Today in Global Small Business: Less Than Container Load (LCL) Shipping Has Its Benefits

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

• Less than container load (LCL) shipping has it benefits.
• Top central banks differ on rates.
• Quote of the week:  "I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship." – Louisa May Alcott
• CrowdStrike reveals global outage.
• Why India feels it is important to empower small businesses.
• Instead of focusing on the differences between local citizens and expats, the iBuilt – an acronym for International Business & Innovation Leaders in Tech – initiative aims to highlight the common ground.

Today in Global Small Business: How Christopher Columbus Became an Italian-American Icon

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

• How Christopher Columbus became an Italian-American icon.
• Klasha raises $2.4 Million in seed funding to build technology for cross-border commerce in Africa.
• Mexico to require more documentation for shipments traversing the country.
• Quote of the week:  "Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World." – Christopher Columbus
• Major reform of the international tax system, which will ensure that Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) will be subject to a minimum 15% tax rate from 2023.
• Small businesses that rely on Facebook and Instagram question their loyalty after global outage.