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15th July

Thursday, 8 July, 2010

Just to let everyone know our next meeting on July 15th will include a talk from David Warren on Marketing. David has an extensive background in this subject, both academically and through practical application – so however great your expertise in this area, it should be a good discussion! Look forward to seeing members and [...]

Catalan 1 Castilian 0

Wednesday, 7 October, 2009

A Murcian lawyer has appealed a ruling from a Barcelona judge after being informed that he must pay for documents from the court if he wants them translated from their original Catalan into the Spanish language. The Catalan court seems to have ruled that Spanish is as much a foreign language to them as English or German… Where [...]

IVA set to rise by 2%

Tuesday, 15 September, 2009

I nearly missed this news item from El Mundo on the 13th September – but I have just seen it on www.typicallyspanish.com on one of my regular “trawl throughs” El Mundo announced on Sunday that the Government is planning a 2% increase on VAT. The paper says that the Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, [...]

Blogging vs Blagging

Thursday, 13 August, 2009

Blogging   Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal (or newsletter) that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption.  Blagging Verb: blag (blagged, blagging), informal, persuade or deceive in order to get something for free.  Why blog for business? (http://www.corporateblogging.info/basics/why/) From a business perspective there are several potential reasons to [...]