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Top 10 Tips for Launching an MSP Company

Top 10 Tips for Launching an MSP Company

So you want to start a managed services practice? That’s probably not a bad idea, given general outsourcing trends in IT. One analyst firm, MarketsandMarkets, expects the market for managed services to grow from $142.75 billion in 2013 to $256.05 billion by 2018, at a CAGR of 12.4% from 2013 to 2018.

But launching a new company isn’t a walk in the park. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) estimates that one out of every five newly-started businesses fails within its first year of operation. The 10 tips offered here will help prevent you becoming a business failure statistic and put you on the fast track to building a successful managed services practice.

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is the latest tech buzzword and voice technology is nothing new, but together, both are changing the way people live. Consumers can now shop for groceries and complete other routine tasks from the comfort of their own home thanks to simple voice commands on AI-enabled virtual assistants. Adding to that, multiple research organizations predict that businesses could see improvements in productivity and profitability in the years to come just from weaving AI into their operations. A study by Accenture revealed that AI has the potential to boost profitability by 38 percent across 16 different industries by 2035.

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