Today in Global Small Business: From a Vespa to Global

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

• They may be from various parts of the world but they have one thing in common:  Southern Illinois in their going global segment.
• Pakistan currently has the largest population of young people ever recorded in its history.  Now, social entrepreneurs are given seed money by international donors, large corporations and rich philanthropists to come up with ideas that can make an impact in the world.
• For the three founders of impACT, a platform promoting a global movement towards social impact through entrepreneurship, “anyone with an entrepreneurial spirit should have access to networks, resources and knowledge in order to create a social impact for communities." We agree.
• Small clothiers buck global trend.
• How Pana Chocolate went from a Vespa to global.
• Listen to Julie Smolyansky, President and CEO, Lifeway Foods, who will talk about "Follow Your Gut" at wegg's™ September 12th event in Chicago. To learn more and to register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weggtm-workshop-follow-your-gut-presented-by-julie-smolyansky-tickets-48655708534