Ariel Banos, expert in pricing strategy, presents in this article a key aspect to consider when quoting proposals for professional services.
"... In his book "Pricing Creativity", Blair Enns exemplifies the big differences there can be in the price of professional work, using the cases of some famous logos.
The competitive advantage of low costs of Central American companies and the possibility of making strategic alliances in Mexico and the U.S., are some of the opportunities that architectural services companies could take advantage of.
For the internationalization of this type of service, companies in the sector recognize some challenges and barriers such as the lack of information on internationalization of services, lack of knowledge on how to reach international clients, differences in design codes and applicable laws, and regulatory difficulties to internationalize plans, highlights an analysis prepared by the Costa Rican Foreign Trade Promoter (Procomer).
In Central America, nearly 5 million people are looking to purchase home services online, and 8% of these consumers are exploring options for contracting residential cleaning services.
The interactive information system developed by CentralAmericaData, monitors in real time the changes in consumer habits in all markets of the region, with fundamental information to understand the new commercial environment that has emerged in an accelerated manner.
The Instituto Costarricense de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers) will contract a consulting firm to carry out the studies of the projects of the sanitation program in priority areas of Gran Puntarenas, Tamarindo and El Coco-Sardinal.
The Ministry of Finance in El Salvador is putting out to tender renewal of support and technical assistance services for the institution's network security infrastructure.
From April 24th to 26th 150 exporters of services will be gathering together in Costa Rica with international buyers from sectors such as audiovisual, global health, information and communication technologies, education, biotechnology and green technologies.
The event is being organized by Cinde and will take place at the Real Intercontinental Hotel, where business conferences will also be held in which interested companies can participate.
Clearly identifying the direct and indirect costs is the first step forward in the process of defining how much professionals should charge for their services when practicing independently.
Ariel Baños, Economist Founder of Fijaciondeprecios.com:
How much is my job worth?
A major challenge for those who work independently or freelance is to define the price of their services. Identifying key elements to take into account is the first step.
From March 15 to 16 more than 400 local and international companies in the service sector will be holding business meetings during the OUTSOURCE2LAC business forum in San Jose, Costa Rica.
From a statement issued by PROCOMER:
San Jose, March 3, 2017.The largest gathering of service companies based on knowledge of Latin America will be meeting in San Jose, Costa Rica, on March 15 and 16.OUTSOURCE2LAC is a business conference organized by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Foreign Trade Promotion Office of Costa Rica (PROCOMER), which aims to share best practices and experiences of the sector and to promote the creation of opportunities for business and investment for SMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The aims is to "develop a national survey to determine the impact of MARN's communication, as a baseline to design and implement communication strategies that affect citizens.
In 2016 the Latin American forum that brings together over 500 companies from the service industry will be held in San Jose.
From a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Costa Rica:
San Jose, Costa Rica, November 26, 2015: The Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX), the Foreign Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER) and the Costa Rican Coalition for Development Initiatives (CINDE), announced that the IDB has named Costa Rica as the host for 2016 for one of the most important events in Latin America for the corporate services industry: "OUTSOURCE2LAC". The decision was made official last week, during the fifth edition of the forum, held in Guadalajara, Mexico.
A call has been made for companies to pre-qualify in order to participate in the preparation of the tender, evaluation of offers, contract negotiation and supervision of construction of a 14 MW photovoltaic plant.
The prequalification process is for the hiring of consulting services for the preparation of the tender, evaluation of bids and contract negotiation, site supervision, cost control, receipt of supplies and services, training for personnel at the Executive Committee Hidroelectrica del Rio Lempa (CEL) and verification of performance and energy efficiency in the post-commissioning of the plant.
The Ministry of Finance in El Salvador is putting out to tender advertising services and advertising campaigns for the institution during the period April to December 2015.
Administración Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados is putting out to tenderconsulting services for the preparation of environmental impact studies for projects to improve the water supply system.
The Agency for Promotion of Exports and Investments is putting out to tender the creation of a strategy and action plan for attracting foreign direct investment to the textile and clothing sector.
Government Purchase El Salvador in January 2014 CPI PROESA / FANTEL:
"STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR ATTRACTING FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN TEXTILES AND CLOTHING OF EL SALVADOR - Develop strategy and investment promotion action plan for the textile and clothing sector of El Salvador, to encourage the installation of new enterprises, increase the flow of foreign investment, create new jobs and strengthen the established industry. "
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