Internationalization Services We offer the following Internationalization services (for Germany, Austria, Switzerland): Market Representation Germany:- Market Representation
of Foreign Products & Companies in Germany (and Europe); that means
that we in Germany (on a temporary basis) represent products/services
of companies from outside of Germany which want to make business in
Germany. [And if after an initial trial period of some months all sides
agree that this was a sucess so far we could continue with permanent
market representation in Germany for your products/services.]
- Contact person
for your German customers (we can handle all requests of your German
customers like telephone calls, e-mail, fax in German language to
improve the confidence of your German speaking customers in your
services/products and you can show your German customers your comittment
of doing business in Germany by providing a German native speaker as
contact person)
- Intercultural mediation/coaching between
the foreign company and the Gerrman customers during daily operations:
we help your company to understand how your German customer thinks and
make the communication and business process of your ongoing operations
with your German customer more smooth as we understand the way of
thinking of both sides (the foreign company and the German customer)
- tailor-made Market Intelligence (Market Research) & Reports on Germany and specific German product/service markets (in English language or German language)
- ongoing technology scouting and trend scouting
in Germany (for foreign companies from outside of Germany): What is
going on in Germany in your company's specific product/service market?
- Market entry strategies for Germany
- Search for potential new customers in Germany (corporate customers and private customers)
- Search for potential new suppliers from Germany (global sourcing)
- Marketing services for Germany
- Temporary Office Representation (market
representation): We establish a temporary office place with a
short-term leasing contract and represent your company and products in
Germany. After for instance 3-6 months you decide if you want to
establish and operate a permanent representation by yourself and recruit
new staff in Germany or send somebody from your home base to work here
in Germany. We pull out and your own staff takes over the office place.
This system is low risk because all contracts are short-term and you
always have an opt-out possibility if you decide after the initial 3-6
months not to continue your activities in Germany.
Product and Software Localization (Internationalization) for German speaking markets:- Localization (Internationalization) of products, documents, manuals, web pages & software for the German, Austrian and Swiss market
- Software & Functionality Testing
of localized German language software (software translated/adapted from
other languages into German language) as well as functional tests, user
tests, system tests, usability tests of international/multilingual
software applications or web applications
- Creation of German language web pages (possible domains: .de, .at, .ch, .eu, .com, .mobi, etc.)
- Preparation of Unicode documents and webpages (UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32)
- Conversion of German, West & East European and International character sets
(ISO 8859-1, ISO Latin 1, ISO 8859-2, ... , ISO 8859-15, ISO 8859-16,
Windows-1252, Windows Latin 1, US-ASCII, EUC-JP, ISO-2022-JP, Shift_JIS,
Big5, EUC-TW, GB18030, GB2312, etc.)
- CJK / CJKV projects (Chinese Japanese Korean Vietnamese Information processing and Asian character sets)
- Database services, data handling, data input, data conversion, data processing, data and content management
- Internet & IT Services
Human Resources Services for the German market:- Consulting on Human Resources Services for the German labour market
- Screening and Pre-Selection of candidates who applied for a job in your company in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
- Proof-Reading of German language Resumes (CV - Curriculum Vitae) for private persons who are looking for a job in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. See also: http://www.deutscher-lebenslauf.de
Proof-Reading, Translation, Education:- Proof-Reading of already into German language translated documents, papers, web pages and software
- Translation of English documents, papers, manuals and web pages into German language
- procure Crash courses Business German (Wirtschaftsdeutsch) and German corporate culture
- Help to find and book German language courses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and language courses for all European languages in various European countries (German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, etc.)
- Find a free Language Exchange partner
for you in Germany, Austria, Switzerland in order to improve your
speaking and listening skills of the German language. See also: http://www.zuiop.com
Other Auxiliary Services:- Support at trade fairs and exhibitions
- Establish contacts to German fair workmen
- Entries into German-language classified directories and advertisements in German language magazines
- Establish contacts to Designers, Advertising companies and printing companies
- Establish contacts to German local government bodies (including possible subsidiary funds for foreign investors) and industrial organizations and
- Establish contacts to lawyers, trademark and patent attorneuys, accountants, tax consultants, real-estate agents, relocation agents and movers
- Establish contacts to import experts, Head hunters & HR consultants, translators, etc.
- Accompany your staff during necessary registrations at government offices
- Accompany your staff during visits at banks (opening a bank account), insurance companies, etc. (company reasons or private reasons)
- Accompany persons during visits at doctors, register children at International schools, etc. (private reasons)
- Pick-up service at Frankfurt International Airport (biggest and most important airport in Germany)
- Taking pictures and photos of German products (for instance JPEG photos)
- Collecting product and company brochures in shops or at trade fairs
- For foreign students
and other private persons: go with you to local and central government
offices, filling out German language forms of the various German
administrations, go with you to banks and open a bank account, get a
mobile phone contract, proof-reading of German language documents,
helping you with daily problems of getting your life started in Germany,
etc. (student discount available)
Please
contact us if you look for other services not listed here. We might be
able to help you or we might know somebody who can help you. |