Today in Global Small Business: We Are Headed to Well Beyond 100K Readers to the Global Small Business Blog!

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

• Thanks to your readership, we are headed to well beyond 100K readers (aka followers) this month to The Global Small Business Blog.  Founded in 2004, we have served you for 19 years!  Your engagement is important to us.  Looking forward to hitting the quarter-million mark soon.  
• Factors to consider when thinking abut doing business in Dubai.
• Franchises have become game-changers, fueling global entrepreneurial ambitions and economic expansion.
• Quote of the week: "Growth is uncomfortable; you have to embrace the discomfort if you want to expand." – Jonathan Majors
• US-China relations in the Biden era:  a timeline (updated 8/30/23).
• Are you aware?  Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) consists of reports compiled by FAS Foreign Service Officers and staff around the world. They provide agricultural market intelligence, insight and analysis of interest to exporters of U.S. agriculture. FAS currently generates more than 3,000 reports a year, dating back to 1995.
• The enduring legacy of 9/11. 🙏 

Find Joy in 2022!

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"Find joy, remain grateful, stay humble, be brave and go global in 2022." – Laurel J. Delaney, creator of the The Global Small Business Blog

Merry Christmas!

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Wishing you a joyous Christmas! – Laurel J. Delaney, creator of The Global Small Business Blog

Global Power Booster: I'm Still Standing (Video)

The Upending of the Global Supply Chain

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Because COVID-19 has led to lockdowns, suppliers in the chain are temporarily ceasing production, and logistics providers can no longer transport goods as seamlessly, particularly across borders.

Read more about how to make the global supply chain more resilient.

Other good thought pieces on this important topic:

Coronavirus and Supply Chain Disruption: What Firms Can Learn – which tackles:

Should they [business owners] broaden their supplier choices, or do more local or near-shore sourcing? How much inventory of raw materials, sub-assemblies and finished products should they stock to tide over the crisis?

Coronavirus Is a Wake-Up Call for Supply Chain Management – which covers:

A new breed of services companies can help acquire and analyze supply network data and organize the results in a user-friendly way. Their services typically do not map the supply networks all the way down to raw materials, but they may provide a start. A few of the companies operating in this space include Elementum, Llamasoft, and Resilinc. (Disclosure: One of us, Bindiya Vakil, is the founder and CEO of Resilinc.)

Coronavirus Should Inspire Businesses to Prepare Their Supply Chains for the Future – which covers how:

Companies caught flat-footed should learn their lesson from this crisis and begin making fundamental changes now to prepare their supply chains for future shocks.

The Global Small Business Blog Is Grateful for Your Readership

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The Global Small Business Blog Pushes Past 75,000 Monthly Readers (Thank You)!

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Happy 2017 from The Global Small Business Blog

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"All our dreams can come true – if we have the courage to pursue them." ~ Walt Disney

Best Business Blogs in 2016: The Global Small Business Blog Makes the List

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Out of 52 featured blogs, we are No. 6 in the Business Blogs Professionals Should Read, right before Google Small Business.  The authors of the blog say, "We’ve taken a look around the web and pulled together this comprehensive list of 52 of the best business blogs which you should be following in 2016, split by categories."

6. The Global Small Business Blog
For those businesses who are still small, but are dealing on a global scale, look no further than the Global Small Business Blog.  Even if your business isn’t quite global yet, it’s always good to keep an eye on how things are being done all around the world. 

The Global Small Business Blog Is a Top Tech Blog Winner in 2016

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The Global Small Business Blog is proud to be amongst the prestigious group of winners at the Top Tech Blogs 2016.  Broadview Networks (BN) chose 37 Top Tech Blogs from almost 300 nominations.  Do we need to mention that choosing winners for BN gets more difficult every year?

Take a look at the winners here and their answers to three questions.  The blogs mentioned, including The Global Small Business Blog, have demonstrated an inside knowledge of their industry, and they offer readers legitimate, detailed analysis.  Congratulations to our peers.  We are in good company!

And thank you to BN for pulling this together!  We are proud and humbled to be named a winner.

A Three-Peat: The Global Small Business Blog is Named Best Small Business Blog 2016

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We are honored and humbled to be included in the list of "Best Small Business Blogs of 2016."  This is our third year in a row -- a three-peat -- to earn this award.

The big question becomes:  What is it like to be peer-to-peer with Seth Godin, Richard Branson and Harvard Business Review, to name just a few of the people and organizations that write great blogs?  Awesome!

We are the only blogger mentioned operating in the global small business space.  Meaning, many may write about small business but no one, I mean no one, covers going global as a small business owner the way we do (since 2004!).

Thank you to Fit Small Business for including us and thank you to all of you for your continued readership.  It means the world to us.

Read more:  Best Small Business Blogs of 2016

Breaking News: We Reached More Than 1 Million Pageviews at The Global Small Business Blog

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Today (4/14/15), we reached more than 1 million pageviews at our Global Small Business Blog (first post can be found here).  That achievement is due to your loyal readership.  Thank you!  It means the world to us that you take an interest in our posts.  We will continue to provide you with news and information you can use to grow your business beyond borders.

Keep on reading.  Keep on expanding internationally.

Business Blogs to Watch in 2015

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We are honored that our Global Small Business Blog is one of the winners of the Business Blogs to Watch in 2015.  

Our goal [Broadview Networks] is to provide a comprehensive list, nominated by readers and staff, which will help our clients and partners glean the most knowledgeable and insightful analysis of business trends on the web.   We want everyone to succeed in 2015, one way that we can help is to make sure you’re on top of the latest news and trends, that’s why we’re looking for the Business Blogs to Watch in 2015!

Read:  Business Blogs to Watch in 2015

The Best Damn Coffeecake on the Planet

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If you haven't tried O&H Danish Bakery's award-winning Kringle, you are missing out on tasting the best damn coffeecake on the planet.(Secret:  For those who are near a Trader Joe's location - they carry Kringle at special times of the year.  Inquire.  By picking one up, you can save on delivery fees.)

Today in Global Small Business: Tips to Execute Better Global Marketing Campaigns

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

• Are there financial implications to opening shop in Switzerland?
• Things to consider when expanding your business internationally.
• Why successful companies tend to have a multinational presence.
• Why the remote 24/7/365 connected world, better known as the freelancer industry is booming.
• Five tips to execute better global marketing campaigns.
• Is an international quality seal necessary for commerce in Europe?

Today in Global Small Business: Skype Breaking Translation Barriers

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

• Why China will become the next e-commerce superpower.
• How Skype will break translation barriers with a new translator tool.
• Why global business ethics matter when doing business.
• Why France is worried about a website ending in ".wine"
• What being global really means.
• Why America is a lousy exporter - and that's according to Paul Krugman.

25 Mighty International Marketing Blogs That You Should Be Reading

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According to Chicago-based UpCity, the optimal way to focus on effective global marketing strategies is to read international marketing blogs. Through these free vehicles, you will learn and explore how global audiences communicate and respond to diverse prospects.

Take cues from these top 25 international marketing blogs, and you’ll learn a great deal on how to tighten up your marketing practices overseas!

And YES, The Global Small Business Blog made the list.  Thank you to UpCity folks for including us!  We're glad you find our content valuable.

Read:  Top 25 International Marketing Blogs That You Should Be Reading

A Global Small Business Expands As You Travel

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According to international author, entrepreneur and speaker Daniel Priestley, by 2020, global small businesses (GSB) will be in full swing -- reaching cities worldwide, making millions of dollars, maintaining a low head count and developing global brands that make them look much bigger than they are.

Having an GSB will create an enviable lifestyle. A GSB isn’t like having a traditional, local small business that prevents the owner from traveling and limits the money they can make to the local economy.  A GSB on the contrary, expands as you travel and is only limited by the size of the micro-niche and the creativity of the team.

Find out seven (7) other follow-on "global" effects from the power of global small business to watch out for:  The Rise of The "Global Small Business."

100 Best Websites for Entrepreneurs: The Global Small Business Blog is On the List

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Forbes brings you the first annual list of FORBES 2013 100 Best Websites For Entrepreneurs and The Global Small Business Blog made the list. Whether you’re seeking advice on going global, scaling your business or looking for general industry insight, these sites, according to Forbes, are worth reading.

There are websites to help market your startup (Duct Tape Marketing) and think about taking it international (Global Small Business Blog). There are news sources and newsletters, as well as a bunch of question-and-answer forums (Stack Overflow, Quora, Reddit) to address the most specific entrepreneurial demands. Present, too, are sites like Startup Lawyer, which can help founders address the legalities of starting up.

 100 Best Websites for Entrepreneurs - Forbes

The 24-Hour Global News Room

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The 24-hour global newsroom is what Jill Abramson, executive editor of the New York Times is seeking with her rebranding efforts at the New York Times.  It's similar to my goal here with The Global Small Business Blog but with a bias towards helping entrepreneurs and small businesses go global. 

Read:  Going Global - POLITICO.com