Tuesday, November 4, 2008

A Place to Start

With the US economy in horrendous shape and emerging economies now feeling the pain it is more important than ever to try and reduce basic expenses. This can be as simple as moving to an internet based phone system, bringing on a software programs to keep track of your customers or finding cheaper ways of performing tasks such as accounting, customer service, telemarketing or sales. Here are some great sites and vendors that may help you accomplish some cost cutting goals:

Technology Options
This is a well known company but few know just what it is capable of. It is not only an Instant Message tool or a way to call fellow Skype members for free but it is a way to have a US or international phone number and make cheap calls to more than 28 countries. If you are a traveling sales executive, a virtual company or conduct business internationally this is defintiely an option you want to check out.
Whether sharing documents, creating reports, using CRM, Project Management, Business Intelligence or virtually any type of business application this is site to do it. Also, because every program is under the ZOHO umbrella there is very cool syncing and integration tools that allow the various applications to allow your users to share and collaborate on information easily and
People Options -
Based in Bacolod, Philippines this company is any business' answer to front end client facing needs. Whether you need a virtual assistant, lead generation or customer service. They are American managed and cater to US, Europe and APAC customers.
Based in Manila, Philippines this company provides back end IT services and web design. Philippine and Dutch managed and very process focused this is a great option at a great price.
In the future -- Options on medical and legal outsourcing....

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