Today in Global Small Business: The Future of the Norwegian Startup Ecosystem

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

• McDonald's menu to feature worldwide favorites.
• Quote of the week:  “I find the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.” – Thomas Jefferson
• Chinese brands quicken pace to go global.
• Japanese drugmaker Takeda is strengthening its roots in the United States and enriching its global research heft, by unveiling a 165,000-square-foot facility in San Diego, California, in addition to its existing R&D center in Cambridge, Massachusetts and plant in Shonan, Japan.
• The future of the Norwegian startup ecosystem.
• When international expansion can go wrong.

Today in Global Small Business: Happy Labor Day and RIP Senator John McCain

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

• The Global Small Drones Market report [ain't cheap] is a significant structure of the major categorization of the Small Drones market. 
• Program helps area [Ohio, USA] businesses go global.
• With 80% of global trade flowing through multinational corporations, according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the International Labour Organization (ILO) reporting that one in five jobs is linked to global supply chains, this presents an opportunity for scale and reach in driving positive change.  This is good for Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6).
• Numerous investing experts see global growth opportunities for those willing to look beyond near-term uncertainty.
• A recent FedEx-commissioned study, "Global Is the New Global' on trends being adopted by SMEs in Asia Pacific (Apac) has revealed a high adoption of new technologies among local SMEs.
• Register for wegg's™ upcoming workshop with presenter Julie Smolyansky, President and CEO, Lifeway Foods, who will talk about "Follow Your Gut" September 12th event in Chicago. To learn more and to register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weggtm-workshop-follow-your-gut-presented-by-julie-smolyansky-tickets-48655708534
• We salute and thank not only Senator John McCain today for his bravery in serving our country over his lifetime, but we also salute and thank all American workers on this Labor Day for helping our country (USA) prosper.  RIP Senator McCain.