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Outsourcing-subcontracting to St. Petersburg

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St. Petersburg offers great opportunities for cooperation with regard to outsourcing and subcontracting and below you will find a list of the business sectors which offer the most interesting options for subcontracting:

Advantages of outsourcing to St. Petersburg

  • Proximity to the EU border and thus low logistics costs
  • Very professional employees
  • High rate of industrial growth and innovation
  • Huge local market potential
  • Low cost levels
  • High interest in obtaining orders and motivation to work
  • Free production capacities

Disadvantages of outsourcing to St. Petersburg

  • Growing salary and other costs
  • Requirements for high volumes
  • Lack of experience in international co-operation
  • Complicated logistics and difficulties with the organization of technical control

Establishing contacts

There are different ways to make contact with your future outsourcing partners in St. Petersburg. You can contact companies within the interested sector directly, using company directories or yellow pages, take part in the exhibitions or use specialized agencies – subcontracting centres:

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