Why Doing Business in Mexico? Mexico’s ethnic composition, its prominent regional identities and famously vivid culture, have all been shaped by the nation’s rich history and varied influences from the indigenous and Spanish. The rich diversity of its many cultures is Mexico’s most valuable asset with its rapidly improving economy close behind. For those wanting to conduct business in this thriving environment, an understanding of Mexico’s heritage and culture must be achieved in order to be successful doing business in Mexico.
Communicaid’s Doing Business in Mexico cultural awareness courses are ideal for professionals and teams who need to build more successful business relationships with Mexican colleagues, suppliers and clients. A Doing Business in Mexico course will provide you with the tools to maximise the competitive advantage of doing business in Mexico through a combination of in-depth background information and hands-on practical tips and business solutions.
Benefits
Communicaid’s Doing Business in Mexico courses will provide you with:
- A clear understanding of the key drivers that motivate Mexican business counterparts
- Greater awareness of how to leverage the immense ability of your Mexican workforce
- Practical strategies for working more effectively with Mexican business counterparts
- Better understanding of the potential issues and solutions involved in establishing or doing
business in Mexico
Who should attend
A Communicaid Doing business in Mexico course will be of benefit to you if you are:
- Considering doing business in Mexico
- Establishing a network of Mexican business suppliers
- Involved in exporting/importing with Mexican business counterparts
- Outsourcing your services support to Mexico
- Already experiencing the challenges of doing business in Mexico
Course content
All our Doing Business in Mexico training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their specific requirements and existing skills set. A Doing Business in Mexico course typically includes:
- Historical, political and economic overview of Mexico
- Mexican culture: religion, beliefs, customs and regional identities
- Mexican business and economic environment
- Mexican business cultural values and attitudes: hierarchy, time, relationships
- Management and working styles for doing business in Mexico
- Communication, meeting and negotiation styles when doing business in Mexico
- Challenges and solutions for doing business in Mexico
Approach
Doing Business in Mexico programmes are available seven days a week, 365 days a year, either at one of our training centres in London, Paris, Frankfurt and New York or at your offices in any location worldwide. We usually recommend a one or two day course but can also offer a more flexible format to suit your schedule.
Suitably tailored materials will be used throughout your course and your trainer will provide a balance of structured input and discussion of case studies and scenarios relevant to your own particular context.
The most appropriate training format, content and approach for your Doing Business in Mexico course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.
Doing Business in Mexico Course Trainer
Your Doing Business in Mexico trainer will be assigned to you following the results of your diagnostic consultancy according to your objectives and areas of focus. Detailed below is the profile of a member of our Mexican culture training team.
CGC
CGC combines his knowledge of intercultural theory with his expert professional experience of global markets to deliver country specific business briefings and cross cultural training to a breadth of business sectors and on European, Asian and Latin American cultures. He has delivered training to key Communicaid clients including Cadbury Schweppes, Adidas and GSK.
On graduating in his native Chile, CGC relocated to the UK in 1975. He has also lived in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico and has done business in a broad spectrum of countries including Cuba, Korea, India and the Philippines.
During the 1980s CGC was the Manager of Islington Enterprise Centre where he secured and implemented international projects across Europe, Latin America and Africa. He then went on to work for the Body Shop as New Market Development Manager developing business strategy in emerging markets and setting up franchises in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Since leaving The Body Shop in 1997 CGC has worked as a business and cultural consultant providing consultancy and training to a wide range of clients including LeBoeuf, Lamb, The United Nations, UBS Warburg, Credit Suisse First Boston, Thames Water and British Airways.
CGC is currently the Managing Director of an e-bank involved in electronic prepayments over the internet and mobile communications working in Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Asia. In addition, he maintains an interest in TV and film producing working with various US, UK and Japanese channels. He is a regular commentator on Spanish speaking financial markets with Bloomberg TV. |
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