Christmas around the world
In previous blogs we have covered how business approach differs in countries around the globe; in this post we would like to look at celebrating Christmas in few countries. As our directors are Polish we know a bit about their Christmas traditions, lets look at the way Christmas is celebrated in Poland which is a […]
Translation of contracts
What would you do if your new potential client wanted to draft the contract in a foreign language? Would you feel comfortable with them to put the correct clauses in as per your agreement or would you insist on having an English version of the contract only which could be difficult to agree on? We […]
Doing business in Romania
Doing business in Romania Romania has joined the EU in 2007 and expects an influx of labour in 2014, therefore, it might be a good idea to cover some tips of doing business in Romania in case you have a business opportunity in that country… Romanian is the official language, but according to Ethnologue.com there […]
International gestures
Many books and specialists talk about the body language accounting for roughly tree quarters of the messaging during conversation. To put it in other words, your body language is over three times more important than what you actually say. Today, we’ll look into how our gestures might be understood in other countries, so does body […]
Saudi Arabia
We have to remember that when travelling to other countries we often beyond the protection of our government, therefore, we need to look into the culture and legal differences before we set off. Today, we’ll try to provide you with some tips on avoiding faux pas or even getting arrested when travelling to Saudi Arabia. […]
How we help with increasing profits
How we help with increasing profits… It is great to see that our clients increase revenues and profits thanks to our translation services. It is truly fascinating to see what can be achieved by removing language barriers and thanks to their requirements our work is never boring as every project is different. Few weeks ago […]
Doing business in the United Kingdom
Doing business in the United Kingdom The UK is one of the world’s leading economies and many of the global brands have its headquarters in London. However, as George Bernard Shaw has said ‘America and Britain are two nations divided by a common language’; so if you’ve learned your English from American movies, you’d be […]
Reasons for outsourcing translation
5 reasons for outsourcing translation In the current economic climate saving costs is essential for businesses and households. We are being influenced by external factors to minimise the spending, but sometimes the cuts we make are a false economy. Translation often falls into that category, and here’s why… Translation is a specialist skill that needs […]
Doing business in Brazil
Brazil is a fascinating country and will be hosting the football World Cup next year. Its resources include gold, nickel tin, oil and timber; and it’s the biggest and most populous country in Latin America, so there are plenty of opportunities to do business in Brazil. The official language is Portuguese. However, the Portuguese language […]
Simultaneous interpreting
Simultaneous interpreting Interpreting is a verbal form of translation used for face to face meetings. However, not ever meeting is the same and depending on your circumstances you will require different kind of interpreting – and simultaneous interpreting is the most complex one. For meetings where there are only few people involved you will most […]
Doing business in South Korea
South Korea is a very interesting country with lots of business potential. It is the 12th largest economy in the world and is at the front of the technological development. The following post will hopefully provide few tips if you’re trying to do business in South Korea. First of all, the official language is Korean. […]
Multilingual Voice Over
Multilingual Voice Over Today we’d like to touch on a very interesting service (in our biased view) which is called multilingual voice over. It essentially allows you to convert your videos into multilingual videos without the need of re-recording for every market… There are many applications for these videos, they can be marketing videos explaining […]
Doing business in Kuwait
Kuwait is one of the lucky countries abundant in oil, so there are plenty of financial benefits of doing business in Kuwait. However, as their culture is so much different from the Western cultures, we’ll try to cover few tips that might helps on your next visit. Arabic is the official language spoken in Kuwait. […]
Our network
Our translator network… At the heart of our business are our translators. We rely on them to provide the high quality translation, translation proofreading and interpreting services, so our network of over 3,000 translators is a crucial part of the business. How do we manage it and why it is so large? We have a […]
Russia
Doing business in Russia… Russia is the largest country in the world. It spans over 11 time zones and according to Wikipedia covers over 6.5 million square miles, and the Russian language is in the top 10 most widely spoken languages. It is also one of largest economies in the world, so there are plenty […]
