{"id":576,"date":"2010-07-12T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2010-07-12T11:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/?p=576"},"modified":"2022-05-26T09:05:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T14:05:18","slug":"rural-sourcing-can-replace-outsourcing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallbizsurvival.com\/2010\/07\/rural-sourcing-can-replace-outsourcing.html","title":{"rendered":"Rural sourcing can replace outsourcing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n
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CNN Money published a feature on rural sourcing, “Forget India, outsource to Arkansas<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

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Dubbed “ruralsourcing,” “rural outsourcing” and “onshoring,” the practice relies on two simple premises: Smaller towns need jobs, and they offer a cheaper cost of living than urban centers. So businesses that outsource work to these areas can expect to pay less — rates are often as much as 25% to 50% lower — than if they were hiring urbanites with comparable skills.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The CNN Money story was picked up by Inc.com as the headline item for a weekly roundup, “Forget Outsourcing, Try Rural Sourcing<\/a>.”\u00a0<\/div>\n

This is a trend we first talked about in 2006, citing stories from Ed Morrison<\/a>. (Moving technology jobs to rural areas<\/a>, and Outsourcing to rural areas<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

Three companies were mentioned in the recent coverage:\u00a0Rural Sourcing, Inc.<\/a>, Cross USA<\/a>, and Onshore Technology<\/a>. Their websites offer some resources that could be relevant to any small town business or economic development group exploring this type project.<\/p>\n