Tener un negocio valioso no es lo mismo que tener un negocio atractivo para la venta. No es casualidad que, entre el 70% y el 80% de las pequeñas y medianas empresas que se intentan vender, fracasan en encontrar a un comprador.
Traces of oily substances in the water, a cloud of smoke, bad odors, or hundreds of dead fish in a riverbank could be signs that lead to a complaint and subsequent investigation of a company for an environmental crime. If your company finds itself in this situation and you’re not sure what to do, this information is for you.
Guatemala inició 2026 con la estabilidad macroeconómica que le caracteriza y un objetivo claro: lograr por primera vez que Moody’s, Standard and Poor’s (S&P) y Fitch Ratings, las calificadoras de riesgo internacionales que evalúan al país, le otorguen el grado de inversión.
Un año más, la realidad macroeconómica de Guatemala se mantiene estable. Es innegable que los retos relacionados con la justicia, la infraestructura, la salud, la educación o la realidad financiera de las familias continúan. Pero tanto las cifras oficiales como las acciones de las instituciones y calificadoras de riesgo internacionales, que han mejorado la calificación sobre el país en 2025, ponen de manifiesto que desde el exterior se ve a Guatemala con buenos ojos.
El auge de la Inteligencia Artificial (IA) es un fenómeno innegable. Hace apenas tres años que la IA generativa comenzó a sonar, y de acuerdo con la última encuesta de McKinsey, cuando termine 2025, el 88% de las organizaciones utilizarán IA para realizar al menos una función operativa.
El acoso en el lugar de trabajo es una forma de violencia. El 25 de noviembre de cada año se conmemora el Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer, y en honor a esta fecha, este año preparamos una serie de recomendaciones que contienen lineamientos para aplicar en su organización para mitigar y enfrentar situaciones de acoso. Porque crear espacios seguros en el trabajo también es prevenir la violencia.
But when we talk about business legacy, it is not only about economics, but also about preserving history, vision, and a family's purpose. These companies, in addition to being an economic vehicle, are also a cultural and emotional institution where the risk is not usually financial, but human.
In general, all employers must be aware that making changes to workers' conditions without proper management can result in administrative sanctions, costly lawsuits, and even lead to the organization acquiring a bad reputation within the industry.
Sometimes situations arise in business related to breach of contracts, late payments, damages that are difficult to quantify, or conflicts that, if taken to court, can take years to resolve. A good way to anticipate and limit these risks is to include an indeminty clause in contracts.
Una persona recibe en promedio 117 correos electrónicos y 153 mensajes instantáneos durante su jornada laboral. Eso quiere decir que apenas pasan dos minutos entre una interrupción y la siguiente.
El 25 de mayo de 1993, el presidente Jorge Serrano Elías intentó dar un autogolpe de Estado para tener control absoluto del sistema guatemalteco. Lo que no imaginó es que su acto fallido impulsaría una reforma constitucional sin precedente que cambiaría totalmente el sistema de justicia.
En España, un trabajador de una frutería tomó el número de una clienta de la base de datos y la contactó para invitarla a salir.
La empresa de ciberseguridad Kaspersky publicó que, durante 2024, en promedio cada día se identificaron 467 mil ciberataques a nivel mundial, lo que representa un aumento del 14% respecto al 2023.
Es habitual que los emprendimientos nazcan de una relación de confianza donde amigos o familiares se unen para levantar un negocio. La propia amistad puede hacer que las ideas y los negocios fluyan al inicio, pero también puede abrir la puerta para ignorar las “formalidades” y los aspectos legales o dejarlos para más adelante.
What would you think if every time a union leader who spoke out against a policy ended up in court? Or if a businessman who complained about the state of the roads ended up in front of a judge? Or if a company's social media accounts were censored for expressing an opinion contrary to the status quo?
Al igual que ocurre con la salud, identificar los primeros síntomas de una posible insolvencia y tomar acción antes de que estos se conviertan en
E-commerce builds bridges between businesses and customers around the world and speeds up access to new markets.
As the end of the fiscal year approaches, the Guatemalan Tax Authorities (SAT) continue to implement measures that will allow it to improve its collection capacity.
Guatemala es uno de los 10 países más vulnerables ante los efectos del cambio climático. Los fenómenos climáticos extremos, junto con la rápida deforestación, contaminación de aguas y degradación de suelos, comprometen la calidad de vida y actividades económicas clave del país.
La sostenibilidad ambiental y social es una de las grandes tendencias económicas y ofrece un abanico de oportunidades de inversión.
2024 has presented new challenges for supply chains in Guatemala and the region. In June, Quetzal Port (puerto Quetzal), one of the country's most important seaports located on the Pacific Ocean, came close to losing the operation of one of its container terminals.
Decision-makers face complex challenges every day, and one of them is managing potential contractual disputes with business partners (customers, suppliers, commercial allies).
Social conflict refers to disagreements between two or more groups, whether they are companies, communities, associations, municipalities, or others.
Property theft is a problem that affects thousands of owners in Guatemala every year. Criminal organizations are involved in fraudulently obtaining real estate.
In the digital era, these solutions have grown considerably due to the advantages they offer companies and users in their day-to-day operations for payments, money transfers, invoicing, financing, among other functions.
The Guatemalan Tax Authorities (SAT) are interested in auditing and collecting taxes on these and similar activities.
Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo took office three months ago, on January 15, 2024. The first 100 days of a new administration are decisive in setting the course of the new government.
On March 25, the Law for the Disposition and Transplantation of Human Organs, Tissues, and Cells (Decree 5-2024) and the Law for Comprehensive Cancer Care (Decree 7-2024) were published in the official gazette.
The Guatemalan economy proved to be robust enough to weather these events without major shocks. Today, the country's main macroeconomic indicators still point to long-term stability.
Have you ever checked your bank statements and found transactions that you do not recognize? Recently in Guatemala...
Do you know how much of your data is available online? Do you change your passwords frequently? Do you verify the origin and veracity of a message before clicking on a link?
Guatemala was paralyzed by a series of protests and blockades against the government that lasted 21 days. The most affected economic sectors were the food industry, hospital supplies, industrial chemicals, among others.
While AI can be used for productive activities such as recruitment, finance, market analysis, among others, it is simultaneously being used for fraudulent activities.
The long-term profitability of any company and its reputation are increasingly linked to the implementation of sustainable measures.
Guatemala is taking action to counteract pollution and improve the final disposal of solid waste in line with environmentally friendly policies.
On June 25, 2023, presidential, legislative, municipal, and Central American Parliament (Parlacen) elections were held in Guatemala.
Guatemalan legislation recognizes and protects industrial property as an inherent right of individuals, guaranteeing exclusive ownership of their creations to the rights holders.
Recientemente se publicó el Informe Especial 301 de la Oficina Comercial de EE.UU., donde resalta que Guatemala es un país vulnerable a delitos relacionados con Propiedad Intelectual
En abril, la Oficina del Representante Comercial de los EE.UU. publicó el Informe especial 301 del 2023 que contiene una revisión anual acerca de la protección y el cumplimiento de los derechos de propiedad intelectual.
The matches have begun at Qatar 2022, the biggest and most important soccer competition in the world. This year, 32 nations are competing and despite the excitement that soccer generates in its fans, this tournament is atypical.
Did you know that in Guatemala there is a process for lower risk crimes? Today we share with you the keys to process these crimes more efficiently.
Judicial delay is the failure to meet legal deadlines, which contradicts the right to be judged in a reasonable time. This implies that the work in the courts accumulates, its staff is overloaded, and, therefore, delays justice, for months, or in some cases, for years.
Transparency in the management of public finances refers to the need and obligation for state institutions to publicly and periodically disclose, either ex officio or upon request, information on the amount of their revenues and budgets, the assets they manage, the contracts they sign and the way in which they invest or spend public funds...
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Guatemala is facing an economic recovery, amidst economic uncertainty worldwide.
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After two years of surviving a pandemic, it seems that sanitary measures have relaxed globally, and we are heading towards the "normality" we have longed for.
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The Congress of the Republic of Guatemala approved amendments to the Criminal Code regarding crimes against children and teenagers through technological means.
