You don't need us to tell you that Christmas is just around the corner; the flurry of retail activity, novelty jumpers and coloured lights wherever you look say it all!
Research carried out by Professor James Foreman-Peck, from Cardiff University's Business School for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, found that language deficiencies were a significant barrier to UK companies exporting.
It is that time of year again, when the Exhibitor’s Manual has fallen heavily – or virtually – onto your desk, and you have a list as long as your arm of things to be done.