Today in Global Small Business: How to Start an Import-Export Business

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

• How to start an import-export business.
• Alternative data transforming SME finance.
• How to move the needle on innovation.
• Quote of the week:  “Thanks to the Internet, setting up an import/export business can be ridiculously simple and very profitable.” – Laurel J. Delaney, President, GlobeTrade.com
• UpLink is the innovation platform for people and planet.
• Sustainability and energy innovation.

Today in Global Small Business: A Global Fashion Brand Pairs Sustainability and Growth

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

• A global fashion brand pairs sustainability and growth.
• Steve Jobs said your overall happiness in life really comes down to asking 4 simple questions.
• How a global hospitality brand is making it personal.
• Quote of the week: “Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life.” ― Steve Jobs
• Companies that change the game can change the world.
• 5 tips to become a social global entrepreneur.

Today in Global Small Business: How to Make Your Global Small Business More Sustainable

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

• How to make your global small business more sustainable.
• According to Reuters, shoppers globally are expected to pay even more for branded food items in the coming year as packaged goods production expenses remain high.
• Nearly half of small business owners (47%) say the economy is in a recession already, with an almost equal percentage (48%) describing the economy as “poor.” That’s according to the CNBC|SurveyMonkey Small Business Survey for the first quarter of 2023.
• Quote of the week: "Sustainability has to be a way of life to be a way of business." – Anand Mahindra
• Silicon Valley tech giants in the years leading up to the pandemic collected gleaming office campuses around the world as trophies for what appeared to be boundless growth. Those days of blockbuster real estate expansions appear to be over for now, however, as job cuts and profitability concerns have companies pulling back on investments.
• Here are a few tips to help your business prepare for an international expansion.

The Three P's of Global Small Business Sustainability: Planet, Profits and People

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Sustainability requires a balance of tactics. It involves reducing a business’s carbon footprint and maintaining long-term operational and financial health. It’s much more than installing new LED light bulbs. A successful sustainability strategy involves three key components:

Planet, profits and people.

Small business sustainability strategies don’t just promote energy efficiency and social responsibility.  They can also help organizations strengthen their position in the marketplace.