Today In Global Small Business: E-Commerce Platforms Provide Market Access Across Borders

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

• WEGG webinar on July 13th at 11:00 a.m. Central time on "China Exports:  Growing Brand Recognition Locally First" (no charge but you must register to attend).
• LIVE event in Chicago on July 13th on "Saving Your #$%:  Due Diligence in International Transactions" -- learn more and register here (includes lunch).
• European businesses brace for post-Brexit scenario.
• Find out why localization is the key when going global with your business.
• More Chinese companies are taking the world stage.
• Use of e-commerce platform [in India] could provide market access across borders.

Today in Global Small Business: The Real Price We Pay For Cheap Jeans

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

• China exports:  growing brand recognition first locally (webinar 7/13; no charge).
• Learn why it's important to work your website to do business with the world.
• Why you have to be global in UT.
• All the crazy things going on at Facebook, including whether Zuckerberg is a lizard, Oculus and Jerry Seinfeld.
• Alibaba's Jack Ma wants to establish an Electronic World Trade Platform (e-WTP) for global entrepreneurs but before he does that maybe he should stop commenting that his site's counterfeit products are often better quality than the originals.
• The real (ethical and moral) price we pay for cheap jeans.

Today in Global Small Business: Uber's Head of Global Customer Support Is Out

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

• How to develop best export pricing.
• How to create a winning social media strategy.
• A new venture from Nigerian serial entrepreneur Simeon Ononobi goes global.
• China exports:  Growing brand recognition locally first (no charge webinar 7/13).
• Winklevoss twins' Gemini Exchange starts international expansion (e.g., Canadian customers first).
• Uber's head of global customer support is OUT.