Today in Global Small Business: Access the World

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

• From small business to global BIG business.
• Facebook is powering small business to access the world.
• Quote of the week:  “Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal—a commitment to excellence—that will enable you to attain the success you seek." – Mario Andretti, race car driver
• Where is global e-commerce going?  Here are 5 takeaways.
• Small business lender Kabbage is expanding to India.
• Experiential learning at its best:  wegg® on-the-ground workshop March 13 in Chicago with Kiesque CEO Jacqueline Smith.  Learn more and register (limited seating):  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wegg-workshop-roundtable-discussion-with-jacqueline-smith-ceo-kiesque-tickets-56688344364 

Today in Global Small Business: My Dream Is

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

• Think you are too small to be hacked?  Think again, at least if you are a Hong Kong SME.
• Listen to Laurel Delaney's Global Trade Trends Report 2019 and find out what will be booming and what will not.  It's free -- 2-second sign-in.
• How a diverse workforce can help company performance.
• Quote of the week:  "Success is fine, but success is fleeting.  Significance is lasting.” — Beth Brooke, Global Vice Chair of Public Policy, EY
• Global e-commerce sales grow 18% in 2018 -- should be near $6 trillion by 2022.
• Join Jacqueline Smith, CEO, Kiesque on her weggchat™where she will discuss how to startup and take a personal care product global.  It's free and all you need is a Twitter account.  Go here to find out why you should join the chat and how to do it.
• Honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on this day. My dream is ...

Today in Global Small Business: The 2018 Global Market Review of Lingerie

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

• Import substitution has always been important for Russia as it seeks to reindustrialize, but it gradually became a key national policy as a response to economic and geopolitical crises.
• Overseas suppliers want you to ask this question.
• Four steps to ensure global e-commerce success.
• A 2018 global market review of lingerie -- forecasts to 2023.
• Four goods where Bulgaria excels in exports in the world.
• REGISTRATION is now OPEN for wegg's™ September 12th event held in Chicago and starring Julie Smolyansky, President and CEO, Lifeway Foods, who will talk about "Follow Your Gut."  To learn more and to register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weggtm-workshop-follow-your-gut-presented-by-julie-smolyansky-tickets-48655708534

Today in Global Small Business: Mid-Market Companies Can Make a Global Impact

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

• American Express to offer credit cards to small businesses (about time); it will be co-branded with Amazon.com.
• Big global brands such as Nestle, Qatar Airways, and Microsoft, are recruiting Irish suppliers to win war for talent.
• Seven (7) keys to global e-commerce success.
• Globalization for the little guy -- there is such a thing.
• To accelerate your growth via cloud computing and at the same time find out key growth lessons from more than 50 startup owners using cloud computing, join the WEGGinar™ 7/11 with IBM experts.  It's free of charge and you can register here. 
• Where (and how) mid-market companies can make a global impact.

Today in Global Small Business: Accelerate Your Growth Via Cloud Computing

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

• Google plans global e-commerce debut from India market.
• Small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are saving Facebook.  No surprises here. 
• Why SMEs should double down on exporting.
• Tough trade love with China, to the tune of tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods.
• None of us ever grows [global] successfully by working alone.
• Join the next WEGGinar™ on 7/11 to accelerate your growth via cloud computing and at the same time find out key growth lessons from more than 50 startup owners using cloud computing.  It's free of charge and you can register here. 

E-Commerce: The Rise of Online Shopping

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E-commerce sales worldwide hit an estimated $25.3 trillion in 2015 and have grown since.

The internet makes buyers and sellers more visible and accessible to each other locally and globally. The international bit is really interesting. The opportunity to connect quickly and efficiently to multiple markets can be a boon for smaller businesses and a great attraction for consumers. Without e-commerce, establishing a physical presence in multiple markets can be costly, while consumer demand might also not always be clear.

Read about the five (5) ways to make global e-commerce easier for everyone.

Today in Global Small Business: How to Cut Costs on International Sales

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

• Join us for the 3rd Annual Global Small Business Forum held in Chicago on Friday, October 20 with the theme:  Global E-Commerce Explosion (#GEE)!  Check out the amazing speaker lineup!  This forum is about entrepreneurs and small business owners who are running global e-commerce businesses and will share their experiences. To learn more and to register, visit: http://www.globalsmallbusinessforum.com
• How can you simplify global shipping?  Easy.  Listen in on our next WEGGinar™ on 11/1/17 where UPS Illinois Small Business Marketing Manager Andrea Cervini will talk about how to take the guesswork out of international shipping: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/3272777010361474561.
• Twelve (12) ways to cut costs on international sales (by Laurel Delaney).
• SMEs are key driver to UAE's economic growth.
• Global e-commerce is expected to double in the next five years.
• Export regulations:  business versus personal travel.

Today in Global Small Business: How to Adopt a Small Fish Culture

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

• The big fish are looking to adopt a small fish culture.  There is great value in the startup culture.
• Our Singaporean friend and colleague, Inderjit Singh, continues to advocate for global SMEs.
• Global business travel in 2017 can be complex.  Find out how to simplify it via a free WEGGinar™ on 10/11: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6874264726093775875.
• The CNBC and SurveyMonkey latest quarterly business survey.
• FedEx poised to win big with global e-commerce growth that seems to be on steroids.
• Join us for the 3rd Annual Global Small Business Forum held in Chicago on Friday, October 20. Check out the amazing speaker lineup!  This forum is for and about entrepreneurs and small businesses who are running global e-commerce businesses.

Today in Global Small Business: Be Innovative and Be Strong Via Global E-Commerce

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

• According to FedEx, the key to growth for SMEs is to think and act global.
• How SMEs can actively re-skill for a tech savvy future.
• What's in store for global business travel in 2017?  Find out via a free WEGGinar™ on 10/11: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6874264726093775875.
• Be innovative and become strong via global e-commerce.
• Super success for Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global (WEGG) at the recent workshop hosted at KOVAL Distillery in Chicago.
• Join us for the 3rd Annual Global Small Business Forum held in Chicago on Friday, October 20. Check out the amazing speaker lineup!  It's the only forum specifically for and about entrepreneurs and small businesses who are running global e-commerce businesses.

Today in Global Small Business: How to Accommodate Online Customers Worldwide

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

• How to tune up your website for global customers (n/c webinar on 5/10); learn from the expert, John Yunker, about what it takes to accommodate online customers worldwide.
• Four small businesses are poised to collaborate with Berkeley Lab through Small Business Vouchers (SBV) pilot and will gain a global competitive advantage.
• How to connect with global prospects and get paid.
• The Body Shop set to launch mobile-first global e-commerce platform to drive forward digital footprint.
• An export program originating in Jamaica is being developed for SMEs to assist in developing the global competitiveness of these entities.
• Google to help train 1,000 SME business leaders in Singapore.

Today in Global Small Business: 10 Lessons I learned From Peter Drucker

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

• How to get ready, be strategic, form partnerships and grow global (webinar 4/5); this global small business owner was so successful that she had dinner at The White House with President Obama.
• The cultural shift from stress and burnout is well on its way and global.
• 5 answers to exporting craft spirits worldwide.
• The beginner's guide to global e-commerce.
• A bit about unfair trade practices; are we in a global trade war?
• Ten lessons I [Jim Collins] learned from Peter Drucker (hint:  find your one big distinctive impact).

Today in Global Small Business: Didi Chuxing Ascends to the Global Stage

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

1. Should you protect your trademarks?  Attend trade shows? Go direct or indirect on global sales?  Find out by attending an upcoming N/C webinar on 3/8 and hosted by nonprofit WEGG.
2. If we view technology as an enabler of business growth, how do we make the most of it?  Say hello to NextTECHnow.
3. According to McKinsey, digital trade is taking over; see how you can get involved (access report here).
4. What's of concern on global e-commerce these days besides cybersecurity?
5. How to go from a global star to a normal life?
6. See how Chinese ride hailer Didi Chuxing is taking steps to ascend to the global stage.

Today in Global Small Business: What Do SMEs Worldwide Think?

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

• Five (5) basic elements of a global social media plan; webinar 2/1 by IBM digital marketing and commerce expert Melisa Hinojosa (the cool part of the deal -- it's no charge).
• Why you should be strategic in your international expansion plans.
• What factors have the biggest impact on SMEs' businesses?  Find out what other SMEs worldwide think and get tips and insights that could help drive the success of your business. 
• If e-commerce is growing, why is Wal-Mart laying off e-commerce employees?
• Can you keep up with Chinese global e-commerce customers?
• USA President Trump's protectionist measures and the risk of trade wars.

Today in Global Small Business: The New World of Work

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

• Small businesses confident in global economy despite upfront concerns.
• The shifting of the tides to global e-commerce.
• Why globalization is a necessity for small businesses.
• The rise of the super-stars dominating the global economy.
• Your complete guide to moving abroad to work for yourself.
• How big is the gig economy (the new world of work)?

Today in Global Small Business: The Outlook on the Internet of Things (IoT)

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

• How and why international expansion can happen from day one.
• Chinese company Meitu makes selfies a science form and eyes international expansion.
• Is there a country or a company that rules global e-commerce?
• Wine app Vivino takes it global.
• Global execs on the Internet of Things (IoT) - optimistic but there's confusion.
• Confidence and bold growth plans will take you global.

Today in Global Small Business: Foreign Correspondents Explain the U.S. Election

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

• Why Brexit has not seriously hurt U.S. small business lending.
• The push for action on Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
• Zidisha aims to help people in disadvantaged countries get loans to improve their quality of life.
• The explosive rise of global e-commerce expected in China and India allows for new entrants in the logistics space.
• Nescafe is to launch its first global marketing campaign with the help of Tumblr after ditching its dot com websites (young people, after all, matter).
• How foreign correspondents explain the U.S. election.

Today in Global Small Business: DHL Spurs Entrepreneurial Exports

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

• Home office import/export -- some drawbacks (part III of III-part series).
• The debate over trade and the future of the working class.
• Why you should use Google Apps for work.
• Is there a global slowdown in the UK?
• Growth in global e-commerce logistics may approach 10 percent in 2016-2020 period.
• DHL spurs entrepreneurial exports.

Today in Global Small Business: Embracing Change Is No Longer An Option in Our Global Marketplace

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

• Discover how to finance your international business activities (webinar on 2/3 at 10:00 a.m. Central time - requires registration; no charge).
• Find out why embracing change is no longer an option in our global marketplace.
• How a small Miami-based company has a global reach.
• Learn how crowd funding has become so hot that big players like GE want a piece of the action.
• Who is winning in the global e-commerce game?
• What's driving global economic growth in 2016?  PwC has some CEO survey insights.

Today in Global Small Business: Global E-Commerce is the Great Equalizer

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

• Singapore small businesses are strong and resilient, survey finds.
• SIUE International Trade Center helps industry leader go global.
• How global e-commerce is becoming the great equalizer.
• Helping SMEs go global -- Banana Fish Shoes.
• How to foster creativity at your business.
• Five tips for launching a mobile app in an international market.

Today in Global Small Business: Pope Francis Weighs In On Benefits of Globalization

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

• Why big shipping giants are snatching up global e-commerce service providers.
• The Pope gives impassioned remarks on globalization.
• Pope Francis weighs in on benefits of globalization.
• Microfinance brings impact opportunities and new markets for companies.
• How Arizona connects to the world.
• Eli's Cheesecake President Marc Schulman to give keynote talk on taking his business global 10/23.