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Saturday, January 16, 2021
Let Fear Not Rule

Friday, January 15, 2021
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Optimizing for Global Business Resiliency
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Read more to discover three (3) pressure points – investor, customer and consumer – for people are who interested in building a resilient global supply chain.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Complications: Trade Deficits, Currency Manipulation and the Strong Dollar
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Here's a look at how they affect manufacturing and why we must do something around these issues, regardless of the politics.
Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Startup in Shanghai Poised to Solve Cross-border Payment Problems and Boost International Trade
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XTransfer was founded in 2017 by several Alibaba employees and works with banks to set up a globally unified B2B (business to business) financial network and intelligent risk management system.
Learn more here.
Monday, January 11, 2021
Today in Global Small Business: If T-Shirts Cost Another Nickel, So Be It
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- Listen to Laurel Delaney's Global Trade Trends Report 2021 – recording available now.
- The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) announced that 53 technology startups will join global technology leaders in representing Japan at CES 2021, which will take place virtually from Jan. 11-14, 2021.
- Quote of the week: “We want strong communities in the United States. And if that means that T-shirts cost another nickel, then T-shirts will cost another nickel." – US Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer (12/17/20)
- How global small businesses can overcome barriers to manufacturing Industry 4.0 adoption.
- An order issued on 1/9/21 empowers Beijing to tell companies to ignore U.S. restrictions and allows them to sue other businesses if they comply. Biden has his work count out for him.
- Trump's legacy, the shame.
Saturday, January 09, 2021
Friday, January 08, 2021
Unlock Trade Finance
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While a slew of FinTechs have stepped onto the market in recent years in an effort to facilitate funding, the vast majority of trade finance is provided by a handful the world's largest financial institutions. It's a complex ecosystem, however, in which financial institutions must coordinate with insurers, institutional investors, and each other to not only originate trade finance, but mitigate risk and distribute assets.
Read more on how to optimize data to unlock trade finance.
Thursday, January 07, 2021
USA Trump's Cling to Power is Over
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And the latest (1/6), USA President-elect Joe Biden will now govern with a Democratic Senate and a Democratic House.
In case you missed other developments, here's more on the violent assault on the USA Capitol.
Wednesday, January 06, 2021
In 2021, Find New Life in Global Online Sales
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Platforms like Amazon have been proving for the last decade that brick and mortar need not be the only channel, and for many, it need not be a channel at all. The future of business for SME's lies with the adaptation of an online sales and marketing strategy, incorporating digital and social media to target market prospects.....just like Amazon.
Read about how to be more like Amazon.
Tuesday, January 05, 2021
Join Laurel Delaney for Her Annual Global Trade Trends Report 2021
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She'll cover what the recovery will look like, the shift from physical to digital, disruptors in transport, supply-chain woes, Brexit, and more.
To learn more and to register free-of-charge, visit:
https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/2020/12/02/laurel-delaneys-global-trade-trends-report-2021/
This program is made possible thanks to the generous support from the sponsors of Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®: Associated Bank, Greensfelder, APCO Worldwide, Union Pacific, FedEx and GlobalCare Clinical Trials.
Monday, January 04, 2021
Today in Global Small Business: Global Marketing Trends for 2021
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- Saving the global economy: global small businesses.
- Small businesses are doing what they can to fight global poverty.
- Quote of the week: “There's no shortage of remarkable ideas, what's missing is the will to execute them." – Seth Godin
- How brands can overcome the logistics of going global.
- Access the Strategic Growth Forum 2020 (on demand) – keynotes and content. While you are at it, explore these global marketing trends for 2021.
- Listen LIVE to Laurel Delaney's Global Trade Trends Report 2021 (free of charge) on 1/6 at 11AM CT.
Saturday, January 02, 2021
Got Back Up Again
Friday, January 01, 2021
Inspire You to Grow Global in 2021
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