Recently, we have been meeting with many different companies who are considering doing business in Tijuana.
Although most of them come from the US, a growing number of companies from other parts of the world increases every day.
REASONS FOR DOING BUSINESS IN TIJUANA IN 2019
Reason 1.- Competitiveness due to low-cost manufacturing.
The cost of doing business in Tijuana is significantly lower than it is in the US.
The cost of labor is one of the main reasons why the manufacturing industry in the city has been around for more than 50 years and is still growing.
According to the Tijuana EDC, Manufacturing in Tijuana, Mexico, represents a lower cost than most countries, including China.
The minimum wage in Mexico is between $4 to $5 dollars per hour, while California’s minimum wage is around $12 per hour.
Lower labor costs don’t necessarily mean lower quality work. In fact, it’s the opposite as Tijuana’s quality standards are higher than those in the US and other countries.
Since the labor workforce in Tijuana has been working and competing during all these years with our US neighbors, we have learned and worked to satisfy the high standards that American companies require.
“In Mexico, everything from legal help to accounting help to other labor is a mere fraction of what you would pay in the US.” -Forbes Magazine.
Reason 2. Bilingual – bicultural workforce
Tijuana has become a multilingual and multicultural city like no other in the continent.
People from all parts of the world travel every day to Tijuana to trying to cross the border into San Diego, but most of them don’t make it and end up staying here to live.
Also, the community of deportees coming from the US to Tijuana is becoming larger every day, which has created a diverse and highly sought after workforce.
The migration phenomenon is transforming the way we do business in Tijuana.
Companies doing business in Tijuana are having access to new bilingual and bicultural talent that not only speak the language but they do understand the American culture since many of them lived in the US for many years.
Reason 3. Tijuana has become a fast-growing economy that represents new business opportunities.
Apart from the manufacturing industry, other industries such as Medical, software development, IT services, call centers, hospitality, gastronomy, and enology, are some examples of how fast the region has grown in the last years.
According to the Tijuana Economic Development, at least 38 companies from the aerospace industry have chosen to operate in Tijuana in the last 40 years.
Besides its close proximity to the US, there are many other reasons why Tijuana is still a hot spot for outsourcing and call center activities, but we will share with you our top 3 reasons.
If you are thinking about expanding your operations to Mexico in 2019, Tijuana is still one of the best spots to do it. It’s proximity to the US and its educated bilingual and bicultural workforce represent advantages that no other city in the country has.
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