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Stay away from the Mosquitos and stay out of the Mist, it’s the Friday Funnies

Welcome to August!!! Ah, August, the month that brings a conclusion to summer. The return to school is within sight and that means a race to cram that promised vacation in before the end of the month. Families from coast to coast are loading up the old, pea green Family Truckster and hitting the road.… Continue reading

Cannibals, Mountain Pastures, Cell Phones, Baked Beans and Big… ah, BIG Friday Funnies

Happy July to All! The dog days of Summer are upon us and that, of course, means most of us are preparing to celebrate National Drive-Thru Day. Based on the price of a gallon of gas, it may be a subdued celebration this year. Fortunately, we have an almost endless procession of non-petroleum based holidays.… Continue reading

How translations can explode your best intentions

Many companies use overseas agents or distributors to do their translations. You assume, because “they know our product well,” that their renderings are accurate. But how can you be certain? Over our 30+ years, we have seen many cases where: Agents rewrite your message to what they think it should say, not what you want… Continue reading

Conference interpreting for your ROI … with no diplomatic blunders.

Dear Profit, As companies re-engage during life after (or with) Covid, in-person conferences are igniting again. Since around 72% of the world does not speak English, conferences with international participants must rely on simultaneous interpreting [spoken communication] to convey speakers’ messages immediately in attendees’ languages. And that process can involve interpreters’ booths, participants’ multi-channel headsets… Continue reading

Onion Rings and Cliffs – Shocking Dangers Await in June’s Friday

Greetings! Summer has arrived and for the first time in a couple years we can return to vacationing and gathering for picnics and parties. As we're all aware, June is National Accordion Awareness Month, a time to bring out those Lawrence Welk and Myron Floren albums. Many of us will also celebrate other special June… Continue reading

How Better Translations can create Faster Global Growth: Presented to the Global Chamber

Shemomechama this Thanksgiving – Friday Funnies to the Rescue

November marks the start of the holiday season and Thanksgiving may be the favorite holiday of them all. As the day that we celebrate the gifts of family, friends and food, Thanksgiving is second to none. It's no surprise that there are universal themes that Thanksgiving evokes - the words that describe those themes may,… Continue reading

China, Canada and EU

Some Challenges of China Considering doing business in China? Do you wonder how things there are done or perhaps not done? The development of China over the last 35 years has been absolutely impressive, from rice fields and “Mao uniforms” to iconic and remarkable skylines, international fashion shows and shopping malls. At first glance, Chinese… Continue reading

Brazil, China and India

Brazil Business Basics International expansion for any business small or large is a huge and costly undertaking on many levels. In March 2010, the U.S. Commercial Services Department sponsored an outbound mission to Brazil for U.S. companies looking to explore opportunities resulting from that country’s award of both the 2014 FIFA and 2016 Summer Olympic… Continue reading