Doing Business In Spain

Why Doing Business in Spain? Spanish culture has been carved by the many outside influences the country has endured throughout its long history. Spain's diverse and unique regions are not only geographically and climatically different, but form an eclectic blend of personalities and identities deeply rooted in tradition. Europe’s third largest country, Spain’s social and economic structures have improved dramatically over the last four decades creating numerous new business and investment opportunities.  An understanding of the Spanish culture and business etiquette is the first step towards successfully doing business in Spain.

Communicaid’s Doing Business in Spain cultural awareness courses are ideal for professionals and teams who need to build more successful business relationships with Spanish colleagues,  partners and clients. A Doing Business in Spain course will provide you with the tools to maximise the competitive advantage of doing business in Spain through a mixture of in-depth background information and hands-on practical tips and solutions.

Benefits

Communicaid’s Doing Business in Spain courses will provide you with:

- A clear understanding of the key drivers that motivate Spanish business counterparts

- Greater awareness of Spanish business culture and etiquette

- Key tips to ensure successful business relations with your Spanish colleagues and clients

- Practical strategies for doing business more effectively with Spanish counterparts

- Better understanding of the potential business challenges and solutions involved in

   establishing or doing business in Spain

Who should attend

A Communicaid Doing Business in Spain course will be of benefit to you if you are:

- Considering doing business in Spain

- Establishing partnerships with Spanish business counterparts

- Experiencing the challenges of doing business in Spain

- Employing Spanish nationals within your business organisation

Course content

All our Doing Business in Spain training courses are designed to meet the specific needs of our clients depending on their particular requirements and existing skills set.   A Doing Business in Spain course typically includes:

- Overview of Spanish culture: history, religion, belief, customs and regional identities

- Spanish business culture and attitudes: authority, time, hierarchy and relationships

- Management and working styles for doing business in Spain

- Communication, meeting and negotiation styles when doing business in Spain

- Challenges and practical solutions for doing business in Spain

Approach

Doing Business in Spain 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 Spain course will be discussed during your diagnostic consultancy.

Doing Business in Spain Course Trainer

Your Doing Business in Spain 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 Spanish culture training team.

AB

After graduating from the University of Durham with a first class degree in Spanish, AB moved to Barcelona where she lived for most of the following decade.  She worked extensively as a freelance translator and interpreter with clients including La Vanguardia, The EU and Arthur Andersen and she also spent a year as communications co-ordinator for Olivetto advertising agency.  In London, AB also translated for Norman Foster and spent six months as conference co-ordinator and interpreter for Cable and Wireless. 

AB has recently completed an MA in Intercultural Communication at Anglia University and now works as a freelance intercultural training consultant.  In addition to her formal qualifications and work experience overseas, AB’s extensive worldwide travel and interest in other languages and cultures make her an experience and empathetic cultural awareness trainer.  She is now based in Barcelona again and has delivered Doing business in Spain courses to delegates at Cadbury Schweppes.