Showing posts with label promise and pitfalls of localism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label promise and pitfalls of localism. Show all posts

Monday, September 02, 2019

Today in Global Small Business: The Promise and Pitfalls of Localism

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:
  • Four tips to protect your small business during a downturn.
  • Quote of the week: “Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning." – Benjamin Franklin
  • Funding Circle, a small business loans platform in the UK, US, Germany and the Netherlands, recently closed its first asset-backed securitization of US small business loans originated through its platform.
  • Why localization is essential for expanding overseas.
  • The promise and pitfalls of localism.
  • Nearly 84% of global ecommerce sales happen outside of Western continents such as North America and Europe, and overall sales are expected to reach $4.8 trillion USD by 2021.  Then why have some of the world’s largest and best-known multi-nationals failed spectacularly when expanding abroad?
  • USA national holiday Labor Day is a time to reflect and honor workers.