Will Certified Interpreters End Their Party Early?

I hope this post does not make me unpopular in the interpreting world but, when I see something that makes me wince, I feel the need to comment.  A topic that keeps coming up again and again recently involves court interpreters and the cost of court interpreters. In many states, including Ohio, the courts are required to use CERTIFIED interpreters at all times.  If one is not available, only...

The G2Local guide to getting employees to do what you need them to do

Late last week I met with a woman who is in charge of a local company that hires a lot of refugees.  All of the refugees are legal but many of them do not speak even a little bit of English.  I know the owner of this company; she is a wonderful, kind, and generous lady who goes out of her way to help the community as much as possible.  She employs people that are difficult to employ, and I...

Where do profits come from?

I was lucky enough to be in attendance today at the Tri-State Business Awards, a recognition event for companies who grew in revenue and employees over the past year.  Not only was G2Local the recipient of one of these awards, we were also privileged to hear a talk by Dunhumby USA’s CEO. The most important thing the CEO, Stuart Aitken, said to the audience was this statement, “profits are...

A business devoted to service will have only one worry……

I love this quote by Henry Ford, founder of the Ford Motor Company “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently… A business absolutely devoted to service will have only one worry about profits. They will be embarrassingly large.” – See more at: ...

How to Build a Great Company Culture

G2Local is growing quickly and, as a result, we have more than doubled the number of people involved in the company, both employees and contractors.  As a result, G2Local’s management has been spending countless hours over the last few months discussing and pondering the kind of company we want to be.  Even back in 2009 when G2Local was just getting on its feet, we were already convinced that...