Today in Global Small Business: Lego Gives Adults What They Would Love to Build Now

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

• Lego's marketing chief Julia Goldin says over the past eight years, Lego claims there is a bigger opportunity with adults – not just people who are super-high-affinity fans, but people who maybe built a long time ago or had never built with bricks before – by giving them the things they would love to build now.
• Register for the Global Small Business Forum 10/23 at 9:00 AM CT – only 5 days aways! – to learn about AI-powered exports and ecommerce (free of charge). Sign up here. I [Laurel Delaney] will be there!  This year, we have two world‑class experts – Kati Suominen and Fabian Stachelin – who will share research, tools, and decisions behind creating value with AI and using it in ecommerce.
• Huge riots in France prompt shock and blame game.
• Global economic outlook and financial conditions:  autumn 2026.
• Quote of the week:  "With a bucket of Lego, you can tell any story. You can build an airplane or a dragon or a pirate ship - it's whatever you can imagine." – Christopher Miller
• Global growth remains solid in a challenging environment (PIIE).
• Surprisingly, recent forecasts from international institutions – led by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, and global credit rating agencies – point to a significant leap in Saudi Arabia’s economic growth rate next year, with projections reaching 7.9%. 
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