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thebigword is ready to help Government agencies and businesses with language support that will help migrants make a ‘quicker contribution’ to the UK economy. thebigword, one of the world’s largest interpreting and translating companies and a major supplier to the UK’s public sector, says it’s ready and ‘geared up’ to support Government agencies and businesses…

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Entrepreneur’s blog charts the challenges of running a global business through the economic turmoil from 2008 to the present day. Blogs are hardly big news these days but when thebigword’s  CEO Larry Gould started his blog in November 2008, it was rare for a leading businessman to put his life online; and to be quite…

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thebigword, the world top-20 translating and interpreting company, has been named as one of the UK’s Top 100 Apprentice Employers and has been congratulated in a letter from Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg.  thebigword started its Apprenticeship programme in January 2011, since when 107 apprentices have gone through the scheme and nearly half of those…

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h3. “Invest, and ignore the doom and gloom merchants,” says thebigword CEO. Entrepreneur Larry Gould has added another accolade to his collection, receiving an award from former Government Minister and TV presenter Michael Portillo at the Institute of Directors’ (IOD) Director of the Year Awards. Larry Gould, CEO of language services company thebigword, was entered…

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h3. thebigword, a world-leading translation and interpreting company, has been awarded a NATO Medal and Certificate for its work with the military and peace efforts in Afghanistan. thebigword was proud to receive the medal, inscribed ‘In Service of Peace and Freedom’, on behalf of its team supporting The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), a NATO-led…

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h3. thebigword, the world’s 12th largest translation and interpreting company, is expanding its Defence, Justice and International Security (DJIS) Division. The Division, which already provides interpreters to support UK operations in Afghanistan, is heading for 200 per cent growth with a number of major contracts expected to start during the coming 12 months. The latest…

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h3. Corporate philanthropy has been allowed to wither during recession, says Stevies Gold Award winner The Wall Street CEO of the company that has won the Gold ‘Stevie’ American Business Award for Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year has called on U.S. companies to embrace the CSR approach. Joshua Gould, CEO and EVP of…

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thebigword, the world top-12 language services company, has given its backing to new online training courses for Public Service Interpreters developed by Leeds Metropolitan University and the International School of Linguists, a training and testing partner of thebigword. The courses will help meet the increasing demand for professional interpreters who work alongside public sector bodies…

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thebigword, the world top-12 translation and interpreting company, has announced 92 new jobs – both permanent and temporary – at its Leeds HQ after securing new business worth £12 million. New contracts across Europe, in the United States and with the UK Public Sector have created an urgent need for staff to work in its…

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A UK businessman, whose company has been named as one of the best-performing businesses through the recession, has called for the coalition to reduce taxes on companies and working people during the second half of its term. Larry Gould is CEO of thebigword PLC, a language service company that carries out 1.5 million minutes of…

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thebigword, the largest independent translation and interpreting company in Northern Europe and 13th in the world, has enabled the men and women of 1 SCOTS Battalion based in Afghanistan to phone home for Christmas by providing each of them with a £5 phone card. In addition, throughout the week running up to Christmas, thebigword has…

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The National Health Service Shared Business Service Commercial Procurement  Solutions (NHS SBS CPS), which provides strategic procurement services for NHS Trusts has appointed thebigword, as sole supplier under Lot 6 Managed Services for its new Interpretation and Translation Framework. The two year initial term of the Framework Agreement will allow thebigword, the largest independent language services…

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