NIBM – 31st of May 2016

Smartshore is an IT company with a focus on

Custom software development

Agile methods (Scrum, Extreme Programming)

High quality

Based in Ludhiana (Punjab) and Voorburg (NL)

Small team at top quality – (quality over quantity)

Start from scratch – greenfield operation

Starting points

Build a company culture with a passion for technology

How did we start

Compete with:Dutch, small, high tech, development companies.

Location: IT hub?

IT-hubs

Issues with employee attrition and strong competition

● Difficult to attract talent

● Not worthwhile to invest in employees

● Difficult to build and maintain company culture

● Rising (salary) cost

Location: IT hub?

Location: 2nd tier cities

2nd tier city strategy

Employees work in their home city. Less competition. Lower staff attrition.

● Extensive training worthwhile

● Build a strong company culture

● Costs are more stable

● Happy employees

Location: Ludhiana (Punjab)

Location: Ludhiana (Punjab)

Ludhiana

Established in Ludhiana, Punjab

● Small IT sector (low competition)

● Large group of IT professionalsunable to find a (good) job locally

● Bring professionals that currentlywork in an IT hub, back to their family

● Local universities available

A place to invest in employees andgrow a stable business

Some of our clients

www.smartshore.nl