Foreign Staffing, Inc.

Practicing proper Greek business

etiquette will aid business people

hoping to expand into Greek

markets.

When you are ready to gain new

partners and clients in the Greek

community it is essential for you to

be well versed in the proper

Greek business etiquette.

Your Greek colleagues will be passionate in everything they do and in turn

they look for enthusiastic, lively people.

Keep in mind that Greeks place a very high value on family and the bonds

of friendship, so demonstrate to your Greek colleagues that you are a

trustworthy and loyal partner for them.

As Greece is an ancient and

well-educated society, there is

great respect for the elderly and

for those with titles.

It is important to show the respect

for seniors in age and in status,

and use titles in names.

Demonstrate your willingness to

establish the relationship by

shaking hands at the beginning

and at the end of meetings.

As much as Greeks may be late to

appointments and meetings, it is

important that you, as the foreigner,

are on time.

Meetings will always begin with small

talk, and feel free to socialize as

Greeks like to get to know their

potential business partners on a more

personal level and will warm up to

you as they know more about you.

There is great passion in the way Greeks live and run their businesses, don’t

expect to follow an agenda, many people may speak at once, and volumes

may rise. Enjoy the vivacity of the event and trust the system that they follow.

Make a great first impression toyour potential new business“family” by supplying them withyour documents in English andGreek.

Not only will this facilitatecommunication between youand your Greek colleagues, it willshow them how much yourespect their culture andlanguage.

And to really demonstrate yourdesire to establish a long-termrelationship, consider a Greektranslation of your business cards

The work hours in Greece will

change in some areas during

certain months.

Check with your colleagues and

ask about any vacation breaks

during summer months, and if there

is a best time for scheduling

meetings.

Greece and its culture have been

around for a long time.

The tendency is to move slowly and

carefully to allow time to develop the

loyalty and trust necessary to establish

relationships and make decisions.

Be patient, and make sure that you

never make any comments that could

offend the Greek honor system or your

Greek colleague.

Greeks are conservative and classy for

both men and women.