The Global Small Business Blog

JUNE 16, 2023

©iStock/CherriesJD Just by clicking buttons, thousands of small businesses are daring to go global with their wares through e-commerce and this has all been brought on by the pandemic.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MARCH 4, 2023

©2023 Laurel J. All rights reserved. Everyone is a genius at least once a year. The real geniuses simply have their bright ideas closer together." – Georg C. Lichtenberg

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JUNE 22, 2024

©2024 Laurel J. All rights reserved. Right or wrong, the customer is always right." – Marshall Field

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

©2024 Laurel J. All rights reserved. Let's go global! There is still time to sign up for the biggest and best 9th Annual Global Small Business Forum , "Global Success Within Reach – The Bigger Picture," held in Chicago on Friday, October 18th from 8:00-11:30 AM CT.

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APRIL 12, 2024

©iStock/krblokhin Bain & Company’s first annual Consumer Products Report , which hopes to assist the industry in formulating a new playbook for the months ahead. Bain surveyed more than 120 senior consumer products executives around the world on their experience in 2023 and their strategic priorities this year.

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The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 23, 2024

©iStock/NatanaelGinting Zimbabwe-based ZimTrade , a trade information portal, has developed an export program to empower female owned businesses with export knowledge and skills that will help at least 200 women entrepreneurs contribute to significant exports in the region. The program will help women business owners get export ready.

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JULY 26, 2024

©iStock/AndreyPopov The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has revealed its SME Export task force – a transformative blueprint designed to remove the obstacles that prevent small firms from seizing global opportunities. Despite their agility, only 10 percent of small firms trade internationally.

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The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 20, 2024

©2024 Laurel J. All rights reserved. You are like a rainbow of awesome!" – Valerie Stark

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MARCH 6, 2024

©iStock/gorodenkoff Six (6) interesting resources that I [Laurel Delaney] write about for businesses operating in the global marketplace. Mainly for those who are sourcing and need help with product creation. From TradeWheel to KYG Trade, expand your resources in order to thrive with your global small business.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MAY 9, 2024

©iStock/SARINYAPINNGAM In Descartes's third annual consumer sentiment study of ecommerce, it shows that home delivery online buying grows , but too many consumers still experience delivery woes.

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The Global Small Business Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2024

©2024 Laurel J. All rights reserved. ©2024 Laurel Delaney. All rights reserved. Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.” — Brené Brown, “The Gifts of Imperfection”

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MAY 18, 2024

©2024 Laurel J. All rights reserved. "A A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.” – Koshin Ogui

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APRIL 27, 2024

©2024 Laurel J. All rights reserved. "I I like bold colors but usually wear black." – Mayim Bialik

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MAY 8, 2024

©iStock/Antonio_Diaz International Finance Corporation's (IFC's) white paper, “ Banking on Women Who Trade Across Borders ," underscores the critical need for gender equality in international trade and trade finance. Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® also understands and actively supports empowering women in international trade.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MARCH 7, 2024

©iStock/liuzishan Businesses are increasingly considering international expansion as a key avenue for growth. However, navigating unfamiliar territories can be a daunting task for those venturing into new markets for the first time. Eighteen Newsweek expert forum members share tips for how businesses can successfully navigate international growth.

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The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 6, 2024

©2024 Laurel J. All rights reserved. Now I know, that only love can truly save the world. So I stay, I fight, and I give, for the world I know can be.” – Diana, Wonder Woman movie

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MAY 21, 2024

©iStock/Nanci Santos Riding a wave of success brought by NFL Sunday Ticket, Google executives have considered opening YouTube TV to a market outside the U.S. “It It is something we are closely looking at,” said Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler. There’s nothing specific I have to add at this moment in time on this one.”

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The Global Small Business Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

©iStock/wael alreweie This resource guide is created by Library of Congress to help users understand globalization, its history, the elements it comprises, and the current trends. It also provides resources for keeping current with the latest research on the subject for further exploration.

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The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2024

2024 Laurel J. All rights reserved. The Christmas tree goes up on December 1. Grant [Photo by Laurel J. Delaney, taken on 12/6/24, downtown Chicago.]

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MARCH 4, 2024

©iStock/Yulia Novik What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: This nonprofit, Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® , is making history every day for special women who aspire to take on the world with their business. The full lens on Women's History Month.

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MAY 27, 2024

©iStock/spukkato What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Remember and honor: Wishing you a meaningful and thoughtful Memorial Day.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MARCH 26, 2024

©iStock/Suphanat Khumsap Export controls and economics sanction compliance is a key part of any multinational’s international regulatory risk management.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MARCH 22, 2024

©iStock/ASphotowed The World Happiness Report draws on global survey data from people in more than 140 countries. Countries are ranked on happiness based on their average life evaluations over the three preceding years, in this case 2021 to 2023.

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The Global Small Business Blog

MAY 24, 2024

©iStock/CHALLA The chiefs of Korea’s largest business groups gathered with President Yoon Suk Yeol to garner support for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in their overseas expansion efforts in an annual meeting on Thursday.

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DECEMBER 13, 2024

iStock/metamorworks The report, Global Trends in Government Innovation 2024 , analyzes nearly 800 case studies from 83 countries and identifies five critical trends in government innovation that are reshaping public services. The report will be released December 16, 2024. Check back here. Abstract available now here.

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The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 19, 2024

Entrepreneurs are among the most dynamic drivers of global economic growth, and women are laying claim to the role in greater numbers than ever. In the U.S., for example, research shows that women-owned businesses are growing at twice the rate of all others.

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The Global Small Business Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2024

iStock/AmyLaughinghouse Discover interactive dashboards and infographics providing data on U.S. goods trade at the national, state and metropolitan area levels. In addition, see product-specific import and export trends and insights on U.S. by partner countries.

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The Global Small Business Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

©iStock/Galeanu Mihai According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), global growth is stronger than expected and will be 3.1% in 2024, the same as in 2023, as the US and emerging economies have shown resilience to previous crises, with strong consumption driving the growth.

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APRIL 13, 2024

©2024 Laurel J. All rights reserved. The earth together with its surrounding waters must in fact have such a shape as its shadow reveals, for it eclipses the moon with the arc of a perfect circle." – Nicolaus Copernicus

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MARCH 5, 2024

©2024 Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®. All rights reserved. What does it mean to design for extremes for a global audience?

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The Global Small Business Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

©iStock/PeopleImages The “sleep economy,” which includes everything from mattresses to wearable devices to supplements and more, is booming and is projected to reach a record high of $585 billion for 2024 – it's biggest year yet for the sleep industry. How much would you pay for a good night’s sleep? For many people, the answer is “a lot.”

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

©2024 Laurel J. All rights reserved. I'm tough, ambitious, and I know exactly what I want. If that makes me a b h, okay." – Madonna

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MAY 10, 2024

©2024 Women President Organization. All rights reserved. The Women Presidents Organization (WPO) Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum (EEF) , the premier gathering of women entrepreneurs who lead multi-million-dollar businesses, will be held on May 15-17, 2024, at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

©iStock/Wirestock John Yunker – web globalization geek at Byte Level Research and also a prolific author of books, plays and short stories – always does his thorough research and has the answer to the question: What is the world's most multilingual website?

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The Global Small Business Blog

AUGUST 15, 2024

©iStock/Francesco Scatena There are three initial phases to launch into international business. The article below breaks out the steps of each phase, including a rough timeline of how long you can expect each phase to take.

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The Global Small Business Blog

JULY 9, 2024

©Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®. All rights reserved. Join free of charge 7/10/24 at 11 AM CT thanks to generous sponsors as noted in the graphic. To learn more and to register, visit, " Scaling Globally: Insights and Inspiration from a Global Leader in Innovation." Missy Kelly, the presenter, is co-founder and CEO of CatTongue Grips.

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MAY 29, 2024

©iStock/libre de droit Last year, the global economy defied expectations in potentially history-making ways. Amid wretched conditions—wars, surging inflation, and the biggest interest-rate surge in 40 years—the global economy did not suffer a significant downturn. It merely slowed.

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