For additional information, please contact:
Benjamin Lamb
1Berkshire Director of Economic Development
blamb@1berkshire.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1Berkshire Starts Entrepreneurial Material Translation Project
April 4th, 2022 – Berkshire County, MA – 1Berkshire is excited to announce that it has begun a several month long project to collect materials and resources in the region focused on entrepreneurial resources and guidance, to then have them translated into Spanish. This effort, in partnership with the Berkshire Immigrant Center and Berkshire Language Management, aims to help increase the accessibility of key information, resources, and marketing materials for Spanish speaking businesses and entrepreneurs in the region.
Through the research period of the Berkshire Blueprint 2.0, it was noted that our immigrant population was the most rapidly growing population in the region, increasing by over 25% in the 10 years between 2007 and 2017. With the national trends indicating that immigrants are some of the most motivated and active communities of entrepreneurs and small business owners, 1Berkshire has been actively working with the Berkshire Immigrant Center for over 2 years to navigate opportunities and resources to support the needs of this critical group in our region.
Over the next few months, 1Berkshire will work with its collaborative partners and fellow entrepreneurial support programs in the Berkshires to pull together the most critical resources to be translated. From there, translation experts from the Berkshire Immigrant Center and Berkshire Language Management will help to get the documents and audio translated into at least Spanish, and potentially additional languages as capacity allows.
Ben Lamb, Director of Economic Development at 1Berkshire noted โit is exciting for us to be able to directly invest resources into supporting our immigrant entrepreneurs, and immigrant owned and operated business community in this very tangible way, and we are so glad to be working with two incredible partner organizations right here in the region to do so.โ Michelle Lopez, Director of the Berkshire Immigrant Center adds โwe were humbled to be asked along with Berkshire Language Management to be a part of this transformative and necessary program to increase access for immigrant-owned businesses and entrepreneurs whose native language isnโt English. 1Berkshire is helping to pave the way for change in how the Berkshires welcomes and supports all types of businesses โ.
This work wouldnโt be possible without the incredible asset of Berkshire Language Management. Silvana Kirby, Managing Director of Berkshire Language Management notes โWe are honored to partner and collaborate in this project with 1Berkshire and Berkshire Immigrant Center. Both organizations are always supporting our community, local growth and assisting immigrant entrepreneurs. Language is key to communication, for meaning and understanding. We are excited about being part of this project and community development process.โ
1Berkshire looks forward to sharing these materials in the coming months, and invites individuals, businesses, and entrepreneurial support partners in the region to feel free to reach out to the Economic Development team at economicdev@1berkshire.com if they have any specific thoughts or needs that could be supported by this endeavor.
About 1Berkshire
1Berkshire is a county-wide organization focused on economic development and promotion of the region as a preferred place to visit, to live, and to grow a business. It provides programs that connect businesses with each other and with potential customers and works to develop future leaders and support entrepreneurs. For more information, visit 1Berkshire.com.
About the Berkshire Immigrant Center
The Berkshire Immigrant Center advocates for the rights of all immigrants by helping them navigate the complex U.S. immigration system with affordable legal services, local resources, and education. We provide our clients with the tools necessary to overcome financial and cultural barriers, strengthening civic engagement and creating equal opportunity for all.
About Berkshire Language Management
Berkshire Language Management, Inc. is a full-service language consulting, culture awareness, and educational team of translators, interpreters, and trainers who work in their native language. These expert individuals are highly trained in many disciplines and languages with 20+ years of experience. By translating and interpreting their clientโs message into the local language, their business will be able to open doors and expand its customer base, as well as building productivity by understanding their bilingual employees.
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Para mรกs informaciรณn, por favor, contacte a:
Benjamin Lamb
Director de Desarrollo Econรณmico de 1Berkshire
blamb@1berkshire.com
PARA PUBLICACIรN INMEDIATA
1Berkshire Comienza su Proyecto de Traducciรณn de Material Empresarial
4 de abril, 2022 – Condado de Berkshire, MA – 1Berkshire se complace en anunciar que comenzรณ un proyecto de varios meses reuniendo materiales y recursos en la regiรณn enfocados en los recursos empresariales y de orientaciรณn, para luego traducirlos al espaรฑol. Este empeรฑo, en colaboraciรณn con el Berkshire Immigrant Center y Berkshire Language Management, tiene por objetivo ayudar a aumentar el acceso a informaciรณn clave, recursos y materiales sobre marketing para los negocios y empresarios de habla hispana en la regiรณn.
A travรฉs del perรญodo de investigaciรณn de Berkshire Blueprint 2.0, se vio que nuestra poblaciรณn inmigrante era la que mรกs rรกpidamente estaba creciendo, aumentando en mรกs de 25% en los diez aรฑos entre el 2007 y el 2017. Con la tendencia nacional indicando que algunas de las comunidades mรกs motivadas y activas de empresarios y dueรฑos de pequeรฑos negocios se componen de inmigrantes, 1Berkshire ha estado trabajando activamente con el Berkshire Immigrant Center hace mรกs de dos aรฑos explorando oportunidades y recursos para ayudar con las necesidades de este grupo crรญtico en nuestra regiรณn.
En los prรณximos meses, 1Berkshire trabajarรก con sus colaboradores y programas de apoyo empresarial en los Berkshires para recopilar los recursos mรกs crรญticos para ser traducidos. Entonces, los expertos en el Berkshire Immigrant Center y Berkshire Language Management ayudarรกn a traducir los documentos y material en audio al espaรฑol, y posiblemente en otros idiomas, como lo permita su capacidad.
Ben Lamb, el Director de Desarrollo Econรณmico en 1Berkshire, dijo: โes interesante para nosotros poder invertir directamente nuestros recursos para asistir en una forma muy tangible a nuestros empresarios inmigrantes, y a la comunidad inmigrante que opera sus propios negocios, y estamos felices de poder colaborar con dos organizaciones de aquรญ mismo de la regiรณn para hacerlo.โ Michelle Lรณpez, la Directora del Berkshire Immigrant Center, aรฑade: โNos honra que nos hayan pedido junto al Berkshire Language Management ser parte de este programa transformador y necesario para aumentar el acceso para empresarios y dueรฑos de negocios inmigrantes cuya lengua materna no es el inglรฉs. 1Berkshire estรก ayudando a preparar el camino para cambiar cรณmo es que en los Berkshires se apoya y se le da la bienvenida a todo tipo de negocios.โ
Esta labor no serรญa posible sin el valor increรญble de Berkshire Language Management. Silvana Kirby, la Directora Gerente de Berkshire Language Management dice: โNos sentimos honrados de poder colaborar en este proyecto con 1Berkshire y el Berkshire Immigrant Center. Ambas
organizaciones estรกn siempre apoyando a nuestra comunidad, al desarrollo local, y asistiendo a los empresarios inmigrantes. El lenguaje es clave para la comunicaciรณn, por el significado y para la comprensiรณn. Estamos deseosos de ser parte de este proyecto y proceso de desarrollo comunitario.โ
1Berkshire espera compartir estos materiales en los prรณximos meses, e invita a los individuos, negocios y colaboradores en apoyo empresarial de la regiรณn a que contacten al equipo de Economic Development economicdev@1berkshire.com si tienen ideas especรญficas o necesidades que pudieran ser apoyadas en este esfuerzo.
Sobre 1 Berkshire
1Berkshire es una organizaciรณn del condado enfocado en el desarrollo econรณmico y la promociรณn de la regiรณn como lugar preferido para visitar, vivir, y crear un negocio. Ofrece programas que conectan a los negocios entre sรญ y con clientes potenciales, y trabaja para desarrollar a los lรญderes del futuro y apoyar a los empresarios. Para mรกs informaciรณn, visite 1Berkshire.com.
Sobre el Berkshire Immigrant Center
La misiรณn del Centro de Inmigrantes de Berkshire es defender los derechos de todos los inmigrantes ayudรกndolos a navegar el complejo sistema de inmigraciรณn de EE.UU. con servicios legales, recursos locales y educaciรณn. Les brindamos a nuestros clientes las herramientas necesarias para superar las barreras financieras y culturales, con el objetivo de fortalecer el compromiso cรญvico y crear igualdad de oportunidades para todos.
Sobre el Berkshire Language Management
Berkshire Language Management, Inc. es un equipo de consultorรญa de idiomas, conciencia cultural y educaciรณn de servicio completo de traductores, intรฉrpretes y capacitadores que trabajan en su idioma nativo. Estas personas expertas estรกn altamente capacitadas en muchas disciplinas e idiomas con mรกs de 20 aรฑos de experiencia. Al traducir e interpretar el mensaje de su cliente al idioma local, su negocio podrรก abrir puertas y expandir su base de clientes, asรญ como aumentar la productividad al comprender a sus empleados bilingรผes.
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