Business in Mexico As many international families can attest, adjusting to life in Mexico City or other major city in Mexico is a unique challenge. Some families, unfortunately, do not fare too well. In this article, some of the more common symptoms of a difficult personal and social adjustment to Mexico will be discussed. These […]
Continue ReadingBusiness in Mexico As a result of the personality inventories I use for my seminars, I have been able to get a glimpse of the modern Mexican professional, both at the executive and managerial levels. This data shows an emerging shift in the way Mexicans operate within today’s challenging and changing organizational environment. Before getting […]
Continue ReadingYou are entitled to bring/take/send the following items, depending upon your immigration status. Under the FMT you can bring in: -Articles for your personal use, such as clothing, footwear, grooming and toiletry articles in reasonable amounts. – Photographic, movie or video camera including its power source, and 12 rolls of film. – Sports equipment for […]
Continue ReadingThis page contains a listing of the Méxican Trade Commission offices around the world. Canada United States Argentina (including: Uruguay) Brazil (including: Paraguay) Chile (including: Bolivia) Colombia (including:Ecuador, Peru) Costa Rica (including: Nicaragua, Panama) Cuba France (including: Algiers, Morocco, Tunis) Germany (including: Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Russia, Switzerland) Great Britain (including England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales) Guatemala (including: Belize, El Salvador, Honduras) Hong Kong (including […]
Continue ReadingOFFICIAL NAME: United Mexican States CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY: Mexico City AREA: 1,978,000 sq Km ( 760,000 sq mi) MAJOR CITIES: Mexico City (25 mil), Guadalajara (8.5 mil) and Monterrey (5 mil) POPULATION (1995): Estimated 95 million POPULATION DENSITY: 75.2 persons per sq km DISTRIBUTION: 69% Urban, 31% rural ANNUAL GROWTH (1995): 3% ETHNICITY: 60% […]
Continue ReadingGaceta Consular 30 day business visitor form can be secured upon presentation of: A valid passport or a certified copy of the birth certificate or a citizenship card plus a recent picture identification. Letter from the company represented of by the interested individual if traveling alone, stating the specific purpose and the length of the […]
Continue Reading
Cogan’s Reviews This is a two-part Review as Camille Collins joins me in reviewing this work. There’s a statement on page 98 of this book, as follows… “The key to understanding the ‘Mexican Way’ of doing business is to recognize that business management in Mexico has traditionally been an application of cultural attitudes and customs […]
Continue Reading
Mexico has struck gold – again. Long, long ago, Aztec and Maya chiefs, visiting Spaniards and Catholic fathers accumulated gold as a status symbol, to enhance riches or to upgrade church ambience. There was a bowl of nuggets for the tomb, a full chest for the sailing ship and layers of gold for steeples, saintly […]
Continue Reading
Business in Mexico Why do so many of my employees have the same names? This is a question that I hear a lot. It can be a little confusing at first when it seems as if a lot of your employees share the same surname. It does not necessarily mean that they are related. I […]
Continue ReadingBusiness in Mexico I found that the reluctance to communicate bad news was not a trait of our Mexican employees alone, but I did find that it was more prevalent there. It’s a beautiful Monday morning on the high plains of Mexico. We had a great weekend with a few friends over on Saturday night […]
Continue Reading