Becoming an Emotionally Intelligent Global Business Leader

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Booth’s Advanced Management Program helped Deepa Sethi, business development lead at Elevo Global, build a diverse global network and further grow as an emotionally intelligent, mindful leader — something she sees as critical in these complex times. She shares some of her key takeaways from the program here. 

Migo Is Closing the Gap in Digital Financial Services

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Globally, over two billion adults lack access to credit. Migo’s innovative business model is seizing the opportunity to close a gap in the digital financial services industry and reach a large, underserved customer base.

And here's some good news:  Endeavor, a mission-driven, global organization leading the high-impact entrepreneurship movement has welcomed a new entrepreneur, Ekechi Nwokah, founder and CEO of Migo, into its global network.

Read more about how the CEO Of Migo has been selected as an Endeavor entrepreneur.

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.

Qatar Airways Sets Its Skies Overseas

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Guess who's flying the skies with big global expansion plans? Qatar Airways, considered the world's 5-star airline.

Over the next three years, Qatar Airways will be expanding its global network of destinations from 89 to 120, beginning with this week’s launch of new routes to Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires and new routes to Phuket, Hanoi, Budapest, Bucharest, Brussels and Nice beginning this fall.

Full press release on these last six destinations can be found here.

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Posted by: The Global Small Business Blog