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In a previous article, we noted that there will be a skilled labor shortage in the United States.  It’s an odd prediction because the United States (and the world) is recovering from the worst recession in almost 90 years and we are used to reading stories about the “labor participation rate” and the inaccuracies in […]

The title insurance industry is facing multiple changes, including new CFPB regulations and a skilled labor shortage in the United States. In a previous article, we noted that the United States labor markets are at the starting point of a skilled labor shortage.  Participants in the title insurance industry will be affected by the shortage […]

HDEP International is an outsourcing company. Our business is to provide our customers with a well-organized, well-trained and reliable labor source in a less expensive location overseas. As we are a labor intensive company, we watch the labor markets in both the United States, where our customers are located, as well as in our offshore […]

In a frenzied attempt to rebuild a destroyed country after World War II, Japanese industry focused on low-value-added, cheap consumer goods—matchsticks, toys, sewing machines, binoculars, radios, cars and cameras— almost  anything. The occupying army, led by General George MacArthur and directed by Secretary of State George Marshall, encouraged the reconstruction of the industrial infrastructure from […]

As those of us in the title industry know, preparing a title report takes time; plain and simple. Imagine though, if you were asked to prepare a report that covered a hundred parcels or more; and of course, you aren’t given much time to complete the report.  Sound familiar? Well, that is exactly what happens […]

I live on a resort island. There are several hardware stores on the island, and the one closest to our house is a franchise of a large national company that dominates the small hardware store business in the United States.  The company has another franchise a few miles farther away. The store that is farther […]

This is part two of a blog series on what makes us different. Click here for part one. We attribute much of our success to our highly structured and rigorous employee training program. We start our hiring process with IQ and personality tests.   Over our 36 years in the business, we have tracked the results […]

Every successful company builds upon a competitive advantage to gain and keep customers.  Some companies compete on price, others on completion schedules, and still others compete on relationships.  At HDEP International, we have planted our competitive flag on the mountain of a well-selected and trained work force.  We believe that a deep understanding of a […]