The Comtec Blog

China, Russia, Brazil - the opportunities are certainly out there, but is language a barrier to the UK’s success in these markets? The research suggests so. As Roland Rudd, Chairman of Business new Europe states in a recent paper published by the Education and Employers taskforce, ‘our national language deficit effectively acts as a tax on trade’. As he quite rightly points out, this is a tax businesses can’t afford to pay.

Tags: EC, business, international trade, employment, employers, graduates, Europe, language learning, language skills, exporting, tax

We’re all talking about the lack of skills in our young people. Work placements are a good idea in theory, but how can we ensure it’s a win-win for both the pupil and the business? We’d like to share some advice from our own experience of offering placements.

Tags: work placement, work experience, business, language, translation, students

Sophie Howe, director of Comtec Translations Limited says it's time to help each other

In just a few months, government-funded Business Link advisory support will morph into an online and web-based information service. No longer will we meet face-to-face with an expert who can navigate us through the complex matters that come with running our own businesses.

Tags: Chamber of Commerce, Business Link, business

UKTI recently published its new strategy to drive international trade with a number of measures to help businesses get to, and grow in, overseas markets. This new strategy, under the banner ‘Britain Open for Business', is focused on driving economic growth through trade and investment.

Tags: international trade, business