Comments on: Considerations When Selecting a Nearshore Outsourcing Service Provider

By: Barry Clarke

Barry Clarke — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 04:17:33 +0000

Great article. Costa Rica in some ways is in a similar position to Northern Ireland offering closeshore outsourcing services within an easily accessible jurisdiction. We have recently had real success with large UK law firms who have sought new growth outside London and located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, both for legal services and for shared services support.

By: Richard Blank

Richard Blank — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 14:20:30 +0000

Why Costa Rica?
Costa Rica is the new “in” location for “near-shoring.” With a population of about 4 million people, Costa Rica boasts the region’s oldest democracy, political stability, infrastructure and an impressive 95% literacy rate. A Free Trade Agreement with the United States has companies such as IBM, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble, Hewlett Packard , and Intel making substantial investments in Costa Rican outsourcing call centers. It ranks behind powerhouses India and China as one of the most competitive offshore outsourcing destinations offering high-paying, highly sought-after jobs.

Global competitive pressures are forcing United States corporations to lower their costs. Today, it is necessary to do offshore outsourcing just to remain competitive. After careful analysis, many companies have now expanded their operations in Costa Rica . It is attractive in terms of cost and breadth of capabilities.

Business conditions are stable and secure, not like other countries with lower levels of working conditions and unstable governments. Our Costa Rican Call Center offers the highest quality bilingual call center support for wages that are 40%-80% lower than the United States. There are plenty of English speakers attuned to the needs of the North American market.

By: outsourcing services

outsourcing services — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:12:41 +0000

Great analysis on deciding on an outsourcing partner.

By: Ron Davidson

Ron Davidson — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:00:10 +0000

Talented engineers from the Caribbean region can certainly help US-based companies with new ideas for software development and IT outsourcing. It’s just making clear that globalization is being escalated in many areas.

In Eastern Europe, near-shore IT outsourcing is also rising fast. Particularly, the new beneficial trend with captive software development centers like this one: http://www.luxteam.com.ua.

By: David Schutzman

David Schutzman — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:38:33 +0000

Great article. Brazil has risen to be an appealing nearshore IT destination for US-based companies. CPM Braxis Vice Chairman David Shpilberg explains why. David drives home the points raised in your interview.

link to Nearshore Americas video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeBdTEJb4eQ