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Outsourcing To The Philippines - A Wise Business Choice

By Jim Eastman

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Published: 12Apr2011
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When growing a business, effective time and money management have always been a problem: office work outsourcing to the Philippines is arguably the best solution. In the past the only option was to hire a secretary, or the entrepreneur would have to handle all of the necessary back-end work themselves. However, with the ever expanding use of the Internet, hiring a virtual assistant is a more feasible option for a growing business.

Entrepreneurs can now harvest qualified, educated, professional assistance in the Philippines. Perhaps, like many businesses today, the staggering expense of hiring an American worker is not cost effective or even practical.

The hiring of an American worker often exceeds beyond just salary and taxes, to also include optional benefits such as 401K's and health and dental benefits. The expense of hiring an American worker can quickly reach upwards of $20,000, leaving many business owners to choose between their bottom line and the employees who help their venture succeed.

Business owners are well aware of the overhead costs required by law to operate, especially in the United States. Overhead costs can drain profits just as quickly as the profits are made.

Entrepreneurs will undoubtedly need assistance to manage the day-to-day tasks of their business. When taken into account that the average Filipino worker earns a quarter of the salary of an American secretary, the outsourcing of work to a virtual assistant becomes a much more tangible alternative.

The amount of time and money that can be garnered by an entrepreneur outsourcing offshore can amount to the difference between flourishing and going under. Could your business use an extra $15,000 a year? It's no secret that the cost of living in the Philippines is drastically less than that of many other countries. What this means for you, is that all the benefits that you would provide to an American worker can be offered to an outsourced Filipino worker without affecting profits. Expenses such as health care insurance costs can be provided to permanent virtual assistant employees at a fraction of that for their American counterparts.

Health insurance in America averages around $7000 annually for one person. High quality health insurance in the Philippines averages around $450 per person per year.

Outsourcing to the Philippines is a socially responsible business decision. As an entrepreneur, you must always find ways to grow your business in a manner that is productive and yields a positive work environment in order to reap financial rewards. Outsourcing to a Filipino virtual assistant will enable you to run your office more efficiently, will save you money, reduce work- related stress and will propel your business into the technologically advanced world of globalization.

Given todays economic environment, for many entrepreneurs, outsourcing to the Philippines can mean the difference in survival or bankruptcy! The former benefits all of us: the latter benefits no one!

If, as a business person, you're faced with the unhappy prospect of losing your business because you desperately need to hire help, but cannot afford to hire a local assistant, consider outsourcing to the Philippines.

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