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HOW TO MAKE BUSINESS IN LATIN AMERICA

The time has arrived for your business to go forward in Latin America and that will only happen when you know how your clients think and behave. It is vital to learn as much as you can about how people behave and think in a country where you want to do business. Learn the main points to aid your business breakthrough in Latin America and show how to work alongside people from these cultures. Working with people from another culture demands flexibility, adaptability and open-mindedness. Here are some points to consider: Communication patterns. Friendliness is paramount in business circles using at the same time the Usted (you formal way) to address each other. The distance while communicating with business people is shorter than in Britain and if you go backwards is seems as rude or distanced. Meaning of time. Time keeping in business is not as punctual as in Britain. This also differs between countries within Latin America being the latest Ecuatorians and Peruvians. If you are invited

HOW TO MAKE BUSINESS IN SPAIN

Would you like your business to succeed in Spain? Do you know how English and Hispanic business practices differ? Could you break down cultural barriers to forge productive business relationships? These are 4 points to consider while doing business in Spain: Spanish business people like to appear in control or that everything is in perfect order when sometimes is not the case. This attitude makes them appear competent and efficient. British business people should pay very close attention during meeting conversation in order to discern their veracity of what is being agreed or said. The tendency of Spanish people for being so positive or to reveal bad news to the client makes communications sometimes not very clear. One the things that bothers them is when asked about their yearly action plans or a their marketing budget, anything to do with numbers or written plans they tend to be averse. They would prefer to talk about it face to face rather than sending written information. The tende