Only 3 Days Left to Register for the 2nd Annual Global Small Business Forum in Chicago

Discover how you can make the world your business at the 2nd Annual Global Small Business Forum held in downtown Chicago on Friday, October 21st from 7:30 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m. Central time. Here's what you will get out of the program:

• Listen to more than a dozen experts and business owners talk about what they have done to expand their business internationally.
• Network, learn and have fun with more than 75 entrepreneurs, small business owners and service providers on what strategies and methods you need to put into place to be successful in the global marketplace.
• Receive a copy of the 2nd edition of my Exporting book endorsed by best-selling Good to Great author Jim Collins.
• Enjoy a continental breakfast and box lunch.
• Win an iPad Mini or a MIO Global health watch. 

Can't wait to see you there! 

To learn more and to register, visit:  http://www.globalsmallbusinessforum.com

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Today in Global Small Business: Essie Spice Owner Takes Her Business Global

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

• Challenged by cyber security?  Listen in on webinar 10/5 (n/c but you must register to attend ... I'll be moderating the webinar).
• A study by McKinsey Global Institute reveals that the productivity of an organization with connected employees can improve by 20 to 25 percent.
• As reliable internet access improves and more entrepreneurs take the plunge into the digital world, globalization is growing.
• For a company of any size looking to grow outside its borders, a global strategy is important to get right.
• Essie Spice owner takes her business global.
• Making sense out of taking a business global; join the 2nd Annual Global Small Business Forum in Chicago 10/21.

Today in Global Small Business: Why You Can't Do Global Deals All Alone

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

• Why you can't do global deals all alone.
• Two import tips that go under the radar for most business owners yet can impact a transaction in a big way.
• Five key factors you should keep top of mind when you expand your business globally.
• Learn what UK small businesses are fearful of when it comes to exporting (see whether you have the same anxiety).
• Hangzhou, home to China's largest e-commerce companies, where many benefit from the Internet.
• Coming up:  The world's biggest and best Global Small Business Forum held in Chicago 10/21/16.

Today in Global Small Business: Remembering 9/11

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

• A sad reflection of 15 years ago with 9/11 (videos, photos, and audio capture the horror and heroism).
• Learn how to launch a successful product the world over (webinar on 9/14 and it is no charge).
• Attend world's best Global Small Business Forum held in Chicago on October 21, 2016.
• Good news:  58 percent of small businesses already have international customers!
• Do you know what your customers want long before they do themselves?
• Eight keys to e-commerce success (the trick is to make your site stand out from the crowd).

The World Famous Global Small Business Forum Held in Chicago 10/21/16

The world famous Global Small Business Forum 2016 is OPEN for registration! The 2nd annual event will be held on Friday, October 21st at 70 West Madison Street in the heart of downtown Chicago.  This year’s theme is:  Make the World Your Business!  We have an unbelievable lineup of global business experts and business owners who will be sharing their secrets to international business success.  Here's a preview:

• Richard Paullin, Executive Director, International Trade Association of Greater Chicago; Chairman, IL District Export Council
• Kati Suominen, Founder and CEO, Nextrade Group, LLC
• Marc Schulman, President, Eli’s Cheesecake Company
• Mary Safie, President and Chief Executive Officer, Safie Specialty Foods Company
• Chantal Wittman Meier, V.P., International Trade Banking, MB Financial
• Peter Darley, Owner, VP & COO, W.S. Darley
• Mike Howard, Managing Director for the Central Region of the Business Development Division of the Export-Import Bank
• Frank Gogliotti, Project Engineer, Weldy-Lamont
• Susan Meyer, Counsel for Nixon Peabody LLP
• Philip Pittsford, Chair, National District Export Council
• Dennis Foldenauer, Regional Manager, IL and WI, International Trade Finance Specialist U.S. SBA, International Trade, U.S. Export Assistance Center
• Constantine Grapsas, CEO and Founder of Automated Industrial Machinery, Inc.

A BIG thanks to our Event sponsors:   CEI Importers, MB Financial, TradeUp Fund and Nixon Peabody.  Without their support, this program would not be possible.

For more information and to register, visit:  http://www.globalsmallbusinessforum.com.  Students receive a special discount.  See you there!

Sneak Preview: The Global Small Business Forum 2016

For those who have been anxiously awaiting information on the Global Small Business Forum 2016, we are almost there.  For now, you can pre-register (trust me, we have limited capacity at this event so if you don't want to miss it, sign up NOW): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-small-business-forum-make-the-world-your-business-tickets-27310196533.

Site will be LIVE early next week!  We have a dynamic program lined up and promise to deliver enormous value -- helping everyone make the world their business -- to all who attend.  See you there!

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