How to Think BIG in the Global Marketplace

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Interesting article over at The Porter Bay Group.

When you click on the link, it's an immediate PDF file download: Think BIG: Competing in the Global Market

Posted by: The Global Small Business Blog

Where and How to Compete Globally

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An old research document (11 pages) by Michael Porter that is still relevant to our times. Porter is generally recognized as the father of the modern strategy field. He shares where and how to compete globally.

New Global Strategies for Competitive Advantage

Tip:

Alliances are a tempting solution to the dilemma of a firm seeking the home-base advantages of another nation without giving up its own.

Exporting Made Easy

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The 2007 National Export Strategy examines how the combination of declining trade barriers and advancing technologies has made exporting easier than ever. American businesses should look at the global economy as a major sales opportunity as well as a source of competition.

The goals of this report are to raise awareness in the American business community about the advantages of exporting, to convince businesses that are not exporting to consider exporting, and to get those businesses that are exporting to enter more overseas markets.
All the good stuff (resources) starts on Page 175.

Small Is Beautiful and Borderless

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Read Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's (pictured) lips:

Being a small business is not a barrier when it comes to competing in the global economy. The key is to find your company's niche and focus on its strengths.

More here.