Outsourcing: Rick Ferry, COO of C3 (Part 7)

Sramana Mitra: The sectors that you talked about, are these sectors that you have major strategies to penetrate with onshore offerings? Rick Ferry: Yes, we do. We identified those fairly early on. We’re working with the companies that have accepted our services, thankfully, not only to bring them up here in the U.S. and do

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Latin America Rising

I have been interested in Latin America for more than 15 years, although my involvement with business in the region started only in 2007, when I visited Buenos Aires for a client engagement. Since then, I have closely followed the ever-growing reach of MercadoLibre, Latin America’s e-commerce leader, in the form of an interview with founder

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E-Commerce Gold Rush

Twenty thousand e-commerce sites are coming online every week I have long been a fan of e-commerce. Today, I see the industry in a gold rush. According to some analyst estimates, nearly 20,000 entrepreneurs now open online storefronts every week, and growth in e-commerce sales continues to outstrip that of sales in physical stores. Early

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Forbes Column 2010: An Underused Tool For Job Recovery

With unemployment soaring, incubators can help people move into self-employment–and create jobs. See how in this week’s Forbes column, An Underused Tool For Job Recovery.