Happy 2025 from the Global Small Business Blog!

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"Be bold, persevere, set achievable goals, and expand globally.  When small businesses thrive, the world thrives.  Happy New Year!" – Laurel J. Delaney, creator of the Global Small Business Blog

How to Build Your Online Presence: Be Bold

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Attend the next WEGGinar™, Wednesday, February 7 at 11:00 a.m. Central Time: “Dare to Be Bold! Here’s How,” presented by CamMI Pham, Partner, ThinkRenegade. CamMI will cover how to be found online, be true to yourself and discover new ways of unveiling your strengths.

In addition, you will learn the secrets to how CamMI acquired a million (1 million) followers on Twitter and more than six-five thousand (65,000) Instagram followers. Yes, it takes perseverance but there's more to it than just that.

The WEGGinar™ is FREE, thanks to the generous support of WEGG sponsors: UPS, IBM and Bank of America – go here to register: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2297562974983287811. For updates, visit: http://tinyurl.com/pzz7xkd

Explore here: http://www.womenentrepreneursGROWglobal.org (@WEGGtoday; Like WEGG on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenentrepreneursgrowglobal).

I'll be on the WEGGinar™ to field your questions.

Today in Global Small Business: America First

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

• How to take your real estate business global.
• How do you get nearly a million (1 mil) followers on Twitter or more than six-five thousand (65K) on Instagram?  Easy.  CamMI Pham will educate us on how to be bold in 2018 and get the world to notice you in the next WEGGinar™ held on Wednesday, February 7 at 11:00 a.m. Central time. The WEGGinar™ is no charge but you must sign up to attend: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2297562974983287811.
• Louis Vuitton wants to buy stakes in Baba Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved and take it global.
• A new company you've probably never heard of that sources, warehouses and ships products for many of the biggest names in e-commerce, including Amazon, Walmart and Target.
• United States President Trump takes 'America First' message to global elite in Davos.
• Didn't know there is a global plastic crisis?  Well there is. Here are four ways to nip it in the bud.

Develop a Winner's Attitude

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Economic woes are causing lots of anxiety among small business owners. A couple of things I always encourage during a downturn ... start a business! ... GO global! ... be bold!

Whatever you do, don't look for a reason to hide.

Read more here, here, here and one more -- here.