Business guides

Our guides can help you get to grips with languages and culture for your business - whether you're in international trade, tourism, the public sector or simply employ people from different backgrounds. To look for language and cultural services in London go to our Service Finder.

Download the guides by clicking on the icons - or request a hard copy from us.

'I want to' business guides for international trade

RLN London was commissioned by UK Trade & Investment London Region with sponsorship from RBS to produce a range of guides which show importers and exporters how they can take advantage of language and cultural skills and services. Concise and accessible, the 'I want to ...' guides cover a range of specialist areas including language training, translation and branding. You can download them here or order hard copies by contacting us.

Adapt my brand, communications and packaging for an overseas audience

(616 KB)

   

Develop my intercultural skills

(628 KB)

   

Learn about international communication planning

(719 KB)

   

Understand translation and interpreting

(836 KB)

   

Learn about language training and recruitment

(840 KB)

   

Localise my website for international business

(470 KB)

Other business guides

Our partner Regional Language Networks and other organisations have produced guides of their own which your business may also find useful.

Translation - getting it right

Translation - getting it right

A guide to buying translations

(98 KB)

   
Conference Interpreting

Conference Interpreting

A guide to commissioning quality conference interpreting services

(174 KB)

   
Interpreting for the Public Services

Interpreting for the Public Services

A guide to commissioning excellent public service interpreting services

(312 KB)

   
How to work with British Sign Language (BSL) / English Interpreters

How to work with British Sign Language (BSL) / English Interpreters

For public and private sectors

(193 KB)

   
Foreign languages for the media

Foreign languages for the media

A guide to commissioning creative translation for advertising, brochures, books, film and the Internet

(367 KB)

   
Basic International Communications for Business

Basic International Communications for Business

A guide to the small things that make a big difference

(186 KB)