One of the major factors that all companies should have in mind, even if they are doing well, is ways to increase their sales. From expensive training to tech integration, many companies have dozens of different practices they use to try and raise their sales, however, many are missing out on international expansion as an..

Brexit has created an environment of uncertainty when it comes to companies that have their European operations based in the UK. A recent extension of the deadline has given UK leaders extra time to decide how to approach the split, but this is of little comfort for many international businesses. The UK’s combination of a..

Recent news shows that while the extension to figure out a Brexit deal may be welcomed by some, this isn’t the case for the business world. The UK’s services sector has seen a slump, and the ongoing uncertainty on what exact form Brexit will take is largely to blame. However, in business, it pays to..

As a base of operations, France is an appealing place to do business, though many people aren’t taking advantage. To add some perspective, France: With this in mind, hiring an expatriate in France allows you to get the best of both worlds. You have a favorable business environment, combined with the exact staff you want..

So what is the field in your CRM which is almost never used or even does not exist in some CRMs? It’s your customer “native language” field. Sort your customers and prospects by the “native language” field and put a sales manager with the same native language in charge of them. If you don’t have..

“All employers are entitled to have equal rights to access the best global talent, but they haven’t had equal possibilities until recently” – Nick Ganzha, the Founder and CEO of Acumen International, says. “In the recent past, only companies with big resources were doing business globally and only those companies could afford to have the..

If you fear diversity, you will fail in today’s global marketplace. Nick Ganzha, the Founder and CEO of Acumen International, talks about three main reasons why you do fear diversity: 1. You do not understand foreign mentality and culture, and it’s human nature to fear what you don’t understand, what you feel is foreign to..

The gig economy isn’t new and is here to stay. In which case we’ll continue to observe a substantial evolution of the way companies do business. That’s especially relevant for those doing business globally. Above all, the projects’ implementation requires human resources. Here’s where hiring comes in to play. The key task is to see..

In 1999, a 9-to-5 job was the norm. One couldn’t imagine that in a few decades 34% of the entire global workforce would be “gig” workers. The “gig economy” is determined as a subset of the sharing economy. The McKinsey Global Institute defines the “gig economy” as contracted contingent work transacted in the digital marketplace..

For the first time in history, there are more jobs than people to fill those jobs! Clearly, getting the right employees is critical to the rise of a business. Nowadays, however, there has been a shift in a paradigm of decisions that lead up to employment. Not least among the reasons for that stand the..