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Most people probably do not consider how outsourcing is a natural occurrence in any size business. Small businesses outsource most things, for instance a restaurant does not make its paper cups, it buys them from somewhere else, just as it outsources the printing of marketing material. This is a very simple concept, and it is [...]
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Are you prepared as global IT outsourcers shrink onshore staff? These tips will help you keep projects moving as offshore IT service provides cut back on the on-site staff that used to work as liaisons between customer and provider. If you’ve been sending IT work offshore for a while, chances are you’ve noticed a trend—fewer [...]
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The IT outsourcing companies are still popular in most of the western countries during the recessional economic environment. With the decline in revenues and expansion opportunities, more and more companies prefer to complete their software projects through India outsourcing jobs. However, the sensitive nature of the project makes it essential for the client company to [...]
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For many the immediate reaction when it comes to the subject of outsourcing focuses on application processing, general customer servicing or specialist debt management activities. While these activities have been the mainstay for outsource providers since the mid-eighties, there are now clear indications that many organisations are considering outsourcing as a viable option for a [...]
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Small and midsize businesses that plan to outsource their IT operations need to ask these four questions before signing the dotted line. You wouldn’t hire a new employee without asking them a few questions first. The same should hold true for small businesses that outsource most–or all–of their IT functions to a third party. In [...]
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In the search of better conditions and opportunities, it is natural for enterprises to look for new unexplored destinations for business. In the previous decades, the choice was mainly driven by cost factors, where India and China appeared as evident leaders in the global outsourcing space. Times, as well as value considerations, change and cost [...]
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Having trouble finding the right freelancer for the work you need done? If so, read on for tips on how to outsource for your small business… 1) What’s the Right Way to Outsource a Small Business? If you’ve used multiple auction-style platforms for hiring out freelancers for your online business and you have had nothing [...]
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Because of the popularity outsourcing has gained for the past several years, it’s unavoidable to have a few myths about it. Even though more and more businessmen are outsourcing their business’ marketing schemes nowadays and highly recommend it, there are still others out there who are afraid to try because of the false beliefs they [...]
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Lead analyst Andrew Bartels says IT spending experienced a good run with near 10 percent growth in 2011; that will slow to about 5 percent this year (U.S. and globally) and rebound to 8 percent in 2013. Debt burdens have hurt Europe and rippled east and south into Africa. Asia and Americas spending will offset [...]
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Outsourcing is often seen as a threat by an internal IT department but according to Michel Robert, managing director of Claranet, this anxiety is misplaced. “On any given day, an IT department’s schedule will include a rather hefty chunk of day-to-day ‘housekeeping’ – tasks that are fairly mundane but necessary, not to mention time-consuming. And [...]
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