rural prosperity: a call to action rural sourcing, inc. kathy brittain white
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RURAL PROSPERITY:A Call To Action
Rural Sourcing, Inc.
Kathy Brittain Whitewww.ruralsource.com
Regions will be transformed by the great 20th Century breakthrough: the ability to move work to people by moving ideas and information.
Peter Drucker High-speed networks and other technologies enable IT services bound neither by time nor location.
R. Bruce JostenExecutive Vice President-Government Affairs
US Chamber of Commerce
Regions Without Boundaries
The Wall Street Journal: States fight Exodus of Jobs Lawmakers, Unions Seek to Block Outsourcing Overseas
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Jobs Moving offshore, in millions (left scale)
Wages of lost US jobs in billions (right scale)
2000 2005 2010 2015
Categories of Projected Jobs LostOffice Support 1,700,000Computer 470,000Business Ops 350,000Management 290,000Sales 230,000Architecture 180,000Legal 80,000
Source: Forrester Research
America Concerns
• Decline in Computer Science Majors
• Decline in the Middle Class
• Global Competitiveness
• Rise of the Working Poor
• Population Shift
• Baby Boomer Retirement
Cost SavingsCost Savings
SecuritySecurity
CollaborationCollaboration
Customer Control
Customer Control
Customers Want
RURAL AMERICA CAN PROVIDE !RURAL AMERICA CAN PROVIDE !
The Rural Advantage
Cost of Living
Quality of Life
Work Ethic
Untapped Potential
Safety/Security
Some On Shore Examples
Jet Blue
Ciber
Bearing Point
Cross USA
Rural Sourcing Inc.
Rural Sourcing, Inc.
Rural Sourcing is an
organization established
in 2003 to provide high-
quality information
technology services at
30% - 50% cost saving
while supporting Rural
Economic development.
Rural Sourcing, Inc.
Locates in lower cost Rural regions of U.S.
Recruits Experienced IT Workers to Relocate OR Return
Offers New College Graduates Employment without Leaving their home Region
Collaborates with regional leadership.
• Systems Programming and Development
• Systems Testing and Integration
• Application Maintenance and Support
• Web Development
• Project Management
Diverse Technology Skills
Our Core Competences
Rural Sourcing – SummaryCustomer Benefits
– Cost Savings– Talented, Motivated Workforce– Diverse Skill-sets– Simplified Outsourcing
Negotiations– Flexible Working
Arrangements
Regional Benefits– Technology Jobs– Specialized Training– Retention of College Grads– Regional Support– Higher Salaries
Employees Benefits– Professional Management Team– Salaries/Benefits– Growing Company– Quality of Life
Commitment
• Employing an IT Workforce in Rural Regions
• Investing in Employee Technology Training
• Partnering with University and Economic Development Leaders
• Investing in the Regions where we Locate
Our Product---Our Employees
Embedded in your Region!
Rural Sourcing, Inc.
Regional Opportunities
• Recruit Service Industries
• Expand Technology Training
• Develop a Regional Marketing Strategy
• Build Alliances to Expand Services
VISION AND LEADERSHIPVISION AND LEADERSHIP
Expanding Service Sector
Increases per capita income
Retains college graduates
Encourages “clustering” of knowledge-based companies
Builds community confidence in its “soft infrastructure” and its ability to participate in knowledge economy
Creates entrepreneurial market
CREATE KNOWLEDGEBASED JOBS
EXPANDSCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGYMAJORS
PARTNER WITH BUSINESSESAND COMMUNITIES
IMPROVE K-12
EDUCATION
Vision for the Future
