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

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Everything from customer service, technical support, to back office operations are able to be outsourced as a way to reduce costs, keep up with the evolving consumer expectations, and drive a faster return on investment. What is the difference between offshoring and nearshoring?

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Dominican Central Bank Reports 29% Growth In Remittances

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The Dominican Republic has emerged victorious in this struggle. Over the last 5 years the Dominican Republic was a fast growing Caribbean economy. In 2018 remittances to the Dominican Republic accounted for more than 7% of the country’s GDP. Remittances to the Dominican Republic averaged $312.9

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Micro-Multinationals, And How They Will Define Our Era

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Back in early 2003, a Dane named Janus Friis and a Swede named Niklas Zennström had an idea for a software application, and founded a business with the help of three Estonian software developers. They can operate their businesses around the world and around the clock across multiple time-zones [10].

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Facebook Acquires Israel’s Snaptu For an Estimated $60-70 Million

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Founded in 2007 by Ron Makavy, Micha Berdichevsky, and Barak Naveh, Snaptu raised a total of $9 million in three rounds: $3 million from Carmel Ventures, $5 million a year ago (March 2010) from Sequoia and $1 million from private investors, including Spotlab, an angel fund operated by former Israeli MP Neomi Blumental.