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 Bridging the Multicultural Divide in
Business
The Essential Role of Communication
in
The Global Marketplace
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
12:00 noon - 1:00 pm
(Central Time)
CLICK
HERE TO REGISTER
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A multicultural, economic bridge is transforming
American Business!
Did
you know that...
- Hispanic/Latino
purchasing power in the U.S.
will increase from $222 billion to $1 trillion in 2010?
- Women make 83 % of
American consumer purchases?
- 31.2% of the
population speaks another language at home other than English?
So,
what does this mean to you and how does this affect your business?
To capture this market and
retain employees, you need to change, modify and expand the way you
communicate.
"Bridging
the Multicultural Divide in Business" is a Women's
Business Enterprise Alliance (WBEA) sponsored webinar
hosted by ABLE Innovations and Culture Coach International (CCI), that offers a lucrative bridge to the new
multicultural reality in America.
During
this on-line 'Lunch and Learn', we will discuss how to:
*Leverage
language and cultural knowledge to improve the bottom line
*Recruit and retain top talent
*Improve communication in a global environment
*Demonstrate the ability to lower costs while increasing your client
base
So
please join us on Wednesday, May 13th from 12:00 noon to
1:00 pm (Central Time) to hear about what other companies are
doing to successfully bridge the multicultural divide!
Cost:
WBEA Members: $20
WBENC Members: $25
Non Members: $30
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Kaarina Kvaavik
KAARINA KVAAVIK is co-owner of ABLE Innovations, a
US-based, Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)certified Content and Product Translation
firm specializing in global language services.
ABLE (Advancing Businesses through
Language Expertise)
provides the innovative technologies, processes and resources needed to
reduce translation costs, optimize efficiency and ensure rapid
integration into today's global market.
Ms. Kvaavik has been a highly
acclaimed and renowned speaker in the Globalization/Localization industry
for over 18 years. Prior to joining ABLE, Kaarina
served on the management teams of Lingoport and
VistaTEC, as well as directed international
product management groups at PC DOCS and Dragon Systems.
A native of
Sweden
with a multi-cultural background, Ms. Kvaavik
speaks five languages and possesses an adept awareness of cultural
nuances around the world.
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Kari Heistad
Diversity has been the hallmark of KARI HEISTAD's work and her experiences have brought her
into contact with world leaders, inner-city youth, non-profit
organizations and corporate executives. She is the founder of Culture
Coach International (CCI), a Boston based consulting
firm that specializes in making the issues of cross cultural awareness
and organizational development engaging and insightful to their
clients. CCI's original
programs on culture, diversity and corporate identity have been called
"insightful, unique, exciting" and "eye-opening".
Kari has lived and worked abroad in Norway, Scotland
and Greece
and speaks regularly at local, national and international conferences.
To date, she has been published in various regional and national media
outlets and her programs and presentations have reached more than
10,000 people.
Kari
holds a Masters in International Administration degree from the School
for International Training, is a former Fulbright Scholar and studied
multicultural issues in New
Zealand.
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