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Jason Wiser replied to the forum topic What are your thoughts about outsourcing? Domestic and Foreign? in the club Small Business

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:51:21 +0000

Jason Wiser replied to the forum topic What are your thoughts about outsourcing? Domestic and Foreign? in the club Small Business @moneyandrisk Thank you for this very insightful input. i really appreciate the honesty and the comprehensive look at this topic. You have really lived this and this is very helpful advice / commentary.

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 02:10:01 +0000

Kim @MoneyandRisk replied to the forum topic What are your thoughts about outsourcing? Domestic and Foreign? in the club Small Business I've always been a proponent of keeping it local but over the years, we've moved offshore except: on US soil due to federal regulations and supporting the local community. We always give first crack to the […]

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 14:08:18 +0000

Chris Green replied to the forum topic What are your thoughts about outsourcing? Domestic and Foreign? in the club Small Business Excellent thoughts and we outsource quite a large amount of business from copy writing, to SEO, link building and in our finance business we outsource money transfers.

What I like is that we pay for delivered […]

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:34:21 +0000

Cherelle Leong replied to the forum topic What are your thoughts about outsourcing? Domestic and Foreign? in the club Small Business I can't resist playing both sides on this. On the one side I think loyalty in business has its place, if there is a good local service provider I think it does feel more right to consider them first. On the […]

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:40:42 +0000

Jason Wiser replied to the forum topic What are your thoughts about outsourcing? Domestic and Foreign? in the club Small Business Sorry I did not get back to this right away, but i do want to thank you all for the input. I was not so much looking to find the answer for my business personally, but I think it is very important question. I do […]

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:52:41 +0000

E N Brown replied to the forum topic What are your thoughts about outsourcing? Domestic and Foreign? in the club Small Business For my businesses I keep employment within the U.S. - Some clients do outsource, and that is their decision, as it should be.

Personal business ethics mostly. My client base is largely U.S. commercial entities; […]

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 07:49:24 +0000

Adam Gottlieb replied to the forum topic What are your thoughts about outsourcing? Domestic and Foreign? in the club Small Business @jasonwiser Outsourcing has gotten a bad rap because of the big mega corporations that are moving essential jobs to foreign markets. Often, it's not really about leveraging the best talent nor finding the most […]

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 02:37:35 +0000

Rob Mitchell replied to the forum topic What are your thoughts about outsourcing? Domestic and Foreign? in the club Small Business @jasonwiser In the past, if I had work to "outsource" I would always look for someone in my town, first, then near by town, then in my state, then somewhere in our country, etc. I would get progressively larger […]

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:28:58 +0000

It sounds more like you're not asking for the "how do I make it work?" but rather, "is it ethical/OK for me to outsource?"

That's a tough question for a lot of businesses, especially with so much […]

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 01:28:25 +0000

Sharyn Sheldon replied to the forum topic What are your thoughts about outsourcing? Domestic and Foreign? in the club Small Business @jasonwiser, I've worked with outsourcers in all different countries and have learned to modify both my instructions and my expectations depending on the person. You have to take into account any language […]

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:50:13 +0000

Joan Muschamp (Fagnani) replied to the forum topic What are your thoughts about outsourcing? Domestic and Foreign? in the club Small Business @jasonwiser I think @trudy has good points. There are times when it simply makes sense for a business. But, when there are potential language barriers, you must be careful to be structured with your requests and […]

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:31:47 +0000

Trudy Phillips replied to the forum topic What are your thoughts about outsourcing? Domestic and Foreign? in the club Small Business In recent years I have had a "stop" moment regarding outsourcing to another country.
But recently I was reminded of a work contract I sold to a customer that required indexing of microfilmed documents way back […]