Today in Global Small Business: Predictions 2021 with Scott Galloway

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

• Predictions 2021 with Scott Galloway | Section4.
• Grassroots globalization.
• Quote of the week: "You must always be able to predict what's next and then have the flexibility to evolve." – Marc Benioff
• Does COVID-19 mean the end of globalization?
• Roblox is a global platform that brings people together through play.
• How to make your Wordpress website multilingual with translation plugins.

What's Next After Globalization?

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Is our integrated world of institutions, brands, and trade being replaced by something that is less interconnected?  A new book, The Levelling, argues that we are at the end of the age of globalization.

If [Michael] O'Sullivan [the author of The Levelling] is right, and the reversals of international connectivity are part of a long-term shift as opposed to a short-term blip, then what might be the implications for higher ed?

Find out by reading 'The Levelling', Higher Ed, and the End of Globalization.

Today in Global Small Business: A New Startup to Bring SMBs to World Markets

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

• How Pinterest is going global, modestly.
• Debating the ethics of national borders.
• India's nascent e-commerce market likely to draw global, local players.
• How Europe’s biggest Internet company wants to reach three-quarters of the world’s mobile phones before it runs out of cash.
• As globalization slows, a new startup raises $27 million to bring SMBs to world markets.
• Oh dear.  It's the end of globalization as we know it.