by Gabriela | Apr 5, 2013 | Doing business
We are delighted to welcome you to this useful and insightful guest blog by th experienced Tim Hiscock, known to many of us as the Accidental Exporter. Tim is European Sales Manager for a footcare company, tutor at the Institute of Export and freelance writer –...
by Gabriela | Apr 4, 2013 | Agrifood, cannabis, forestry, Uruguay
OK. Maybe Uruguay is not the “big country” you imagined I would write about, but with an area bigger than that of England and Wales combined, it is no small country. What makes the country big, what makes it punch above its weight (apart from a statistically unusually...
by Gabriela | Mar 27, 2013 | General
The situation in Venezuela is now widely documented. But what is it like to do business with Venezuela? Is the instability all political or are real businesses suffering? We are delighted to hear from a global sales rep for a paint accessories manufacturer. He has...
by Gabriela | Mar 7, 2013 | Energy, mining & infrastructure, Uruguay
When you think of oil & gas, you probably don’t think of Uruguay. And neither did I until yesterday, when I attended an event to hear the BP general manager for Uruguay (in post for only a few weeks). Uruguay has a great tradition of doing business with Britain...
by Gabriela | Feb 28, 2013 | Argentina, Doing business
The best thing about being on twitter (@UKLatinAmerica) is interacting with SMEs from all over the world that are keen to know more about Latin America. So, when one question popped up thanks to @JaJaJaBooks, I just couldn’t resist it… JaJaJa Books commented on...