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I think you are both right. Learning spanish will be good for business but at the same time will take a long time and could be a distraction. Perhaps don't make

by andymoe 13y ago

I think you are both right. Learning spanish will be good for business but at the same time will take a long time and could be a distraction. Perhaps don't make it a requirement but offer to pay for spanish lessons for yourself and staff to encourage this. My father had a friend from college who moved to Spain in the early 80's and married. I went to visit him a few years ago when I made a trip to Madrid and I ask how he learned the language since I never successfully did. His response was basically that he had no choice if he did not want to get screwed in business and he did much better after becoming fluent.

erdaypixelin 13y ago
There's a great deal of insight there. We have definitely run into trouble because we lacked understanding of the language but, more importantly, we lacked understanding of the laws and regulations involved in operating a business here as well. We're definitely learning the hard way but I believe that we need these experiences to improve the way we operate. Especially since we plan to grow into new markets. Even those outside Latin-America. I can only imagine how many languages I will need to learn fluently to be considered a serious business owner then. :(