Advice on starting an outsourcing development business

[Slava75]

I run a few websites of my own – some content projects. Would like to move ahead.

I am in a situation when I have here (I reside in Eastern Europe) access to a pool of coders of different skills. And I am interested to start an outsourcing development business – to provide software development (including web applications/ websites) to other countries. It is not a secret that developers cost here cheaper.

It is my idea, but I am not sure how to find partners (I do not think I will be able to deal directly with the customer or am I wrong?) and set up contacts with those who reside in the countries I would like to target (Eastern Europe, Northern America).

Does anyone run a similar business? Where would you advise to start from?

Any help will be much appreciated.

[Taron]

You can deal with your customers directly if you know English well enough (it seems like that, anyway).

If you are the boss, you'll probably end up with managing projects, contacts, development processes, etc.

Not sure if partners will help you. You'll need to create, promote your website yourself. This may take several years before you get any noticeable clients from the website alone.

If you manage to get some large US or UK software development company outsource their development to you, you may get the business. Don't count on instant success, of course.