by Gabriela | Nov 4, 2011 | Doing business
So you want to sell a product to Latin America? What is it called? Really? Think again… You’ve heard it all before: Americans call them pacifiers, you call them dummies. They talk about diapers, we talk about nappies. You find those key words, write them in...
by Gabriela | Oct 6, 2011 | Doing business, General
The expert view from Rob Lucas at Shulmans LLP The countries of Latin America, like most countries, recognise trade marks and have a developed trade mark system to secure and protect brands. Further developments are anticipated as Argentina, Brazil and Colombia are...
by Gabriela | Sep 28, 2011 | Doing business
Recently, following Kind und Jugend in Cologne, we asked the question “can the British nursery sector make it in Latin America?”. Here we consider the main obstacles faced by this industry and how to overcome them. The perception that British is expensive: this...
by Gabriela | Sep 23, 2011 | Doing business
Learning a foreign language has been going out of fashion in British schools, lately. What does this mean for our export potential? Tim Hiscock, aka The Accidental Exporter, answers this question for the Sunny Sky Solutions blog. “I’ve never been any good at...
by Gabriela | Sep 4, 2011 | Doing business
Can British businesses win over Latin American consumers with products that are cheap, cheerful and plentiful? We all doubt it, mainly because: – The margins would be too low to make the effort worthwhile – no business will have an incentive to...
by Gabriela | Aug 23, 2011 | Doing business
When UK businesses start thinking about expanding into South America, one of the first things they realise is the vastness and diversity of the continent. South America has 13 countries (including Guyana, Suriname and French Guyana), each with its own legal system,...
