Member Spotlight: Bond Enterprise Language Services

Member Spotlight by Bond Enterprise Language Services.

Provide us with a brief summary of your business’ services

Bond Enterprise Language Services is a veteran-owned small business based in Columbus, Ohio. BELS provides translation, transcription, interpretation and localization services, ensuring quality language access is made available to the community. Founded in 2022, BELS serves the diverse community with professional interpreters, translators and cultural experts of Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Dutch, Arabic, Haitian Creole, Farsi, Somali, Nepali, Vietnamese, American Sign Language (ASL) and more. Whether you are a local business expanding your reach or an individual seeking a professional interpreter or need a certified translation of your documents, we are here to bridge the language gap and connect you with the world around you.

Tell us about your company’s mission and values

Mission: BELS is dedicated to bridging language barriers in our diverse community. By providing professional interpretation, translation and localization services, we ensure that every voice is heard and every message understood. Our commitment extends to educational institutions, healthcare facilities, businesses, and government establishments where we deliver critical language support to enhance communication and foster inclusivity. For businesses, BELS offers tailored language services to facilitate consumer interactions and accessibility, empowering companies to connect effectively with multilingual audiences.

In partnership with the U.S. government, BELS deploys its language services both nationally and internationally, aiding in the protection of U.S. government foreign and national interests.

BELS services contribute to a more secure and cohesive society by facilitating clear and precise communication.

-Empowering communication
-Enriching communities
-Enhancing security

Values: Bond Enterprise Language Services has adapted the Army values to the backbone of its mission in order to instill the highest standards of ethics and workplace culture that is to be upheld by each member of the company. 

Loyalty: That all members remain true to the interpreting ethics and standards established by the NAJIT Code of Ethics for Court Interpreters and the IMIA Code of Ethics for Medical Interpreters.

Duty: That all members see it as their duty and responsibility to facilitate top quality communication to ensure that each individual served by BELS can understand and that their voice be understood. 

Respect: That each member recognize and appreciate the inherent dignity and worth of all people by offering complete and impartial language services to our clients.

Selfless service: Sevā, in Hinduism and Sikhism, is the concept of selfless service that is performed without any expectation of reward for performing it. Such services can be performed to benefit other human beings or society. Sevā means “service”. A more recent interpretation of the word is “dedication to others”. “You are only as good as the other interpreter in the room”. It is vital to collaborate with colleagues to be able to provide the best quality service especially when interpreting as a team. Help others grow, and you will grow even more capable by doing so. 

Honor: That each member commit to a service that remains acceptable in the eyes of the community, serving with professionalism and upholding the BELS ethics and standards without wavering. 

Integrity: That even when un-observed, each member must remain in their role and not act outside of the limits of the language services being provided. 

Personal courage: That each member continuously seek personal growth and development opportunities to challenge themselves to reach new heights in their abilities, knowing that by staying true to the BELS values, their only exists the opportunity for betterment in every interaction.

What are the services you use the most (or are looking forward to using) from the Columbus Chamber?

Networking opportunities, brand visibility, business resources, education/research, discounts on workplace health insurance and investment plans.

How do you stay engaged with trends that you see in your industry?

Research is the key to staying engaged with industry trends as well as following public figures who are experts in the field, joining associations that provide industry insights and resources, also by continuing to do work in the field and talking with colleagues.

What is your company culture like?

BELS is a language company and so we are a highly diverse team of interpreters and translators from many different places around the world. BELS fosters personal growth as well as team development to ensure that its language professionals continue to better their abilities and quality of services daily and that they lead one another to be more successful. BELS ensures that its language experts never miss an opportunity to become better in their profession and works to inspire personal development by creating incentives to do so regularly.

What does it take to be a successful employee at your company?

A successful language professional is a “forever-learner”; somebody who loses sleep over a new term or phrase that they need to research to be able to translate accurately. In the translation and localization industry, one must study constantly to keep up with trends in language and familiarize themselves with specific terminology in many industries. We truly never stop learning and each interaction is an opportunity to learn something new.

What makes Columbus such a great place to do business?

“First off, Columbus is my hometown. I was born and raised in Hilliard. After serving in the Army for 8 years, I decided I would like to continue serving my country by providing my company’s language services in the city that I can call my home and where I know it is needed most. Columbus is growing to become an even larger city and is becoming more represented by people from other cultures and languages. My goal with my company is to contribute to advancing the linguistic infrastructure of our community by facilitating accurate and efficient language access solutions across all industries.” – Brando J. Bond, CEO, Language Professional

Social Media:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bondenterpriselanguageservices/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bondenterpriselanguageservices/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bond-enterprise-language-services-llc/
Website: https://www.bondenterpriselanguageservices.com/