Many companies underestimate how important translations into niche languages can be for them. At SwissGlobal, we use the term “niche languages” to refer to languages that are not requested on a regular basis. Even if languages such as…

William Tell was invented by a German and set to music by an Italian. Perhaps that is precisely why he encapsulates the Swiss attitude so aptly. No one can deny that Switzerland has a lot in common with its

Both German and English belong to the West Germanic family of languages. They’re practically cousins, although English certainly has much more clout. Given those facts, you’d think that a German-to-English translation would be…

Congratulations to swiss export on its 45th anniversary! We were also at the celebrations at swiss export’s 2018 summer party, which was held in Zurich on 30 August. We’d like to express our heartfelt thanks for inviting us to the…

After two days at the exhibition, 14,000 visitors and lots of inspiring discussions on our business sofa, we’d like to thank all our guests and participants for their interest in and commitment to SuisseEMEX! We found out first hand…

SwissGlobal became a member of swiss export in August 2018. The cross-sector business association has been championing Swiss companies engaged in foreign trade since 1973. swiss export provides its members with consulting services, a…

Our motivation at all times is to find out what our clients’ needs are and to meet these needs. To achieve this objective, however, it is also increasingly important to intrinsically understand the procurement system and its…

Two years of SwissGlobal – Two years of top quality. Apart from the delicious ice cream cake, our best birthday present was the one we gave ourselves: our new website. We have revised our Internet presence and made it

It is almost that time of year again. On 28 & 29 August, the largest event in the Swiss marketing industry, SuisseEMEX 2018, will be held at the Messe Zürich exhibition centre. The fair, featuring 500 exhibitors and showcasing the…

SwissGlobal has passed the surveillance audit for ISO 9001:2015 with a clean bill of health. Just as with our language services, we also ensure our quality management meets the highest standards – guaranteed and certified. We take the…

Quality and outsourcing: Is it possible to outsource services and still maintain the highest level of quality? In our research paper for the European Parliament Directorate-General for Translation and in conjunction with the IT…

SwissGlobal sponsored the 7th Future of Lawyers conference in Geneva on 25 January 2018. This networking event was organised by the Foreign Lawyers Section of the Geneva Bar Association. The motto for this year was “Women as leaders in…

SwissGlobal has been an industry partner of the IUED Institute of Translation and Interpreting at the ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences since January 2018. The collaboration focuses primarily on support for young translators and…

The wait is over – the Doing Business in Switzerland Guide is now available (also as a brochure or an app). The guide contains not only fascinating interviews but also a wealth of valuable information about Switzerland as a place of…

SwissGlobal became a member of the EAMT (European Association for Machine Translation), a Swiss non-profit organisation, in January 2018. The EAMT has been supporting the ever-growing community of researchers, developers and users of…