Investment Interest in Honduras: Nearshore Americas Visits San Pedro Sula (Espanol)
January 19th, 2010“Hay interés de invertir en SPS” Un experto norteamericano visitó el
(Source: LaPrensa.HN)
By Yesille Ponce: yesille.ponce@laprensa.hn
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Compañías de telecomunicaciones mundialmente reconocidas como Verizon, Sprint y AT& T podrían instalar fácilmente sus centro de llamadas para brindar respuestas a sus clientes desde esta ciudad, segú Kirk Laughlin, experto norteamericano en el tema de tercerización de servicios.
Laughlin visitó el país hace unos días con el fin de proporcionar una amplia perspectiva de las oportunidades de tercerización para algunos inversionistas que tienen interés en San Pedro Sula y el resto de Honduras. Habló con NEGOCIOS sobre el futuro de esta industria.
Todo para atraer inversión
El experto confirmó las ventajas con que cuenta la capital industrial, en especial, en el tema de costo, talento humano y estabilidad política, que es clave para invertir. Agregó, que empresas activas en el Caribe dedicadas al cobro de tarjetas de crédito y bancos optarían por colocar …
On the Ground in Honduras: A Closer Look at a Central American Upstart
January 13th, 2010
By Kirk Laughlin, Editorial Director
Nearshore Americas is spending several days on the ground this week in Honduras for a couple of very good reasons which I will be talking about and exploring on some interesting videos over the course of the next two weeks. We have been interviewing high level government officials, education and human capital leaders, telecom regulators and business leaders while traveling with our host from Altia Business Park, Ruben Sorto, who is the marketing director at the San Pedro Sula based facility, which is the first world-class business center in Honduras designed to service BPO and call center operations.
Ruben joined me (we’re both at the far right on the panel) today on a …
Honduras BPO Stays the Course Despite Political Instability
July 24th, 2009The more I talk to those connected to the Honduras outsourcing sector, the more I 
realize that – frankly – the country might just be a lot better off if former President Manuel Zelaya never comes back to the capital of Tegucigalpa. Even US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says an attempt by Zelaya to return to Honduras would be “reckless” and would damage attempts for constitutional order.
No hard feeling Mel, but if you and the rest of the political leadership want to truly serve your country then walk away from the righteous arguments and let stability – and commercial growth and opportunity – prevail.
Of course, the political situation in Honduras is not that simple. But what is encouraging is that despite the past several weeks of negotiations and high-level wrangling, the country’s emerging BPO industry is holding itself together …
