Filling Jobs Globally by 2030: Welcome to the New Mobile Economy

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Community Boost is an effort by Facebook’s to train 1 million U.S. small business owners in digital and social media skills by 2020. The program is slated to visit 50 cities by the end of the year.

Digital marketing is a great way to reach a global audience on a shoestring.

To take your social media engagement to the next level, here are four (4) tips:

1. Rely on marketing help from companies 
2. Prioritize the appropriate social networks for your niche
3. Put some money behind your efforts [sounds like Facebook has a hidden agenda here :-)], but stay on budget
4. Read How to Find International Customers Using Social Media by Laurel Delaney

Learn more about how small businesses can propel their social media strategies to reach out to the world for business.

How to Use Periscope For Your Global Small Business

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There are so many ways to use Periscope for your global small business but let's take a look at 30 that Small Business Trends put together.  And one, I like the best:

Reach a Global Audience

Transitioning to a global economy may not be an easy task. One of the biggest challenges would be a way to connect with foreign customers. Periscope however removes that barrier. You can now communicate with your customers from all around the world in a cost effective way.

Find out about the other 29 ways here.