Producing reports in two languages for Babson Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership

The challenge

Babson Global is a subsidiary of world-leading entrepreneurship education institution Babson College. It produces an annual report on entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia and a biannual publication on women’s entrepreneurship in the country through the Babson Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (BGCEL). Both reports are published in English and Arabic. 

The team at BGCEL needed a trusted partner to provide an end-to-end service and keep track of a complex project with many moving parts. Sensitivity to the cultural context surrounding the reports was also key.

The solution

We’ve delivered these publications successfully over the last 4 years. We offer a full range of report production services, including copyediting, creating design concepts, translating from English into Arabic, producing and/or sourcing images, laying out the English and Arabic reports, and proofreading in both languages.

• We save the BGCEL team large amounts of time by managing a complex process involving multiple language versions, feedback from a broad range of stakeholders, and tight deadlines.
• We contribute creativity and novelty to the reports by producing a range of design concepts and sourcing images (where photography is required) or producing hand-drawn illustrations. We also come up with effective ways to communicate complex statistical data in a reader-friendly way through words and images.
• We offer peace of mind by paying attention to key cultural considerations around the language and images used in the report.
• We help the reports to have an impact on BGCEL’s various stakeholders by ensuring the highest quality across all stages of the process.

Testimonial

‘Working with Tate & Clayburn has made a very complex process and project so simple for my team. Tate & Clayburn’s close work and oversight to produce the reports, including their understanding of the details that are important, and the cross-cultural challenges that are presented in the process, has allowed us to focus on larger relationships and projects because we know that the reports are in great hands. They’ve been an extension of our team for not only these reports but additional projects that have popped up; their understanding of our complex space and outside perspective has been invaluable to our organization. Simply put: Tate & Clayburn has made much of the work of BGCEL possible and we are grateful for our collaborative partnership.’ — Kim Stanhouse, Manager at BGCEL