When I went online to find a new printer/fax/scanner, I never imagined I’d have such a wonderful experience. Before I go on, I’d like to say that I’m by no means an Israel basher – I’ve had some recent customer service issues with companies all over the world. But the stereotype remains that Israeli companies …
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Know your Hebrew: Another Easy Mistake
I recently came across another easy Hebrew miscommunication that might have caused myself some prior issues. Hopefully you can avoid the same problems. Mail does not mean Mail! If you’re speaking to someone in Hebrew, such as customer service in Israel, and they ask for your Mail address (not K’tovet, Do’ar, etc.), don’t think they’re …
Doing Business With Israel: a cross-cultural business perspective
Check out this fairly in-depth look at the cultural differences we can all expect to experience with global business in Israel. Even Olim quickly take on the Israeli culture. http://www.leyden.net/doingbusiness.html Written by "Leyden Communications (Israel) – a full service, worldwide business to business marketing, media, Internet and e-commerce consultancy organization"
ISRAEL’S ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE FIRST MONTHS OF 2008
1. Scientists in Israel found that the brackish water, drilled from underground desert aquifers, hundreds of feet deep, could be used to raise warm-water fish. The geothermal water, less than one-tenth as saline as sea water, free of pollutants, and a toasty 98 degrees on average, proves an ideal environment. 2. Israeli-developed …
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Real-time video with Israel: How to modify your programs for sending high-speed video to Israel
Advanced computer users in Israel know that there is much to be desired about Internet speeds in Israel. In particular, viewing streaming or live video, such as Skype or Slingbox, are choppy at best, and often impossible. Without contacting the Internet Service Providers, I conducted my own experiments and found a way to make it …
Recognizing Israel’s Achievements & Businesses
With a heavy heart, my wife and I will be spending the next 4 months in the U.S. She’ll be working as a traveling nurse in Los Angeles, and I’ll continue to work on JobShuk and take advantage of my locale to bring more foreign attention to Israeli small businesses. The same day we found …
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Israel’s Ease of Doing Business
Globes Online reports Israel 29th for ease of doing business. This puts us 1/6th down the list. Personally, my expectations for this country vary – I know that as a "light unto the nations", we should be at the top of the list. But many foreigners who visit the country experience less-than-perfect dealings with both …
You don’t have to be a millionaire…
Israel is great! Almost everyone knows it. It’s the place all Jews want to be, and all non-Jews want us to be. There are tons of reasons why Israel is so important to the Jew – one such reason is that we get to celebrate 2 birthdays here (today is my brother’s and my Hebrew …