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E-BIZ: Is Outsourcing Quintessential in Business?
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Is Outsourcing Quintessential in Business?
By ROse Salas

BT 201807 E biz 01      无论是国际层面“一带一路”的春风还是中央政府持续推进创新、创业、简政放权、税收改革等政策亦或是地区层面的免税或福利政策,我国对中小企业的发展都持积极的支持态度,中小企业已经成为我国经济的重要力量,其发展对我国经济的未来也起着至关重要的作用。目前,76.74%的中小企业人员规模低于30人,26-35岁之间的年轻人是创业主流;本科学历以上占22.17%,高学历人群也融入到创业大潮中。无论从年龄、人数、规模层面上看,中小企业都是不可忽视的发展力量,作为中小企业主,我们往往都会遇到很多分身乏术、力不从心的情况。

      通常来讲,企业主更擅长关于业务和产品方面的工作内容,但是成立公司所需要的财务、推广等问题都无法有效地在短时间内得到解决。与此同时,中小企业尚在发展中,招聘很多各部门业务人员在经济上显然是划不来的,外包就成为了一个非常方便的选择——“找最专业的人做最专业的事”,把核心业务以外的方面分给外包商、服务提供商来做,自己专注于公司的成长发展方向,才是明智的做法。

      将业务模块外包出去,当然会涉及到价格和竞争的问题。理论上讲,自然是服务质优且价格合理者得,但过去在政策层面,国家会鼓励企业将外包业务分派给国内的公司,保护本地就业。随着全球化的发展,各大小公司也在国际上寻求更优质的服务提供商。比如近来一些纺织等贸易行业的外包服务就交给了泰国、缅甸等国家的公司来做。选择国外外包有时是出于成本考虑,但更多也是出于对质量的考量。在保证质量和价格后,效率也成为了企业主重点考虑的方面。如何能够以一种高效放心的方式让企业家找到他们需要的人才呢?

      需求决定市场,现在国内外都有越来越多的外包服务以及自由职业者服务运营平台为企业主、服务提供商以及自由职业者之间建立了桥梁。不同的人对外包有不同的看法,但在企业壮大之前,请外包来为公司解决琐碎的工作问题,是可以兼顾效率与质量的首选方法。

BT 201807 E biz 02A business can be exciting and tiresome at the same time. If you are running a startup, then 8 hours of sleep is far from reality; when ideas keep coming out but execution is time-consuming, and when your knowledge is not enough to complete your business process and implementation - is it time to outsource?
 

Nowadays, every business need has a solution. Every aspect of it, such as bookkeeping, web designs, social media presence, and many more can be outsourced from a professional freelancer or agency that can cater to solutions based on your expectations and requested timeframe. From small to large scale businesses, outsourced services are part of its downfall and success.
 

Commonly, competition is everywhere. For your business to thrive, you have to be on guard and be smartly practical with your decisions. The famous Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew has quoted: "If you deprive yourself of outsourcing and your competitors do not, you're putting yourself out of business". Outsourcing is a practical way to get a service from an expert while you focus on what you do best. It allows you to save your precious time while making sure that you are not behind with any of your competitors. Entrepreneurs who are at the starting phase of business have got so much to think about that they miss the nitty-gritty of the moment.
 

In the past, outsourcing is a risky decision for one's business. Since the government is the one taking almost full control, outsourcing companies must abide by all standards and requirement set by the company in accordance with the regulating laws of the land. For example, the manufacturing division of a big clothing company that wants to do massive business can be outsourced to other countries that have lower manufacturing cost.
 

They can have outsourced contracts to other countries like Bangladesh, India, Vietnam or Philippines. But the government would encourage them to push the opportunity within the locals to keep the business within the boundaries. However, more and more business owners are seeking outsourcing nowadays, not only to get the lowest price possible, but also because of the demand of high-quality products in the consumer world. As outsourcing is a practical and common solution in Western countries, so does it become absorbed and adopted here in China.
 

There is a prominent marketplace for outsourcing different projects over the web called Zomwork. This company has a pool of talented individuals that can help entrepreneurs and managers with quality work from skilled people in Singapore, China and some parts of Asia for the right price. They have big clients like Bank of China and ICBC.
 

There are two reasons why outsourcing is done. First, to reduce and control the operating cost and second, to find the right talent that can work with expertise in an efficient and effective manner so that the entrepreneur can put up everything based on his projections of the business goals. Currently, many are pursuing to learn and speak in English. There are so many ESL schools around the country that are operating online with outsourced tutors from the Philippines and native English-Speaking countries.
 

Manpower is one of the highest expenses in a business. This expense can be lowered down through outsourcing. The growth of global outsourcing is a new trend in this time of modern innovations. In each stage of a business, one can decide to get a project done by a service provider that can be a trusted partner in most cases. In the US, a company named Upwork is providing freelance services to a company or entrepreneur who wants to get help with any of their business requirement by shortlisting top-rated freelancers that are experts in their chosen fields. For example, if a Chinese businessman wants to expand his business in other countries, he can find someone who can assist him and be a virtual assistant for various tasks that could help him in carrying out some negotiations without personally going to that country. He can outsource project managers, developers, programmers and any role he wishes to look for on this online platform to efficiently do the job for him. In conclusion, outsourcing is quintessential in any business model. If it benefits a person or an organization, there is no way this service can be eliminated and deviated in all corners of the industry.

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