Learning About Diversity and Inclusion to Create a Workplace that Works

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What is diversity and inclusion?  Why is it important?  How does bias play into diversity and inclusion?  How can you create a more diverse and inclusive organization?

All these questions will be answered by attending the Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global WEGGinar™, December 6 at 11:00 a.m. Central Time, on “Harnessing the Power of Diversity and Inclusion: Creating a Workplace that Works,” presented by Joselyn DiPetta, Google; and Managing Partner, Present Possibility.

Ms. DiPetta will give you a deeper understanding of why diversity and inclusion are critical to successful and sustainable business outcomes, and about unconscious bias in the workplace and the importance of addressing it.

It’s FREE, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors: UPS, IBM and B•A•L – go here to register:  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1837790091765976835.  I'll be fielding the questions at the end of the presentation.  See you there.

Today in Global Small Business: Small Businesses Are Stealing Away Business from Publicly Traded Retailers

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

• The Canadian government wants to include a gender chapter in the new NAFTA.
• Shopping Small can have a huge impact locally, but with organizations like TO THE MARKET, the impact can be global as well.
• Deloitte found that $200 billion in market share is being traded to smaller businesses, away from the top 25 publicly traded retailers, which includes both Amazon and Walmart.
• Joselyn DiPetta at Google, and Managing Partner, Present Possibility, will address how to create a workplace that works (diverse+inclusive) in the next WEGGinar™ held on Wednesday, December 6 at 11:00 a.m. Central time. WEGGinar™ is no charge but you must sign up to attend: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1837790091765976835.
• ignoring Bitcoin is to your detriment.
• Chicago-based Tempesta Market is opening Dec. 1 with locally made artisan Italian cured meats.

Today in Global Small Business: Ten Places to Look for Import and Export Help

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

• What has moved me lately ... Dr. Nancy Adler's Leadership Insight Journal.
• Strategies for building a global network (really like point #3).
• Ten places to look for import and export help.
• How do you create a workplace that works?  Joselyn DiPetta at Google, and Managing Partner, Present Possibility, will address that topic in the next WEGGinar™ held on Wednesday, December 6 at 11:00 a.m. Central time. WEGGinar™ is no charge but you must sign up to attend: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1837790091765976835.
• How I built a startup while traveling to 20 countries.
• And oldie but goodie article worth revisiting:  20 factors to consider before going global.

Today in Global Small Business: PayPal Marketplaces Goes Global

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

• How do you create a workplace that works?  Joselyn DiPetta at Google, and Managing Partner, Present Possibility, will address that topic in the next WEGGinar™ held on Wednesday, December 6 at 11:00 a.m. Central time. WEGGinar™ is no charge but you must sign up to attend: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1837790091765976835.
• Alibaba sets up a hub for small businesses to go global.
• E-commerce offers significant opportunities to the logistics industry. 
• PayPal Marketplaces goes global.  What is PayPal Marketplaces and how does it differ from regular PayPal?  Find out here.
• Learn how two e-commerce giants -- one being Amazing -- are trying to export their success.
• Discover not 1 but 27 social media tools that will help you become a savvy global marketer.