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Large and small enterprises outsource part of their production by hiring other companies to get involved in their marketing and some part of their overall day to day operations. This is nothing new. Essentially it had been going on since the industrial revolution. It is what turned small businesses into big businesses and is made outsourcing a valuable marketing tool.

The idea is that companies should do the work they do best. It can be, for example, a small business consultant who sets up shop by outsourcing part of their operations to others with more advanced skills. Henry Ford, as an example did not start out with all his plans for the huge automobile success intact, he started out small. At first he was reluctant to outsource, preferring, as an example, to grow rubber trees in the tropics for tires.

Even though that ides failed, his business became what it is today when he built cars and left tires to Goodyear. Other facets of the automobile business such as parts, engines, headlights, and tires, are not part of the special expertise of car companies. They are more economically bought from the companies whose business it is to produce them.

To do well in business, companies needs companies. Of course competition between business enterprises that are essentially the same is good, but what about those that are complementary? Why not help them, while helping one's own business? Basically, that was the idea that started companies outsourcing to others.

At first it was mainly within countries and then grew into an international affair. Money and good deals have a way of breaking down barriers. Prices are set differently for purchases between manufacturers than they are for wholesale or retail dealerships. At first, international trade consisted of imports and exports of raw materials needed for manufacturing and buying from other countries what cannot be produced at home.

However, with the lessening of trade restrictions, outsourcing which was seen as an alternative to high labor costs, escalated. Now the global economy rises and falls with the interaction between companies. It rose when the internet made healthy inroads into the economy, but then came to a sudden stop with the dot.com debacle. Everyone had been getting rich, then suddenly pop and everyone was poor.

Each country seems to own parts of other countries. However when one is economically strapped, they all suffer. We are now living through such a mix up of international assets. Although somewhat frightening when closely scrutinized, the long term objectives of such buying and selling and business venturing may yet prove to be exactly what the doctor ordered.

The world is getting smaller because the internet connects interests and job opportunities all over the globe. Our interests become their interests and their interest becomes ours. No longer can any one country dictate to and mistreat their own people without everyone the world over knowing about at almost instantly. That is good. Potentially it will have the effect of creating better business ventures and healthier outsourcing internationally.

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Nick Messe is president of Lead Frog LLC. Encorpus provides small business consulting and strategies for business startups, product launches, marketing or business development. Encorpus customizes and personalizes every strategy, advisory session or business relationship to you and your company's special DNA.

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