Enlisting a Global Work Force of Freelancers

Posted by suzyQ under Management
From http://www.nytimes.com 1416 days ago
Made Hot by: on July 7, 2009 12:03 pm

Small businesses increasingly are tapping a new talent pool: the world.

A new generation of online service marketplaces is giving small companies more opportunities than ever to find specialized expertise and affordable labor. Main Street businesses can shop a virtual international bazaar of freelancers to recruit computer programmers in Russia, graphic designers in San Francisco or data analysts in India.

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Written by ShawnHessinger
1416 days ago

The key, I think, is outsourcing things that don't fall under the heading of your core competency. Our business started around the idea of providing services companies may not do well on their own because they have very little to do with their core business.

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Written by lyceum
1416 days ago

This is a great trend of globalization! :)

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