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Paul Herdsman Of NICE Global: The Benefits Of Utilizing Nearshore Outsourcing For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Examples of this for businesses in the United States would be countries such as Mexico, Brazil, Costa Rica, or Jamaica. We ultimately made the decision to bring everything in-house and build our own center, and after doing our due diligence and research, we decided on Montego Bay, Jamaica as the ideal location. Shared Time Zones.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

We are now based in Atlanta, but we started out on a college campus in Jamaica as a team of one: me. After a long research done on the market, I realized that there aren’t many vendors offering to monitor both local and global news sources at the same time. Image credit: Alexis Chateau.

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The Easiest Way To Start Doing Business Internationally

Mike Michalowicz

The New Global Economy. Just like rum from Jamaica instantly has cache, American entrepreneurs carry the same caches. So, you need to do business globally and you are damn sexy. You need to start doing international business immediately, and (the good news) its damn easy. Thank you, Internet! Why the urgency? But it is not.

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Can You Really Overhaul A Nation’s Customer Service Culture?

YoungUpstarts

In a harsh global economy, great service is the price of admission. And if you’re a leader at global enterprise, no doubt you’ve gained more than a few gray hairs worrying about it. Before the global recession, Mauritius was a popular vacation destination for Europeans. Singapore Airlines had to compete globally from day one.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter January 2012

VC Cafe

Though a global innovator, Apple in 2010 only invested 2% of its revenue in R&D, much lower than other high-tech companies. Cornell University and the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology have been chosen to build a cutting-edge NYC Tech Campus that will serve as a global magnet for tech talent and entrepreneurship.

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Business Lessons from Bolt, Phelps, et al.

Growthink Blog

countries participating, and with fans from all of those countries watching , the Olympics are an overwhelming reminder that global business planning and acting is both a blessed opportunity and a competitive necessity. The World is One. With over 10,000 athletes from 200(!) This is an especially important wisdom for smaller U.S.

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111 Great Last Minute Gift Ideas For Clients

Mike Michalowicz

Global Gardens. your client will receive fresh, extra virgin olive oil, a fruit infused balsamic or champagne vinegar and two additional gourmet food items from Global Gardens. The Vibes of Jamaica. Find unusual flavors and colors so you’re not mimicking everyone else. Is your client a foodie? A Cool Wall Clock!

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