Thread: Small business outsource to cut costs and gain quality

More than 80% of new and small businesses have already started or would consider outsourcing parts of their business functions as they look to gain skills and cut costs, new research has revealed.

Results of research carried out at the Business Startup show on November 30 and December 1, 2010:
Over 50 businesses surveyed - all of which had between 1 and 10 people working in the organisation and were less than 5 years old (Nearly 90% were start-ups or less than 1 year)
Majority (81%) already have (29%), or would consider (52%), outsourcing
Those who have outsourced – 35% stayed within the UK, 65% went abroad
Those who have never outsourced – 34% said because of a difficulty finding a provider, 34% prefer to keep things in-house, 13% because of a lack of confidence
A quarter would most likely outsource websites and e-commerce
Of those surveyed, 78% agree or strongly agree that outsourcing can reduce costs compared with keeping projects in house
In a difficult economic climate, over 50% would consider outsourcing
In a difficult economic climate, 48% would consider outsourcing aboard
Over 50% believe outsourcing overseas can save money without sacrificing quality
79% would use a service like outsourcemyproject.com to outsource or offshore work
77% believe outsourcing can provide new businesses with access to the experienced people they need to develop and thrive
36% would outsource overseas rather than a UK-based supplier, and nearly 50% would if they could see ratings and reviews from other customers.

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Thanks for sharing this information with us it is very useful to who want to start the small business.

Outsourcing is a really touchy subject. It really depends on what they would be doing. For some it is frowned upon and others it is welcomed. Cheaper out sourcing doesn't necessarily mean better or more productivity. It really ultimately depends on what the outsourcing is doing. I am not totally against it, but I do have some doubts when it comes to quality in certain areas.

Originally Posted by gameutopia

Outsourcing is a really touchy subject. It really depends on what they would be doing. For some it is frowned upon and others it is welcomed. Cheaper out sourcing doesn't necessarily mean better or more productivity. It really ultimately depends on what the outsourcing is doing. I am not totally against it, but I do have some doubts when it comes to quality in certain areas.

I appreciate your opinion and you are right for some extent but to choose right services you must go through all aspects and you should have right observational skills while choosing service provider.

Originally Posted by gameutopia

Outsourcing is a really touchy subject. It really depends on what they would be doing. For some it is frowned upon and others it is welcomed. Cheaper out sourcing doesn't necessarily mean better or more productivity. It really ultimately depends on what the outsourcing is doing. I am not totally against it, but I do have some doubts when it comes to quality in certain areas.

Well sometime cutting the cost is more important than quality. There are thousand of customer who would consider the price over the quality. And outsourcing most of the time doesn't result in reduce quality. Different countries have different type of advantages and they can produce products much more efficiently than the domestic firm could ever do.

Outsourcing has gives many benefits to business investors and that is a wise decision with the right service provider.