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	<title>Virtual Assistance For Business &#187; Co-Sourcing</title>
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	<description>Technology, Innovation and offshore outsourcing for Small Medium Enterprises(SME's)</description>
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		<title>Broken outsourcing process? Here are some ideas to fix them up</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/98/broken-outsourcing-process-here-are-some-ideas-to-fix-them-up/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 17:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Most business owners don’t know what to do when their outsourcing process go amiss. They are confused about the fact whether it is a good idea to enhance outsourcing process prior to or after they outsource. Now, here you must remember that there are both benefits and flipsides to every approach you take in this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing negotiation: Knowing all and staying away from the ugly</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/97/outsourcing-negotiation-knowing-all-and-staying-away-from-the-ugly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/97/outsourcing-negotiation-knowing-all-and-staying-away-from-the-ugly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you aware of the fact that bad outsourcing agreements can lead to major problems in your business initiation projects? You may not be because most often the beginners are shown the right pictures and the fact is that most of the outsourcing agreements and engagements are beneficial for business owners.  
However, one must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Managing your first outsourcing project.</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/96/managing-your-first-outsourcing-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:16:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are new to call center outsourcing projects, it is natural to feel that these projects are complex. The reason is that these projects involve a wide range of tasks related to each other. These tasks require participants from all areas of a company. Your very first outsourcing project will be a learning experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be informed and reduce the risk of total outsourcing.</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/42/be-informed-and-reduce-the-risk-of-total-outsourcing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/42/be-informed-and-reduce-the-risk-of-total-outsourcing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2007 18:42:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Outsourcing basically means hiring a third party to do your work or your clientâ€™s work for which you donâ€™t have skills to have it performed in-house or it is more expensive to have it done in house. By outsourcing you can get the job done at a lesser cost.  
The other benefits are to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing hiccups are still a serious concern for employers.</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/27/outsourcing-hiccups-are-still-serious-concern-for-employers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/27/outsourcing-hiccups-are-still-serious-concern-for-employers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 01:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Outsourcing was developed after certain uncomplicated software programs were outsourced to underdeveloped countries such as India. The first things outsourced were call centers and back office jobs. 
The financial benefits of first time â€œoutsourcingâ€ were appreciated by all. According to surveys it was conducted the maximum number of clients outsourcing are from USA and UK. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KPO (Knowledge Process Outsourcing) â€“ Is it a Subset of BPO (Business Process outsourcing)?</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/41/kpo-knowledge-process-outsourcing-%e2%80%93-is-it-a-subset-of-bpo-business-process-outsourcing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 18:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Unlike BPO, KPO or Knowledge process outsourcing involves processes that demand advanced research and analytical, technical and decision-making skills. The KPO work mainly includes Research and development work for the sectors like pharmaceuticals, Insurance, patent research, IP research as well as business or marketing analysis. 
Where as, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) is giving long term [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small businesses worried about hidden cost of outsourcing.</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/26/small-businesses-worried-about-hidden-cost-of-outsourcing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/26/small-businesses-worried-about-hidden-cost-of-outsourcing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 19:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever a large amount of money is involved or jobs of large number of people are going to be affected there is hue and cry over hidden costs and unwritten obligations. 
The same thing is happening in outsourcing business. Vested interests in America and Europe are crying wolf where there is no wolf.  
Even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small Business Outsourcing Companies are attracting the investorâ€™s attention.</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/25/small-business-outsourcing-companies-are-attracting-the-investor%e2%80%99s-attention/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/25/small-business-outsourcing-companies-are-attracting-the-investor%e2%80%99s-attention/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 19:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Previously outsourcing was done by large and well funded companies only. But now it has become an almost necessity for small and midsized companies. 
Outsourcing is the practice of allowing third party partners to perform non-core business tasks so that companies can devote their time on main business strategies. 
If you have outsourced your business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thinking of Outsourcing to India? Try smart sourcing choosing a right time.</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/24/thinking-of-outsourcing-to-india-try-smart-sourcing-choosing-a-right-time/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/24/thinking-of-outsourcing-to-india-try-smart-sourcing-choosing-a-right-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2007 19:04:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Outsourcing is here to stay. Countries are outsourcing their entire Information Technology operations to bring more efficiency and customer satisfaction to their operations.  
Another major reason is that by outsourcing they are saving a great deal of money without sacrificing the quality. In fact some of the companies have improved their customer satisfaction by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Educational Outsourcing - A bane or a boon</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/21/educational-outsourcing-a-bane-or-a-boon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/21/educational-outsourcing-a-bane-or-a-boon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[What do students from Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and the United States have in common?  
No, itâ€™s not McDonalds!  Rather, it is their propensity on getting hired help for their assignments done on time.   It is not a good learning exercise, and often it is frowned at, but these students [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outsourcing Services to india, A cause for worry?</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/20/outsourcing-services-to-india-a-cause-for-worry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/20/outsourcing-services-to-india-a-cause-for-worry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jul 2006 15:10:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a cause for concern fast emerging among clients outsourcing services to India.  Members of their virtual team in India get younger by the day; in fact, youth has infiltrated even the middle-level management.  Perceived inexperience which could tantamount to lack of leadership acumen, send ripple down every mogulâ€™s spine.  
Business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten (10) Outsourcing Fears and Steps to Ward Them Off</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/17/ten-10-outsourcing-fears-and-steps-to-ward-them-off/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/17/ten-10-outsourcing-fears-and-steps-to-ward-them-off/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2006 20:59:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Outsourcing your non-core operations to a service provider has ceased to become a prerogative.  Almost everyone is doing it even the top Fortune 500 companies.  Definitely, outsourcing has become another option for business viability and survival.
Apart from lowered cost and enhanced quality of work, outsourcing enables companies to tap the expertise of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cut To Chase - Criteria in choosing an Outsourcing Service Provider.</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/16/cut-to-chase-criteria-in-choosing-an-outsourcing-service-provider/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/16/cut-to-chase-criteria-in-choosing-an-outsourcing-service-provider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2006 20:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Outsource service providers or outsource solutions providers, as they are called interchangeably, but still mean the same thing, have mushroomed through the years.  Today, the outsourcing industry has become very lucrative.  Every internet savvy individual who has the resources puts up an outsourcing company.  Bane or boon?    
A boon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you looking for setting up your virtual team or a back office? Think India, a trusted outsourcing partner by top notch CIOâ€™s.</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/10/are-you-looking-for-setting-up-your-virtual-team-or-a-back-office-think-india-a-trusted-outsourcing-partner-by-top-notch-cio%e2%80%99s/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/10/are-you-looking-for-setting-up-your-virtual-team-or-a-back-office-think-india-a-trusted-outsourcing-partner-by-top-notch-cio%e2%80%99s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2006 12:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[What do these companies have in common?  
Sears, British Aerospace, General Electric, IBM, Lucas, United Airlines, Swiss Air, Philips, Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Citibank, Morgan Stanley, AT&#038;T, Wal-Mart, Reebok, General Motors, Boeing and Sony thought of India when the need of putting up a virtual team to assist their software needs became too hard to ignore.
Why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual assistants are Micronutrients for better health of your business.</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/9/virtual-assistants-are-micronutrients-for-better-health-of-your-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/9/virtual-assistants-are-micronutrients-for-better-health-of-your-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2006 10:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A VA who works remotely on different time zone can act as a micronutrient for you. He/she can assist you in many ways. If he has the strong fundamentals and sustainable financial backup, he can be an asset to your company.
Businesses or individuals in number of ways can also utilize the service of a VA. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shared service allies â€“ a smart back office that works solely for you.</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/8/shared-service-allies-%e2%80%93-a-smart-back-office-that-works-solely-for-you/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/8/shared-service-allies-%e2%80%93-a-smart-back-office-that-works-solely-for-you/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 May 2006 10:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It is my business and they are my people. Imagine an office of your own in remote location that works on a different time zone. Shared Services are the convergence and streamlining of an organizationâ€™s functions to ensure that they deliver the organization the services required of them as effectively and efficiently as possible. 
Rather [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Offshore hiring with Strategic Partnership can be a revolutionary outsourcing model.</title>
		<link>http://www.va4business.com/business/7/offshore-hiring-with-strategic-partnership-can-be-a-revolutionary-outsourcing-model/</link>
		<comments>http://www.va4business.com/business/7/offshore-hiring-with-strategic-partnership-can-be-a-revolutionary-outsourcing-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2006 16:49:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Arun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Co-sourcing or Strategic partnership can be a revolutionary outsourcing model and can produce greater results for longer duration compare to traditional project-to-project-based outsourcing. 
In this model, the outsourcer takes the responsibility of providing regular work and vendor undertakes the responsibilities of successful execution. The success of this model depends upon the mutual benefits of both [...]]]></description>
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