French executive gets put on trial for being paid too much

A French executive, Antoine Zacharias, has become the first businessman in France to go on trial for being paid too much, in a ground-breaking move against “corporate greed”.  In the end, he was acquitted as the French judge said in court in Paris that it could not ‘judge the governance of companies’.

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Sarah Carroll helps Powerbronze to a bigger global presence

La Nueva Gramática de la Lengua Española

La Real Academia Española y la Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española presentan la Nueva gramática de la lengua española. La Nueva gramática de la lengua española pretende ofrecer un mapa del español en todo el mundo. Read more

French Business & Culture Workshop

Sarah Carroll, author of Teach Yourself Business French, is speaking at UK Trade Investment’s Business and Culture Workshop on France in London on Tuesday 13 October 2009.

The workshop will explore the business challenges faced by existing UK exporters to France and will help exporters discover practical solutions and business advice to overcome potential language, communication and cultural barriers when trading in the French market. Read more

Teach Yourself Business Mandarin Chinese hits the USA

Teach Yourself Business Mandarin Chinese was published in the USA on 12 June 2009.

It gives you a quick-and-easy path to the language confidence you need to do business in China. Read more

Doing Business in Japan

Sarah Carroll, author of Teach Yourself Business Japanese, presented a session on how to communicate internationally at the UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) Doing Business in Japan seminar in London.

If you are doing business in Japan, Sarah can review all of your international communications to make sure you have the best possible chance of getting your message across in Japan. Read more

Get more business the Japanese way

We selected the Maneki-neko for the front cover of Teach Yourself Business Japanese.  A cat with its right paw raised is believed to bring in wealth.  There is also a cat with its left paw raised, which is believed to bring in customers. Read more

Coming to the USA in June 2009

Teach Yourself Business Mandarin will be available for you to buy in North America from June 19, 2009.  You can get your hands on it direct from publishers McGraw Hill Professional or through other on-line bookstores.  It gives you a quick-and-easy path to the language confidence you need to do business in China. Read more

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