Providing an update to key regional data on non-UK language skills in Yorkshire and The Humber. The data it contains has been identified as a regional requirement in support of economic development and effective service delivery. 

Language is Everything and World Trade Centre Hull & Humber have launched a communications pack for people doing business overseas.

See how Channel 4 is promoting languages and how people can get involved.

Read how wrong machine based translators can actually be.

The search is on for the region"s enterprise success stories with the launch of the Enterprising Britain 2009 competition. Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, is calling for hotspots of innovation – locations which are tackling the economic downturn head on by creating jobs, boosting local businesses and nurturing budding entrepreneurial talent – to step up and show why they deserve to be named the Yorkshire & Humber"s most enterprising place.

UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) has announced new funding rules for small and medium-sized businesses to enable them to take part in more overseas trade fairs and increase their exports. As part of the Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP) small firms can apply for grants of between £1,000 and £1,800 to take part in one of 400 international trade fairs. The new rules state that a firm can now apply for a maximum of six grants in its lifetime, instead of three. The rule comes into force from 1 April 2009.