How staff aug and transfer models give you maximum flexibility in a chaotic world

Modern tech businesses need to maintain international footprints, both as a way to keep their tech teams staffed as well as when it helps them to enter regional markets.

But how do you maintain flexibility and hedge against the current global instability?

Our CEO Arin Sime was recently in Bogota Colombia, in Parque 93, which is a popular part of the city for tech businesses. Colombia is an interesting focal point for nearshoring in Latin America. The size and quality of the talent pool, the proximity to North America, and the friendly business environment all make it an attractive destination for your nearshore tech team.

But Colombia is not immune to the instability that we see around the world these days, including in the US. It's hard to predict what comes next when governments make proclamations via social media, and the initial statements often leave out a lot of important details. The uncertainty around H1B Visas in the US recently is a prime example of that.

So when you're planning your nearshore investments, it's important to leave your options on the table. Here's three quick ideas for building a more anti-fragile global business are:

1) Start with Staff Augmentation and a flexible local partner - so you can learn more about one or more countries or cities, and see first hand the types of talent available in those regions before you commit to a particular region. The right partner can even help you craft a working arrangement to meet all your compliance and security needs, as well as help with working locations if you require the team to work in an office.

2) Once you narrow in on a region, make sure you have an exit ramp with your staff augmentation partner. At AgilityFeat, we can move you seamlessly from staff augmentation contracts to a Build Operate Transfer model, which allows you to own the full tech subsidiary whenever you're ready.

3) Consider more than one location or even geographic region. For cost or compliance reasons, you may prefer to have your team focused in a particular city with an office, and that's certainly understandable. But if you want extra assurance that regulations related to a particular country will have minimal impact on your company, then having multiple tech delivery centers in different countries is the ultimate hedge against geopolitical risk.

We can help you with all of that, just contact our team today at AgilityFeat.com!

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