Feb

8

“For business support functions (such as shared services and business process outsourcing) the Philippines has taken over the lead in the global ranking from India, after having challenged the top position for several years.

This is the first time that India is not in the leading position for these activities. The Philippines offers a similarly attractive business environment for international business support functions as India, but has not had the same labor cost increases as have occurred in various Indian ‘hot spots’ in recent years.”

–pages 6 to 7, IBM Global Location Trends Annual Report, October 2010

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Feb

7

Outsourcing offers many benefits to small businesses. Without adding permanent fixed expenses, outsourcing allows the small businesses focus on their core capabilities and get other tasks done on an as-needed basis.

Missed deadlines, service providers that stop answering phones, work or finished products that don’t meet expectations are just a few of the problems small business owners can encounter when they outsource work to independent contractors or other small companies.

How can you minimize these problems so your small company can get better results when you outsource work?

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Jan

30

Projects are different from regular routines and operations of the organization because they are usually one-time endeavors with a specific set of goals.

Projects may range from small-scale undertakings involving a special team to organization-wide projects that require the participation of every department and organization member.

Projects are undertaken using resources specially allocated for it by the organization and have to be completed within a limited time frame.

Effective project management or project management services are important to make sure that all activities in line with the special undertaking are properly planned, organized, implemented, coordinated and monitored.

There are several techniques and approaches that can be applied in order to properly manage a project.

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Jan

13

Virtual assistants (VAs) provide remote administrative, technical and creative business support services to entrepreneurs and small enterprises/businesses.

Using today’s smart communication technologies, they work as office managers or executive assistants who are proficient with multiple tasks for  a wide variety of clients.

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