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Entrepreneurial Outsourcing: Operating Like the Big Guys

In 1994, when I started Accuship.com, Inc., I had no other employees or investors so I quickly had to learn how to operate as creatively and efficiently as possible. To be successful, I had to evolve from doing everything myself to relying on strategic outsource partners. Once I achieved this goal, I was able to focus on my core business as opposed to just working harder. Other entrepreneurial companies can follow this same formula. Let me share what I learned.

In the past, yours had to be a major company like Microsoft or Wal-Mart to take advantage of strategic outsourcing opportunities. Microsoft has been wise to focus on its core business of software development while outsourcing processes such as manufacturing and distribution. Likewise, Wal-Mart doesn’t make any of the products it sells, sticking instead to its core competencies of purchasing, retailing, and distribution.

Today’s collaborative technologies have now empowered entrepreneurial companies to benefit from the same strategic outsourcing benefits that used to be exclusive to the "big guys." These include capital expenditure control, increased efficiency, labor cost reduction, speed to market, core business focus, competitive advantage, and risk avoidance. The result is that smaller companies can be more efficient and make more money.

by Mason Kauffman
The World Logistics Organization

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