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BEYOND BRAZIL BLOG
Our blog posts are designed to bridge the gap between your business and Latin America to help you make informed and timely business decisions. We are based on the ground right here in the region so we use our daily experience of working directly with local companies to give you up-to-date and relevant news and valuable business and cultural insights.
Why do elections cause so much disruption to businesses in Latin America?
One thing that often perplexes business people from outside Latin America, particularly from countries like the UK, Ireland, or New Zealand, to name a few, is how disruptive elections often are across Latin America. Why are elections such a big deal in Latin America...
What do you do when the best distributors are taken?
A British client recently complained that it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to spot and recruit good distributors across Latin America, definitely a lot harder than a few years ago. “The best ones are taken”, he said, “they are already working with competitor...
Amigocracy: Latin America, business, and relationships
Many years ago, I met Richard Garfield at a lovely coffee shop in Montevideo called Amaretto (it no longer exists but the memory of its dulce de leche milkshake lingers on). Richard is probably the most experienced British consultant specialising in Latin America that...
Argentina beef export ban: perplexing yet consistent.
The government in Argentina announced last night (they have a habit of announcing meaningful measures at about 10pm) a ban on beef exports for 30 days. The objective of this measure, they say, is to help contain inflation, which reaches a staggering 50% (ish). The...
7 tips for Latin America-proofing your social media
A recent Made in Britain event on Twitter (it’s called Made in Britain hour and you can learn about it following them @MadeinBritainGB) prompted me to write a short blog post on ways in which you can improve your social media to make it more export-friendly. Clearly,...
British manufacturing in Uruguay: lessons for exporters
In a recent blog post, I controversially mentioned that I have a weakness for cable cleats and I must explain myself before you think I’m (way too) weird. It all started about 9 years ago when I visited Ellis Patents in Rillington (near Malton in North Yorkshire) – I...