Spain is becoming increasingly interesting among investors and business founders who want to extend their business activities in Europe. Spain has a lot to offer for global entrepreneurs: A stable economic and political environment, direct access to the EU market, and in some areas, e.g. in the Canary Islands, a…
If you are a business owner who wants to broaden your target audience reach and still market to your same "ideal client", you probably already know that you have to aim for potential customers who might speak a language other than your own. And if you are a business in…
Becoming a Spanish translator is a richly rewarding career choice that allows many professionals in that field to genuinely help those in need of translation services. But while they are doing that, they are also absorbing dense, new information about the world and the way we communicate. Although the rewards of a…
Given how much Spanish is spoken in the United States, one may not realize that in some ways, it’s quite different from English. In fact, there are some Spanish words which have no direct equivalent in English, a fact that a good Spanish translator should be aware of. These words…
Hispanics are America's fastest growing ethnic segment, and it goes without saying that this means their buying power is also growing quickly. Many retailers are jumping on this fact to reach a relatively new group of buyers, but even more are being left behind on one of the biggest demographic…
With the growing Hispanic population in the United States, many of whom either only speak Spanish or who at least have limited English language skills, it has become almost essential to have someone bilingual on staff at many businesses. This is even more essential in places like hospitals or other…
They may have been beaten back by the English in 1588, but that didn’t stop the Spanish marching around the world, taking their beautiful language with them. As professional translators, we work in Spanish almost every day, which made us wonder: How did this colourful expressive language travel the length…