Need some digital skills? Go East my son
While a lot of businesses staffed up on ‘digital’ skills last year, it would appear we have mined most of our natural resources and it’s getting harder to get the staff – to the point where 85% of companies are worried about business growth. Of course, the question is, are these people leaving older ‘digital agencies’ for tech startups, or is this skills shortage hurting startups too? Alas, likely the latter.
How fortuitous then that Anglo Estonian (see video below recently organised a reception for UK businesses out to reap the same rewards Skype did by building their team in Estonia. Here they found staff equally as skilled as their UK counterparts and, coincidentally, cheaper. Trebles all round!