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“Intercultural Christmas Meeting”

Christmas is coming – a time of magic and miracles. On this occasion, we would like to cordially invite you to an online Christmas breakfast on Thursday, 17 December at 8 am. This time the theme of our meeting is: “Christmas – an Intercultural Holiday”.

 

Christmas traditions are not the same in all countries.

We will discover that the differences are noticeable even in Europe. We will also check myths and historical facts about Christmas.

 

You will learn a lot of interesting facts at the meeting, for example:

• Why don’t all Christians celebrate on the 25th December?
• Does Santa Claus have a brother?
• Who brings twigs to naughty children?
• On which table will we see carp, on which turkey or sausages?
• What treats do the French prepare during holidays?
• Do the Japanese have Christmas traditions?
• Why is an apple a symbol of 24th December in China?
• Where does the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe originate from?

 

We will also have a Christmas QUIZ!

 

We will get into the Christmas spirit thanks to Kamila Radzyńska –  business coach, specialized in intercultural communication, member of SIETAR Polska, R&D Manager experienced in foreign trade, Roman language philologist, an enthusiast of the Far East, winner of the Knowledge about France Competition organised by Polish Radio Channel III and France Inter.

The meeting will be held in Polish.

 

To confirm your participation, please contact:.

Timea Balajcza, timea.balajcza@balajcza.pl
phone number: +48 601 913 446

Go on a journey… Right now!

We all miss the possibility to travel, to meet and interact with other people, don’t we? Our frequent chats over coffee and networking opportunities were replaced by remote working and cold online communication.

Today we are all asking ourselves how to maintain our existing business relationships, establish new ones, and take care of our employees’ well-being.

At Balajcza, we stay in touch with our customers by organizing meetings and thematic online workshops* conducted by our trainers. Together, we discover language curiosities, different parts of the world, cultures, traditions, and even dishes. From a business perspective, we also explore cultural differences and the secrets of successful relations in an international team.

We also organize such workshops for other companies.

If you are seeking to strengthen relationships with your clients or employees during Christmas time, this offer is just for you!

Not only will the participants have a great time during the meeting, but they will also acquire cultural knowledge, which is useful in business, especially in international companies.

In the following weeks, we would like to offer you a special workshop that will bring the spirit of Christmas to your workplace. We will visit different parts of the world and have a look at local Christmas traditions and customs, and even smell the aroma of Christmas specialities.

Journeys bring people together, even if they are only imaginary journeys.

Contact us for more information:

Iwona Bułacz – Customer Service Manager

balajcza@balajcza.pl
Tel.: 22 643 47 94 98
Mobile phone: +48 601 913 918

www.balajcza.pl

*The workshop will take place on Zoom and last approx. 1 hour (or more, if needed).

This time we have a story for you about Michelin stars and the position of French women, not only in the world of cooking.

You will find out:

• What does a tire tycoon have to do with Michelin stars?
• How did the Allies use the culinary guide during the war?
• What distinctions did Polish restaurants receive in the Michelin Guide 2020?
• How many female chefs have 3 Michelin stars?
• For whom were hens supposed to be manicured?
• Why is the 13th and not the 14th of July a landmark date for women in France?
• In which months do French women work for free?

 

You will also learn more about savoir-vivre in our QUIZ – “A knife and fork on a French table”.

 

The breakfast will be hosted by Kamila Radzyńska – a business coach specializing in intercultural communication, member of SIETAR Poland, R&D Manager with experience in foreign trade, French philologist, an enthusiast of the Far East, winner of a French General Knowledge Competition organized by radio PR III and France Inter.

The breakfast will be held in Polish.

 

To confirm your attendance, please contact us:.

Timea Balajcza, timea.balajcza@balajcza.pl
phone number: +48 601 913 446

The year 2020 has brought many unexpected challenges, which are tackled by each company differently – it often means setting priorities and making difficult decisions.

When we need translation, we are often torn apart – we have to bear the costs in mind and carry out the tasks at the same time.

What if we didn’t have to choose? If we didn’t have to wait for months just to finally delete another item from our to-do list?

In BALAJCZA we know that every company is unique and has particular needs, so we offer you a discount on every order – financial, legal, technical or marketing.

We are different, yet there is something that unites us all… We all speak the language of benefits!

Therefore, in November and December 2020, we encourage you to use a 20% discount on translations from any field. There is no need to postpone this decision again, here price is the priority.

This way, you will be able to work on your translation without any delay, the costs will not get out of control and you will say goodbye to this difficult year with peace of mind!

The promotion was prepared especially for the companies which together with us co-create the Polish-Swiss Chamber of Commerce.

 

Contact us for the offer details:

Iwona Bułacz

Customer Service Manager

iwona.bulacz@balajcza.pl

Phone: 22 643 47 94 98

Mobile phone: +48 601 913 918

www.balajcza.pl

We are delighted to invite the family businesses’ representatives to participate in the 10^th Family Business Survey, PwC’s leading global study.

You can take part in this survey by clicking on the link below (the survey will take approximately 15 minutes of your time):

https://survey5.cobalt-sky.com/mrIWeb/mrIWeb.dll

Filling the survey allows to receive its result – report analysing family businesses from all over the world!

We welcome your input into this survey which will provide new insights into how family businesses can rethink and reconfigure their most important attributes to become truly shock-resilient in these uncertain times.

We hope you will find the time to take part in this valuable research.

We would like to invite you to another meeting from the “French Cuisine” series. The theme of the online breakfast on Thursday, November 19 at 8.00 am will be “The Male World of Gastronomy”. Several key figures who have influenced the culinary arts, not only in France, will be introduced.

 

Participants will find out:

 

* Who introduced the trend of eating vegetables and fruits?

* How did the Sun King tame the seasons?

* Who created the Béchamel sauce?

* What is foie gras made of?

* Which French region is famous for the best pâtés?

* Who created the classic grande cuisine for high society?

* Is it appropriate to say “bon appétit”?

 

Details on etiquette will be explained in our QUIZ – “Bon ton in a French restaurant”.

 

The meeting will be hosted by Ms. Kamila Radzyńska, a business trainer specializing in intercultural communication, a member of SIETAR Poland, R&D Manager with experience in foreign trade, Romanist, Far East enthusiast, and winner of the French General Knowledge Competition organized by radio PR III and France Inter.

The online breakfast will be held in Polish.

 

To confirm your attendance, please contact:

Timea Balajcza, timea.balajcza@balajcza.pl
tel.:+48 601 913 446

WHEN: 19.11.2020, 2 pm CEST
INFO: visit the event website

ARE YOU AFRAID OF ACTIVE AND PASSIVE ATTACKS ON YOUR IOT DEVICES?

In the 3rd part of the IoT Security webinar, we’ll cover the topics related to hardening the shell of IoT device – our proverbial nut – against attempts to compromise its content.

At the end of the day, even the most modern and connected instruments are just “things”, and that physical aspect opens up a lot of malicious opportunities. However, we are far from defenseless against attackers. Understanding their way of thinking allows us to design and implement countermeasures and remedies to all known types of attack technics.

We will focus on security mechanisms at both the physical and software level of a single device and prove that you don’t have to be hopeless while facing the dangerous world of active and passive attacks.

AGENDA:
• Retrospective – the power of physical access
• Secure coding style – the forgotten ally
• Glue logic vs reverse engineering
• Electrical Aegis vs physical attacks
• Blinding vs side-channel attacks
• Hardware & software alliance vs fault & injection attacks

ORGANIZER:
This webinar is organized by the Embedded Competency Center, unit operating as part of Sii Poland company – the award-winning IT, engineering, and BPO services provider employing over 4 800 EU-based experts.

REGISTER NOW

We will spend the next “Online breakfast” in a French atmosphere. We invite you to the meeting “Get to know France”. It is addressed not only to croissant and brioche lovers. Getting to know the French through their culinary tastes will also help to better understand their specific mentality. Because cuisine in France is not only the art of gastronomy, it is Art de vie – the art of living.

“You will know a good man by how much he eats”, used to say the greatest gourmet of France, Sun King, Louis XIV. But how was he doing, with all his teeth pulled out by court doctors?

You’ll also find out:

* At what time one shouldn’t go to a restaurant in France?
* Why are the French the slimmest people in Europe?
* How to cook green peas in English and French style?
* Who do we owe the strawberries to?
* What does a tire tycoon have to do with Michelin stars?
* How does French family law treat women?

And during our QUIZ, you’ll learn the savoir vivre concerning the French cheese board.

The French atmosphere will be introduced to you by Kamila Radzyńska – business coach, specializing in intercultural communication, member of SIETAR Polska, R&D Manager with practice in foreign trade, romanticist, passionate about the Far East, winner of a Knowledge about France Competition organized by radio PR III and France Inter.
The meeting will be held in Polish.

To confirm, please contact us:
Timea Balajcza, timea.balajcza@balajcza.pl
Phone number: +48 601 913 446

Dear All,

attached you can find the tax alert „A revolution in reporting obligations for VAT purposes”. As of October 1st 2020, a new structure of JPK_VAT file came into force. It involves a wide range of changes in VAT reporting. Therefore, we request you to have a look at these changes.

Furthermore, we request you to have a look at the appendix to the tax alert „The complete list of groups of goods and services that should be covered by the mandatory indication”. The above information is necessary to draw up the VAT register correctly and therefore to avoid the strict tax sanctions.

Dear Sirs,
Please join our panelists for a PwC webcast on trends in cybersecurity in Central and Eastern Europe.
The webcast will take place on Wednesday 21 October at 10:00-11:00 CET. Attendance is by invitation only. Please click below to register your interest. We will send an invitation with joining instructions closer to the date.
Panelists:

• Nick Kós, CEO, PwC CEE
• Piotr Urban, Cybersecurity Leader, PwC CEE
• Grant Waterfall, EMEA Cybersecurity & Privacy Leader, PwC
• Magdalena Skorupa, Cyber Risk & Compliance Director, Reckitt Benckiser, Inc.
• Petr Spirik, Cyber Security & Privacy Leader, PwC Czech Republic

Please fill in this form to register.

What will we discuss?
Decades after emerging from under IT’s wing, the cybersecurity profession has matured. As we emerge from the pandemic, cyber stands at a critical, pivotal, exciting time for the industry and the organisations and people it serves. This is evidenced by our latest Global Digital Trust Insights 2021.

Our findings from the survey of 3,249 businesses and technology executives around the world tell us what’s changing and what’s next in cybersecurity. Key findings include:
• 50% of say that they bake cybersecurity and privacy into every business decision.
• 55% of business and IT leaders report increasing cyber budgets in 2021.
• 56% rated a ransomware attack as likely or very likely over the next year, and 58% said the consequences would be negative.
• 51% businesses are making plans to increase their cybersecurity headcount in the next 12 months.

What does this mean for Central and Eastern Europe?

COVID-19 accelerated the adoption of cyber security solutions and forced companies to take a bolder approach. Often faced with older infrastructure and scepticism, we are seeing new rapid acceleration of cybersecurity solutions in our region as a result of the pandemic.

Our panel of PwC experts and special guests will discuss the future of cybersecurity in CEE, interpret the survey results for our region, and share our own stories of structuring cyber practices.

Please register your interest in taking part, and explore the Digital Trust Insights findings in the meantime.

We hope you will join us!

Best regards