a handful of higher-skill hourly engagements.

Reputation
Mostly uniformly high — inbound freelancer→client ratings are overwhelmingly 5★ with occasional 4.x and a single 3★ outlier.. Freelancers commonly note clear communication, organization, and flexibility in scheduling and scope.
The catch — ratings are uninformative
Leaves overwhelmingly 5★ scores with brief, positive one-line comments (often reusing simple phrases like 'is great' or 'Very helpful') rather than detailed critiques.
How they engage
A mix of short fixed-price gigs and multi-month hourly relationships; the buyer rehires a few bookkeepers and keeps some ongoing hourly engagements rather than exclusively one-offs.
Working style
Usually posts narrowly scoped tasks or clear review/checklist work (legal reviews, NDA checks, templates) and manages ongoing bookkeeping/VA hourly relationships with regular communication and expectation-setting.
Who wins the work
Best for freelancers who accept a mix of small fixed-price review tasks and steady, lower-rate bookkeeping or VA hours, or for higher-skilled legal/finance specialists who can win the rarer premium hourly slots with clear domain expertise.
Repeat hires
Rehires the same freelancers — 1 on 2+ repeat contracts. Deliver once and there's recurring work.

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