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Three tips for successful Outsourcing:1. Contact us to discuss your project2. Start a pilot project with us 3. Become our client and friend Outsourcing gets personal:Person-To-Person Offshoring — thebest proposal in offshore web development services to small business owners and individuals. Partnership & Cooperation:We offer partnership programsto companies, freelancers and individuals, who are interested in IT outsourcing services
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Inspirativ Offshore F.A.Q.Questions about Belarus
1. Belarus… Where is it? Questions about Inspirativ
1. How can I save money by outsourcing my work to you? In comparison with other European countries, Belarus is slightly smaller than Great Britain and Rumania, 2.2 times as big as Portugal and Hungary and 5 times as big as the Netherlands and Switzerland. The distance between Minsk and the capitals of neighboring states is as follows: Vilnius - 215 km, Riga - 470 km, Warsaw - 550 km, Kiev – 580 km, Moscow - 700 km. What is the capital of Belarus? Minsk is the capital of Belarus and its educational, cultural, industrial, and scientific center. The name “Minsk” was derived from the Slavonic word “mena” (barter, exchange) because in ancient times it was the place where merchants from many countries of Europe and Asia struck deals and exchanged their goods.Minsk is the major industrial center of Belarus. The economy is based on machine-building, in particular manufacture of trucks and tractors. Other products are: electric motors, bicycles, bearings, machine tools, radio and television equipment, refrigerators, watches, textiles and foodstuff. Minsk is also a big crossroad center with a developed network of railways, roads, air-roots and Metro. The city serves as the main educational and cultural center with the Academy of Sciences, State University (founded in 1921) and numerous institutions of higher education and scientific research. It is the place where one can find the best pieces of Belarussian cultural heritage: museums, exhibitions, theatres, etc. Is Belarus economically stable? Nobody wants to make partners with people who live in constant economical problems. In our opinion Belarus is a very favorable country for IT Outsourcing, which managed to develop it’s economy after the collapse of the USSR, and which is more important - rapidly continuing it’s developing. Of course you may think that we’re idealizing Belarus… Here are some facts for you:According to the World Bank country economic memorandum for Belarus “Belarus: Window of Opportunity to Enhance Competitiveness and Sustain Economic Growth” (November 2005), the experience of Belarus is somewhat at odds with the standard transition paradigm. Unlike most CIS countries, where economic reforms were partial and not always successful, Belarus thanks to slow restructuring managed to avoid some serious mistakes of the initial stage of transformation period. Present situation in Belarus and current tendencies in the global economy are quite favorable for pursuing structural reforms. The memorandum also notes the following: 1. Broad-based economic growth has solid economic and social basis; 2. Belarus reached the lowest poverty level among transition economies. According to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Transition Report 2006, Belarus: 1. in comparison with other CIS countries considerably improved business climate and the quality of economic administration; 2. has the lowest among all CIS countries level of business financial losses due to criminal environment; 3. has comparatively low level of time losses related to bureaucratic hurdles; 4. has the lowest, in comparison with neighboring countries, share of people living below poverty level – under 2 percent (in Latvia – 11.5 percent, in Ukraine – 31.4 percent); 5. has the highest share of expenditure on health – 4.9 percent of GDP; 6. has one of the highest parameters of expenditure on education – 6.1 percent of GDP. If you’re interested in more information, follow some useful links: Why Belarus is a favorable place for IT Outsourcing? We can spend hours telling you about low costs, skilled professionals and well-developed IT infrastructure in Belarus. But the best way to prove the above-mentioned statement is to give you information from various reliable sources.GLOBAL OUTSOURCING REPORT 2005: “Belarus is one of the most technologically advanced countries in Eastern Europe and its competitive advantages make it an attractive outsourcing area. Three companies, EPAM, IBA and SAM, have well over 2,000 people currently employed in outsourcing. Belarus is involved with significant amount of outsourcing work, and in some cases more than other EE countries. Belarus was an “assembly plant” of the former Soviet Union, which resulted in a skilled and well-qualified labor force, along with a number of technical universities, schools, labs and scientific institutions. The Belarusian education system goes back to the time of the former USSR. There are many universities, institutes and colleges that train high-quality programmers, QA specialists, designers, etc. Every year, about 2,000 highly qualified IT specialists come to the market. One of the main advantages of outsourcing in Belarus is the low labor costs. Typically, the rates of Belarusian software houses are about seven times lower than those of the U.S. or Western Europe. Belarus is situated in Eastern Europe and close to European destinations. The Belarusian government actively supports IT outsourcing. An offshore-programming zone provides a legislative basis for offshore software development. There are also preferential taxation policies.” Read more about Belarus in Outsourcing Journal: Belarus Attempts to Become the Eastern European Bangalore. Belarus business information and other facts CURRENCY: Belarussian roubles (BYR)MONEY CIRCULATION: Foreign currency may be exchanged for the national or vice versa at the airport, "Currency Exchange" offices, banks, hotels. Credit cards "Visa", "Mastercard", "American Express", "Eurocard", traveling cheques are used. BUSINESS HOURS: Most shops are open from 9 a.m. till 7 p.m., Saturday - 10 a.m. till 6 p.m.; big shops work on Sundays (11 a.m. - 5 p.m.). Currency exchange offices open from 8.30 a.m. till 8 p.m., some work on Sundays. DRIVING: Right-sided; radar speed control; speed limits (km/hr): motorways - 100, roads - 90, populated areas - 60. Either national or international driver license is valid. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS: Minsk-1, Minsk-2. HOW TO GET IN BELARUS: by air – almost all European airlines have regular flights to Minsk; national air-company "BELAVIA"; by train - direct international and inter-city trains operate between Belarus and many European countries; by car - good highways connection. ENTRY FORMALITIES: A valid passport is obligatory, visa required for most countries. LANGUAGES: Belarussian, Russian; script Cyrillic. RELIGIONS: Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Islamic, Jewish. POLITICAL SYSTEM: The President - the Head of the State; The Executive - executes, determines economic and socio-political situation in Belarus; The Council of Ministers; The Prime-Minister; The Legislative - creates laws, adopts decisions; The Parliament - the House of Representatives and the Soviet of the Republic; The Constitutional Court - settle disputes and conflicts. TIME ZONE: GMT + 2 hrs. How can I save money by outsourcing my work to you? The cost of living in Belarus is much lower than in USA or West European countries. That’s shy we are able to offer rates that are nearly 70% lower than International rates for the same or even better quality of services.What web projects can you develop?
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How do you ensure client confidentiality? Inspirativ is committed to protecting your privacy. Our privacy policy is based on the safe harbor principles. This policy outlines our personal information handling practices for both online and offline data.If you give us personal information, we will treat it according to this policy. To ensure confidentiality of information, we offer our customers to sign in a confidential Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) at the very initial stages of project discussion. NDA is a legal contract between Inspirativ and a client that outlines confidential materials or knowledge for us to share with one another for certain purposes. What flexibility do you offer to avoid offshore outsourcing risks? Flexibility helps to avoid many outsourcing risks. First of all we develop a project plan with an estimated effort and schedule according to the specified requirements.Then we conclude a Service Level Agreement (SLA). It is a contract which records the common understanding about services, priorities, responsibilities, guarantee, etc. with the main purpose to agree on the level of service. It also specifies other attributes of the service like billing and even penalties in the case of violation of the SLA. In some cases operating level agreement is also needed (OLA). OLA defines the interdependent relationships among the internal support groups working to support a SLA. The objective of the OLA is to present a clear, concise and measurable description of the service provider's internal support relationships. How do I start a project with you? First of all you need to contact us via the enquiry form or by using E-mail, MSN Messenger or Skype. These are the main means of communication we use.It would be great if you could give us a detailed request for proposal (RFP). If you don’t have an RFP, send us your ideas and requirements so we could help you develop an RFP. After that within 24 hours our manager will contact you to confirm details of your inquiry. From that point onwards our team will be in constant contact with you to take our relationship forward. Take a look at our approach to know how we work. |
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