Today in Global Small Business: Let's Build a Global Currency for the Internet!

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

• Now is our chance to build a global currency for the Internet.  That's according to Jack Dorsey.
• Quote of the week: “It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do.  We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do." – Steve Jobs
• How new legislation in Latin America benefits U.S. entrepreneurs.
• Barriers female business owners encounter when trying to grow their sales beyond Canada’s borders - a new study is being worked on.
• It's time for global businesses to accept local responsibility.
• Is America losing its small businesses?