With the 2016 Rio Olympics just around the corner, careless tourists around the world are dusting off their Spanish phrasebooks and getting ready to ingratiate themsleves with their Brazilian hosts.
Bosnia. Not the first place that one associates with literary guile. A country that has settled into the mists of recent history for many, its name is evocative of some of the most harrowing images of the end of the 20th century. Yet from suffering come stories that demand to be shared, and a pioneering publishing house is committed to translating the literary cream of the Balkan crop. Faruk Sehic’s Quiet Flows the Una was met with acclaim throughout the region, and now is available in English translation for the first time. TT was at the book launch to find out more.
Michael McLeod is the founder of UniGreenScheme, a pioneering business that aims to shake up the systematic wastages of valuable equipment within the university sector. He recently made it to the finals of the prestigious Shell LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Our CEO Jurga Žilinskienė has close links with the association, having been a winner near the beginning of her career, and in a judgign capacity more recently. We interviewed Michael to talk about his hopes for the future, and to get his thoughts on sustainability-focused entrepreneurship in the UK today.
Tom Robinson, the founder and manager of Adaptavate, has just been crowned the Shell Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2015. Jurga Žilinskienė has close links to the organisation, and was involved in the judging process, and so we took the time to interview Tom about his plans for his business and his outlook on sustainable innovation.
Today Translations interviews SEO guru Lukasz Zelezny, exploring topics including international SEO best practice, and how to develop an effective and lucrative localisation strategy.
