Posts by Arnd-Jan Blok
The start guide for doing business in Romania
There are plenty of opportunities for doing business in Romania. Romanian consumers are fond of foreign products. Domestic products are (still) seen as inferior. The most promising sectors are agriculture, ICT, logistics and water management. A total of 21 million people live in Romania, of whom 1.2 million are Hungarians and also (unofficially) 1 to…
Read more...New Brexit Rules 2022: This is what will change for the export of goods to the United Kingdom
On January 1, 2021, Brexit became official, which means that the UK is no longer part of the European Union. To make this transition slightly easier, transitional arrangements were in place for the first year. However, some of those arrangements expired on January 1, 2022. In this article, you can read about the changes export…
Read more...Your guide for the export of goods to the UK after Brexit
As of January 1, 2022, the UK has officially left the European Union, concluding the Brexit transition. This also puts an end to the free movement of goods. Does your company export goods to the UK? In this article, we explain what the consequences of Brexit are for export to the UK and what to…
Read more...The start guide for doing business in Poland
Poland is the 7th largest economy of the European Union and one of our biggest trading partners from Eastern Europe. The Polish market has much to offer for European business owners. In this blog, we give a brief explanation of how to start a business, export to Poland and we also provide an overview of…
Read more...The start guide for doing business in Norway
Norway is one of the most prosperous countries in the world. Moreover, this Scandinavian country is very well organised and the average Norwegian speaks English extremely well. This makes Norway a very pleasurable country to do business with. This blog provides valuable information about exporting goods and services to Norway and even about starting a…
Read more...The start guide for doing business in the UK
Even after the UK left the EU, Great Britain is still a very important business partner to countries in the EU. Consequently, the UK still offers European companies plenty of opportunities. In this article, we provide valuable information for business owners who want to do business in the UK. Starting a business in the UK…
Read more...Why do you have to use machine translation?
Letting only translation machines do the work is a no-go. However, translation technology is developing rapidly, and machine translations are an excellent addition to the translation process. What are machine translations? A machine translation is a translation made by fully automated software that can translate text into various target languages. The quality of texts translated…
Read more...What are the advantages of a translation memory?
Almost every professional translation agency uses ICT tools for translation. The translation memory is one of them. But what exactly is a translation memory and what are the advantages of working with such a tool? What is a translation memory? A translation memory, also called translation memory(TM), is a database consisting of sentences and sentence…
Read more...Translation machines or translation agency? We give you 5 reasons
Should you use a translation machine or hire a translation agency? Translations are an essential part of communication between companies, organisations and customers worldwide. Run a text through a translation machine such as Google Translate and the mail for your customer is ready in seconds. Or is it? We’ll give you 5 reasons why translation…
Read more...Translate Google Ads Campaigns?
Do you want your Google Ads campaigns and text ads translated? That’s possible. But if you really want to score with your international ad campaign, you’ll have to have your Google Ads campaign localized. Translate vs. localize Translation is the process of transforming a text written in one language into another, while retaining the same…
Read more...Top 5 languages to reach the entire internet population
Today about 7,117 languages are spoken, but this number is constantly changing. If you operate internationally, it is important to translate all your content. As the globalization of industries increases, advertisers are insisting on changing their creative and spending strategies to reach buyers. Language is a big part of this. Today about 7,117 languages are…
Read more...Pitfalls in international business
Whether you’re going on holiday or have decided to do business abroad, good preparation is half the job. Foreign countries have different rules and laws on both business and cultural matters. This article offers you first aid for a number of pitfalls in international entrepreneurship. Not taking cultural differences into account Every country has its…
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