Over the last 10 years, India’s emergence as one of the world’s premier outsourcing hubs has mostly helped multinational corporations and Fortune 500 firms increase their bottom line. But small businesses that effectively identify and manage offshore projects can also tap into these cost savings, increase margins and level the competitive playing field. With limited resources and room for trial-and-error, small business owners must conduct rigorous background checks on potential service providers in India.

The trick is how…

For all IT and BPO related services, small business owners should check the National Association of Software companies (Nasscom) for a database of registered companies.

Small businesses and freelancers can be found on Web sites that rank service providers or BPO companies. Also, alibaba.com is a great resource for manufactured good providers.

For a more indepth look at outsourcing to India and China check out our recent blog post!