All posts by James Brown

Any business that’s exported in the last decade will have heard of BRIC economies (Brazil, Russia, India and China), a label coined by Goldman Sachs in 1993 to identify promising investment markets. But as global business times have changed, there are now new ones to watch. Columbia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Thailand and South Africa or CIVETs are new emerging markets for exporting, as identified by Robert Ward, global forecasting director for the Economist Intelligence Unit. Let’s have a look at what exciting opportunities these markets have to offer….

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Increasingly people are watching television and videos with subtitles. In this post James Brown explores the trend and why subtitled television shows are so popular.

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After years of exams, essays, more essays and even more essays, each university graduate dreams of landing their first grown up job. 18 months ago I was in this exact position. I suddenly found myself in a gruelling battle, the battle which all young graduates are sadly forced to endure as a result of the current economic climate; the long and arduous process of finding graduate employment.

Did you know that only 38% of Britons can speak a foreign language? What’s more, just 18% can speak two and a rather measly 6% speak three or more.
For some people around the world, learning one, two or three languages just isn’t enough. Welcome to the world of the polyglot.
A polyglot is an individual who is able to master numerous languages. ‘Hyperpolyglots’ can speak six or more languages fluently, with some even knowing up to sixty languages!

Former Dragons’ Den stars are an inspiration to us all (and tell us how to Go Global!) At Tuesday’s Go Global event in London, organised by Enterprise Nation, three former Dragons’ Den stars inspired us all to just get out there and “Go Global”. As David Cameron reminded us all again earlier this week, Britain needs to export more and wants more entrepreneurs to get out of their comfort zone and start selling. This not only provides a job for them, but in the long term will create jobs for others.

Las Fallas is a local festival celebrated every year at the beginning of March in Valencia, Spain. It attracts a huge number of visitors every year. During this two-week period Valencia transforms into a city of flames. I can assure you this is an amazing and unforgettable event and that you have never seen anything like this before!