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View ArticleDoing business in La Belle Province
Doing business in la belle province, namely Québec is a little different than the rest of Canada. When companies are dealing with the Québec market it must be done in French. Everything that they...
View ArticleThe Pitfalls of Online Translator
Often times a translator will give you the exact equivalent of the words written as opposed to giving you a more conversational and accepted sentence. This can result in French that sounds broken or...
View ArticleSaving Money Using a Language Translator for Your Business
If you are a business that deals with different nationalities or operate in ares of the country with different languages and policies regarding language then you probably know that translating your...
View ArticleThe Language Rights of Quebec
If your business deals with the Province of Quebec there are some things you need to know before plunging into that area. Quebec is the French Province in Canada and has its own official language which...
View ArticleAdvertising to the Quebec Market
Many companies that start doing business in the Province of Quebec start to have problems in their advertising even when they try to do it correctly. For instance many already know that the information...
View ArticleWhen looking for a translator, be specific!
A Translator can be two different types of people or businesses. When choosing a translator for your business it is important that you understand what you want, the type of translation you want, and...
View ArticleIs Quebec Changing Your Business?
Will the new Quebec election make translation services even more important? Bill 101 is the Language Bill of Quebec supporting the importance of French. Now that a new party has been elected there are...
View ArticleHappy Holidays from Outridge Translation Services
Joyeuses Fetes To all of our friends and colleagues we would like to wish you a safe and happy holiday season. Happy Holidays Happy Holidays
View ArticleImpress Them by Providing Products and Services in Their Language
In this day and age of quick information, tightening of a global economy, and fierce competition on the internet it is important to deliver a quality service to your clients. Recently our sister...
View ArticleBe Prepared for a French Hard Line in Quebec
In the Montreal Gazette this morning there was an article about the Quebec Government adopting a hard line approach to English in the business arena. In Quebec they feel threatened that English is...
View ArticleNot All French is the Same
Last year my spouse and I took a trip to Quebec City. We had been there many times and enjoy the culture very much. Since I was born less than an hour away from there in a small town it is like going...
View ArticleFrench or Francais?
People assume that all language is the same, however anyone who understands a language from the region they live or work in will tell you differently. Recently a company that we do work with created a...
View ArticleA Picture is Worth 1000 Words!
As a translation company often we get presentations as part of our work to translate. Often they come in PowerPoint form with graphics and pictures already included. The problem is that the pictures...
View ArticleHow you translate is as important as what you translate!
In the translation world one of the most important parts of finding the right person or company to translate your documents is to find the proper dialect for the region you are translating for. This is...
View ArticleWhat’s in a Translation?
People often come to us and wonder why our translation business works so well? We are not cheaper than our competitors, we are not a large team of translators, and we focus on certain types of...
View ArticleI Pressed the Easy Button-Is it French?
Martha was in a panic, it was the end of the month, year end was coming and she didn’t have the documents translated into French as she was supposed to. Time just got away from her, but now her Boss...
View ArticleDon’t You Wish Language was Like the Olympics?
Some languages are similar in the way you read them and in some sense speak them. Think about French and Spanish, some words are recognizable in Spanish as the spelling and pronunciation are similar to...
View ArticleIt’s Not Where You Market, But Where You Are Located!
Social media has changed the world in many ways. It has connected people who have often lost touch with each other, it has helped businesses reach markets on a larger scale, and it has helped people...
View ArticleQuebec Turns Down the Separatists
Recently Quebec had an election and certain parties who have tried in the past to separate the Province of Quebec from the rest of Canada tried to win the election and complete that task. They lost...
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