Business must go on!

When your company has implemented a hiring freeze, you’ve lost key staff and you are still left with all your responsibilities plus those of the ones laid off, it’s time to outsource. 

The best way to outsource is to approach it as if you were hiring an employee. Here are some things you should be doing before signing your contract with a vendor:

-Interview prospective vendors. Just like with an employee, you will want to make sure your vendor fits in with your corporate culture and understands protocol. Make sure you meet the main contact person that will be working for your company. You should like them if you plan to hire them! 

-Ensure that your company will be a priority. Avoid working with vendors who are servicing competitors. And avoid a company that may seem overbooked and too busy. If they are too busy to book an initial meeting with you for too long out, they will probably be to busy to attend to you once a contract is signed. 

-Negotiate price- Learn about pricing when you are interviewing prospective vendors and negotiate price based on what you have learned. 

-Negotiate services- Have your vendor throw in some additional services if they did not reduce their price significantly or even if they did. 

-Negotiate payment structure- Your company may have certain outsourcing budgets that could effect whether a new contract gets approved. By restructuring how the payment structure is set, you may be able to avoid a contract rejection. 

-Do Not Sign The Contract… until you have read, reviewed and approve of all the terms, dates and conditions.

And finally, do not stop doing business or trying to build your business because of your companies changes. Adapt to new ways of getting things done. Find vendors and partners to help you get the job 

done. 

You m

ay not be able to throw that client event production for over $100,000, but you can have smaller events with smaller groups for a small fraction of the cost. Invite your most valued custom

ers.  You still need to show your customers that you are doing well and you are ready to succeed.

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