by Gabriela | May 19, 2017 | Doing business
A region of 600 million people, 20 countries, a huge rainforest, the driest place in the world and the home of the longest mountain range on Earth (above-ground, for those of you interested in the sub-sea world), Latin America can be challenging. Add to that the...
by Gabriela | Apr 12, 2017 | Doing business, Manufacturing
After speaking remotely from Uruguay to UK manufacturers today as part of the first Made in Britain marketing for manufacturers workshop, I thought I’d share with you some thoughts on using the Made in Britain marque in Latin America. Across the whole of Latin...
by Gabriela | Apr 10, 2017 | Doing business
We get asked this question often, when we discuss doing business in Latin America with companies from all over the world. This question comes up particularly when we organise market visits for clients. And it’s not a straightforward question to answer, mainly because...
by Gabriela | Apr 5, 2017 | Doing business, Trade Shows
You’ve identified Latin America as a priority area for expansion. Your strategy indicates that you will target this region by appointing distributors in various markets. But how exactly do you find them? And how do you approach them? Distributor recruitment is one of...
by Gabriela | Mar 20, 2017 | Doing business
It was clear from day one when I returned to Uruguay after 13 years in the UK that notary publics (“escribanos”) were going to be indispensable in my new life. A mess-up when registering my children’s UK birth certificate here meant a year of paperwork for my...
by Gabriela | Feb 21, 2017 | Doing business
Many of you have asked me what will happen in Latin America now that Trump is in power. Well, we hardly know that will happen in the US, let alone south of the proposed wall. Although some of the impact across Latin American currencies has already been witnessed, what...
