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		<title>In praise of Chambers of Commerce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our focus is international business, but we are proud to have been a member of a local Chamber of Commerce for well over 10 years. These organisations can be a real engine of growth for local economies, and can provide the perfect forum for sharing best practice and resources. So well done to our own local [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexika.com/blog/2012/02/10/in-praise-of-chambers-of-commerce/</link>
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		<title>NO! They don&#8217;t all speak English..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A thought from Mark directed at UK exporters&#8230;. I love this job &#8211; but it can be hard to explain to others in social situations sometimes! Two recent illustrations: an acquaintance at an evening class, on hearing that we are a translation company, said &#8220;they all speak English on the continent don&#8217;t they!&#8221; Secondly pub landlord comedian [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexika.com/blog/2012/02/10/no-they-dont-all-speak-english-2/</link>
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		<title>Translators Without Borders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to support the international charity Translators Without Borders. TWB translates more than two million words per year for charities such as Médecins sans Frontières, Médecins du Monde, Action Against Hunger and Oxfam. The work of TWB is of crucial importance for the success of humanitarian work such as engineering and construction projects [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexika.com/blog/2012/01/19/translators-without-border/</link>
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		<title>Comment on Chamber report: Beyond Borders</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our local Chamber of Commerce, where Alexika Ltd is a member company in the North of England, has recently turned its attention to exporting and produced a report entitled: Beyond Borders &#8211; Realigning the Leeds City Region Economy Towards Export Driven Growth. We applaud the initiative; you only have to look at the German economy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexika.com/blog/2012/01/04/comment-on-chamber-report-beyond-borders/</link>
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		<title>English a lucky language?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As reported in the Sunday Times, new research by Professor Mark Pagel - an evolutionary biologist at the University of Reading in the UK &#8211; makes fascinating reading. But there is one conclusion that we would like to take issue with. First the fascinating part &#8211; and there is plenty of it. Prof. Pagel explains [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexika.com/blog/2011/12/20/english-a-lucky-language/</link>
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		<title>Advent visitors are welcome!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We are pleased to welcome the travelling crib again this year &#8211; the beautifully knitted figures will travel around the local business community before arriving at St. Peter&#8217;s church in time to celebrate Christmas. The crib will be visible in our office window tonight, and we hope that passers-by might stop for a moment to enjoy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexika.com/blog/2011/12/01/advent-visitors-are-welcome/</link>
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		<title>Alexika reaccredited to ISO9001 Quality Mark</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the fourth year, Alexika Ltd has been reaccredited to the international Quality standard ISO9001 with zero non-conformities. The assessment meeting was demanding as usual, but a positive challenge to check that our quality systems are robust. Our systems are well established but in any business there is room for continual improvement. Well done to all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexika.com/blog/2011/11/17/alexika-reaccredited-to-iso9001-quality-mark/</link>
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		<title>Alexika and the environment</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We noted on a recent e-newsletter that our travel to the office is very green. Not that this was part of a deliberate policy particularly but it turns out that Becky cycles to the office, Gemma comes on the bus, Mark often walks or cycles, Helen often walks…..well done team! We have also been largely [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexika.com/blog/2011/11/15/alexika-and-the-environment/</link>
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		<title>Why is Finnish more expensive than Turkish?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I received a great question from our client Alistair recently &#8211; we translate engineering manuals for Alistair into various languages for his exports around the world. Alistair’s question was: why is it more expensive to translate into some languages? My answer is that there are really 3 key factors at play here: 1. Supply – [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexika.com/blog/2011/10/25/why-is-finnish-more-expensive-than-turkish/</link>
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		<title>82% of consumers more likely to buy in their own language!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve reported before on research from Common Sense Advisory which found that 72% of consumers globally are more likely to buy a product if they have information in their own language. Now research from the European Commission found that 82% of consumers were less likely to buy goods online if the site was not in their native language. We sometimes hear [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://alexika.com/blog/2011/07/28/82-of-consumers-more-likely-to-buy-in-their-own-language/</link>
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