Celebrate With wegg® on 3/24 For the 2026 Gail Adinamis wegg® Award for Exemplary Global Leadership Announcement

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The Gail Adinamis wegg® Award for Exemplary Global Leadership® honors and celebrates Gail Adinamis, who has been crucial to the growth and success of Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®.

About the award

The annual award honors a wegg stakeholder who has gone out of her way to connect, create, contribute, and collaborate with wegg, and forge alliances that have proven helpful.  These are traits that define an exemplary global leader.

Successful entrepreneur Gail Adinamis was founder and CEO of GlobalCare Clinical Trials, LLC.  Established in 2010, GlobalCare Clinical Trials brings Phase I-IV clinical trials to patients, instead of the other way around.  Today, the company’s in-home and alternate-site nursing services can be found in more than 65 countries.  The company was acquired by LabCorp in July, 2020, further expanding it’s decentralized clinical trials capabilities globally.

True global leaders like Gail Adinamis and many others who will follow in her footsteps are defined not only by their worldly knowledge and connections, nor by the global opportunities they seize, but by how they contribute to the improvement and growth of others.

Past awardees can be found here.

Register (free of charge) to celebrate with wegg virtually on Tuesday, March 24th at 10 AM CT: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/about/the-gail-adinamis-wegg-award/   

The Global People Platform

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Payroll (pay teams locally or globally), IT (manage devices and accessories), HR (plan and manage teams), benefits (offer benefits worldwide), hire (anyone and anywhere) and more.  That's Deel, the global people platform.  

How to Sugarcoat War News Until It Feels Like Cotton Candy

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There is something uniquely Trumpian about the way the president is handling the first full-bore active military conflict of his two terms in office. Fixated on his press coverage since his early days as a real estate developer, Mr. Trump has both accused mainstream reporters of treason and engaged with them on a close, personal level.

Read the entire article, "With Threats and Claims of 'Treason,' Trump Pressures Media on the War."

Happy St. Patrick's Day from The Global Small Business Blog!

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“May neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, the angels protect you, and Heaven accept you.” – Irish Proverb 🍀

Today in Global Small Business: Iran Has Not Asked for a Ceasefire

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Trump told NBC News on Saturday, 3/14/26, that Iran was ready "to make a deal, and I don't want to make it because the terms aren't good enough yet."  But on Sunday, 3/15/26, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi refuted Trump and said it has not asked for a ceasefire.
• LIVE from BBC News.
• Quote of the week:  “The natural aim of military operations is the enemy’s overthrow.” – Carl von Clausewitz
• FCC chair threatens TV networks amid Iran war coverage – but his warning rings hollow.  In other words:  He's powerless.
• The damage to the world economy from the Iran war will be severe, but uneven.
• How much the war in Iran is costing Americans.

Note:  The Global Small Business Blog has been in operation since 2004 and is ranked number one in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global.  As of February 1, 2026, we have more than 900,000 readers on a monthly basis.

Wishing You Irish Luck, Love and Laughter on St. Patrick's Day 2026

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"Wishing you Irish luck, love and laughter, on St. Patrick's Day 2026 and all the days that follow ever after." – Laurel Delaney

The Global Economy Is Threatened by the War in Iran

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Into the American and Israeli war with Iran, the economic, political, and military costs of the conflict for the region and global economy are already significant, and mounting every day.  Iran’s swift and broad retaliation against American military bases in the region, its waves of drone and missile attacks against the Gulf Arab states targeting hotels, airports, and energy infrastructure, and its de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz are a cumulatively costly nightmare for the Gulf.

The cost this war will exact from the Gulf will ultimately depend on how long it lasts. If intense fighting ends within three to four weeks, the shock may prove temporary. A longer war, however, risks leaving deeper scars – disrupting energy flows, unsettling investors, and gradually eroding the Gulf’s reputation for security and stability.

Read the entire article:  How the War on Iran Threatens the Global Economy (Time Magazine).

Many People Feel Betrayed By the Iran War

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Joe Rogan, the podcast host, has sometimes criticized President Trump since he returned to office, and has appeared increasingly skeptical of the administration in recent months.

He said on his show yesterday, 3/10/26, that the war in Iran was “crazy” and had left Americans feeling “betrayed” by President Trump, describing the conflict as a sharp reversal from the policies that the president had campaigned on.

His criticism arrives as the 12-day-old war threatens political peril for Mr. Trump’s party in this year’s midterm elections.

Read the entire article here.  Many people feel betrayed by the Iran war.

War in the Middle East Strains Sales for Lindt

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The Swiss chocolatier Lindt now expects organic sales growth this year of 4%-6%, down from previous annual targets of 6% to 8% growth. Last year, Lindt’s sales rose 12% to 5.92 billion Swiss francs ($7.62 billion), it said in an earnings update Tuesday, March 9, 2026.

War in the Middle East will likely further dampen sentiment and strain sales as energy prices spike and international travel faces a squeeze, Lindt Chief Executive Officer Adalbert Lechner said. 

The Bait and Switch Deal: The Legal Case Against Section 122 Tariffs

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Who would've guessed progressives would be quoting Milton Friedman? Yet here we are—22 Democratic Attorneys General just did exactly that, using the free-market legend’s words to take on President Trump’s new Section 122 tariffs. And, they’ve got a pretty solid argument.

Further, White House is slow-walking refunds. Judges shouldn’t let the Administration get away with another bait-and-switch.

Read the entire gifted article.

Note:  The Global Small Business Blog has been in operation since 2004 and is ranked number one in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global.  As of February 1, 2026, we have more than 900,000 readers on a monthly basis.

Today in Global Small Business: The Next Wave of Sustainable Global Growth

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Six business models piloted in Asia offer lessons for global leaders in any market – and just might be the key to the next wave of sustainable growth.
• Energy economics expert Michael Pollitt explains why the most muscular solutions to the world’s energy transition are global.
• Quote of the week:  "Watch the walls come down, whether it's in the South or on Wall Street. When the walls come down, what do we find? More markets, more talent, more capital and growth. Which means that the race and sex discrimination stunt economic growth. It's not good for capitalism. It's not good for America's growth. And it's not morally right." – Jesse Jackson
• Visa and Stripe plan global expansion of stablecoin card issuance product to over 100 countries.
• Japan’s music industry is in a particularly unique position. Find out why.
• The perfume houses of tomorrow are scaling up today – priming a brand for global expansion.

Note:  The Global Small Business Blog has been in operation since 2004 and is ranked number one in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global.  As of February 1, 2026, we have more than 900,000 readers on a monthly basis.

It's the Irish Flu

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"This isn't a hangover, it's the Irish flu." – Classic Irish saying