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Sign Up Get a Job (May 13, 2009)

On Wednesday May 13th, UNITEC students attended our job fair held at UNITEC’s “Aula Magna” from 10:00AM-7:00PM. Many important companies such as TACA, Bac Bamer, Tabacalera Hondureña, Telecoloco and Grupo Karims attended this job fair.

The line for Altia Business Park (Grupo Karims) was very long, students were exited about applying for their first job experience and for others applying for the opportunity that could change their lives. The job fair was a success, students were very prepared and capable, their English and IT skills where very competitive.

This job fair was a clear example of the potential undergraduate and graduate students have in Honduras. Altia Business Park is a great growth opportunity not only for students but also for companies wishing to make their business succeed.

Altia Business Park Presentation at Unitec (April 24, 2009)

On Thursday April 16th, 180 UNITEC students from the San Pedro Sula campus gathered in UNITEC’s audiovisuals room “Aula Magna” at 7:00PM. Ruben Dario Sorto Alvarado , Corporate Marketing and New Projects Director was the speaker to a brief corporate presentation about Altia Business Park the first Class A sustainable business park in the region to focus on providing a complete infrastructure to companies wishing to work in a global environment, located in San Pedro Sula the industrial capital of Honduras.

This presentation informed students about:

- Why Honduras? Presenting all the competitive advantages Honduras has to offer.

- Altia Business Park’s general aspects, objectives and benefits.

- Job opportunities for graduate and undergraduate English speaking and IT talented students.

After the presentation students shared their interest asking questions and sharing experiences. Once students become part of Altia Business Park their success will be our pride.

Honduras and Medical BPO (April 17, 2009)

Efficiency is needed in all organizations but hospitals and clinics require a higher efficiency level. American medical files are going digital to increase service quality, focus on core business, reduce errors and costs.

Companies often outsource this part of their business to other countries due to costs, infrastructure and human resource availability. Companies are now looking to outsource to Central American countries such as Honduras due to the offered benefits. Honduras offers the most competitive solution in the nearshore area based on a large English Speaking and IT capable population in Central America (410 bilingual schools) providing the critical mass for a contact center and a business process outsourcing industries.

Altia Business Park located in San Pedro Sula the industrial capital of Honduras is an innovative answer to current corporate requirements. This will be the first Class A sustainable business park in the region to focus on providing a complete infrastructure to companies wishing to work in a global environment, with the competitive advantages that Honduras has to offer.

Altia Business Park offers infrastructure to companies dedicated on medical billing and collections outsourcing, medical transcription outsourcing, medical or healthcare call center services, outsourcing of medical accounts receivable collections, medical coding outsourcing, Medical data entry services, data conversion and medical forms processing.Thinking at a higher level is not just about making Altia Business Park the first and best regional business solution, it is about continuously raising the bar. We will be leaders hosting leaders.

Is Outsourcing to Honduras Affordable? (April 10, 2009)

During this economic global crisis, companies’ primary thought is reducing cost and improving their core business to survive the struggle.  In order to focus a company’s core business, noncore businesses have to be outsourced; this reduces cost and increases efficiency. The question now is ; What is my best outsourcing option?

Latin America has become the next outsourcing hot spot in the Americas. Central America has many outsourcing choices, Honduras is considered the best outsourcing spot due to the regions ability to offer great amount of competitive advantages. But is Honduras affordable?

- Honduras offers a great number of English speaking and IT talented dynamic workforce at the most competitive cost in Central America.

- Honduras has the best and most competitive telecommunication cost in the region.

- Hiring and training employees involves lots of costs and it is time consuming. Honduras offers employee training, helping your company cut down more on costs and improving effectiveness.

- Honduras can cater the Hispanic and English speaking market.

- Honduras has 2-3 hour direct flights to Miami, Houston, Atlanta and cities like Denver, Los Angeles and New York are few hours away.

- The entire country has been designated as a Free Trade Zone.

- Honduras has the lowest real estate cost in Central America and offers World Class infrastructure to companies establishing their outsourcing operations.

Honduras is a country with the right infrastructure and the human capital for a near shore operation; San Pedro Sula a vibrant city with the business environment and technology park with all the required energy, telecommunications, security and modern office space, all of them together providing a real competitive cost advantage; and a business partner with a passion for service: So have you made up your mind yet?

Is Honduras the right outsourcing choice? (April 3, 2009)

Companies are now outsourcing to several parts of the world. Outsourcers have a wide variety of good choices .In order to make the right decision they must begin a selection process by developing an analytical framework that includes economic, socioeconomic factor, and risk factors.

It is difficult to make a decision to outsource your business to another part of the world.  Altia Business Park has developed a checklist based in facts Honduras and Altia offer that addresses all the factors outsourcers should consider before making a decision.

Base line analysis of costs.

Real estate cost
Real estate cost is also a big factor. Considering that a Class A office space would cost you US$26 per square meter in Costa Rica and US$30 in Panama, Altia Business Park offers world class infrastructure at a cost of US$20.

Labor cost
Honduras provides enough of a workforce to meet the industry expectations at the most competitive cost. The entire country has been designated as a Free Trade Zone by law.

Telecommunication costs
Honduras has one of the largest fiber optic network in the region and the lowest telecommunication cost in Central America.

Economic and Socioeconomic factors

Honduras has a sustained economic growth of more than 5.5% during the last 7 years; it is expected to have a 1.5% growth during 2009.

San Pedro Sula’ is the motor Honduras economy, generating more than 60% of the national GDP. More than 25 years of democracy, catalogued by the World Economic Forum as a country with good future perspective. Honduras government has established the service sector as a national priority.

Cultural Affinity

Honduras has more than 100 years with the presence of U.S. companies operating in Honduran territory.
Largest English speaking population in Central America.

Talent and resources

Available workforce
With the exception of Honduras, all the rest of Central American countries lack sufficient  “critical mass” on the available bilingual personnel. More than 450 bilingual schools, we have 50,000 English speaking populations, with computer skills.

Talent
Honduras has the largest English speaking and IT talent population in Central America.