RURAL PROSPERITY:A Call To Action

Rural Sourcing, Inc.

Kathy Brittain Whitewww.ruralsource.com

Regions will be transformed by the great 20th Century breakthrough: the ability to move work to people by moving ideas and information.

Peter Drucker High-speed networks and other technologies enable IT services bound neither by time nor location.

R. Bruce JostenExecutive Vice President-Government Affairs

US Chamber of Commerce

Regions Without Boundaries

The Wall Street Journal: States fight Exodus of Jobs Lawmakers, Unions Seek to Block Outsourcing Overseas

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Jobs Moving offshore, in millions (left scale)

Wages of lost US jobs in billions (right scale)

2000 2005 2010 2015

Categories of Projected Jobs LostOffice Support 1,700,000Computer 470,000Business Ops 350,000Management 290,000Sales 230,000Architecture 180,000Legal 80,000

Source: Forrester Research

America Concerns

• Decline in Computer Science Majors

• Decline in the Middle Class

• Global Competitiveness

• Rise of the Working Poor

• Population Shift

• Baby Boomer Retirement

Cost SavingsCost Savings

SecuritySecurity

CollaborationCollaboration

Customer Control

Customer Control

Customers Want

RURAL AMERICA CAN PROVIDE !RURAL AMERICA CAN PROVIDE !

The Rural Advantage

Cost of Living

Quality of Life

Work Ethic

Untapped Potential

Safety/Security

Some On Shore Examples

Jet Blue

Ciber

Bearing Point

Cross USA

Rural Sourcing Inc.

Rural Sourcing, Inc.

Rural Sourcing is an

organization established

in 2003 to provide high-

quality information

technology services at

30% - 50% cost saving

while supporting Rural

Economic development.

Rural Sourcing, Inc.

Locates in lower cost Rural regions of U.S.

Recruits Experienced IT Workers to Relocate OR Return

Offers New College Graduates Employment without Leaving their home Region

Collaborates with regional leadership.

• Systems Programming and Development

• Systems Testing and Integration

• Application Maintenance and Support

• Web Development

• Project Management

Diverse Technology Skills

Our Core Competences

Rural Sourcing – SummaryCustomer Benefits

– Cost Savings– Talented, Motivated Workforce– Diverse Skill-sets– Simplified Outsourcing

Negotiations– Flexible Working

Arrangements

Regional Benefits– Technology Jobs– Specialized Training– Retention of College Grads– Regional Support– Higher Salaries

Employees Benefits– Professional Management Team– Salaries/Benefits– Growing Company– Quality of Life

Commitment

• Employing an IT Workforce in Rural Regions

• Investing in Employee Technology Training

• Partnering with University and Economic Development Leaders

• Investing in the Regions where we Locate

Our Product---Our Employees

Embedded in your Region!

Rural Sourcing, Inc.

Regional Opportunities

• Recruit Service Industries

• Expand Technology Training

• Develop a Regional Marketing Strategy

• Build Alliances to Expand Services

VISION AND LEADERSHIPVISION AND LEADERSHIP

Expanding Service Sector

Increases per capita income

Retains college graduates

Encourages “clustering” of knowledge-based companies

Builds community confidence in its “soft infrastructure” and its ability to participate in knowledge economy

Creates entrepreneurial market

CREATE KNOWLEDGEBASED JOBS

EXPANDSCIENCE &

TECHNOLOGYMAJORS

PARTNER WITH BUSINESSESAND COMMUNITIES

IMPROVE K-12

EDUCATION

Vision for the Future

Contacts

kathy.white@ruralsource.com

www.ruralsource.com

919-806-4484