Today in Global Small Business: Columbus Day 2026 – What's Open and What's Closed

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

• Columbus Day 2026 – what's open and what's closed.
• She once was a global star.  Later, many promises were not kept.
• Serving in public office in the United States is dangerous. From state and local government to Congress, an unending river of violent threats is washing through the mailboxes, offices, voice mail and texts of those who govern the nation.
• Register for the Global Small Business Forum 10/23 at 9:00 AM CT to learn about AI-powered exports and ecommerce. Discover how to create extra value at your global small business (free of charge). Sign up here. I [Laurel Delaney] will be there!
• Quote of the week:  "Every ship that comes to America got its chart from Columbus." – Ralph Waldo Emerson
• Air travel emerges as dangerous front line in global conflicts.
• Buy American, build the future – that's Exim Bank's claim.
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