Building Better Businesses with Empathy In 1997, Walmart made a huge push to break into the German grocery market, but after nine years and 3 billion dollars in investments, they completely pulled out, selling off all of their outlets to other, more established grocery chains. Why did they fail? If you ask their shoppers, it […]
Training the Next Generation of Translators and Interpreters Translation and interpretation advancements for existing AI models continue to be on the forefront of desires for many large language model developers, and for good reason. As we have touched on extensively in past articles, many current AI models struggle with translation projects depending on the target […]
Connecting Cultures and Expanding Communication At 7C Lingo, we are always excited by new developments in translation and interpretation technology. We firmly believe that integrating initiatives such as machine translation into your pipeline will not only result in quicker project turnover, but will ease the burden of the language experts you work with. It seems […]
Is there a Legal Precedent? Recent efforts made by President Trump and his administration have placed Birthright Citizenship in question. The initial executive order, titled “Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship” and signed on January 20, 2025, is designed to restrict citizenship access to those born in the United States while their parents […]
What a Cut To Federal Language Grants Actually Means Recently the Trump Administration pushed forward a memo that froze trillions of dollars of federal grants and loans. This memo, drafted by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), caused widespread confusion due to its vague wording, far-reaching implications, and failure to explain how the OMB […]
Why You Need To Be Paying Attention We at 7C Lingo have been working extensively with many clients, both stateside and internationally, who are constantly assessing companies and economic movements in order to get an edge in their respective fields. While assessing individual companies is always important, many of those operations are allowed to expand […]
Where are Language Services Needed Most? As international markets continue to expand and develop, more and more industries are expanding their use of translation, interpretation, and other language and cultural services. While some of these expanded use cases are fairly routine, many more are increasingly novel, and represent a higher interest across all industries to […]
Are You in Compliance? Since its implementation in 2010, the Affordable Care Act has gone through dozens of revisions, with each new presidential administration choosing to implement certain policies in different ways while also abiding by the decisions made by Congress and the Supreme Court. Most recently, the Biden administration made a final rule on […]
Your Website: An Extension of Your Storefront In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court in 2019 chose to uphold a lower court’s decision and determined that the website of a commercial entity with a public accommodation is an extension of their place of business, meaning that their websites must be accommodating to people with disabilities. […]
Which Languages get Certified At 7C Lingo, almost all of our clients ask us if our translators and interpreters are certified. It’s a completely reasonable question, as any business wants to ensure that they are working with the best, especially when it comes to language and cultural services. After all, studies report that almost $2 […]
