Today in Global Small Business: Business Builders Are the Heroes of the Global Economy

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

• Forecast:  72 percent of SMEs plan to grow their international customer base by 2017.
• How can small businesses not only expand by selling globally, but also ensure that they have a successful outcome despite economic or political uncertainties?  Here are five strategies.
• Five (5) basic elements of a global social media plan; webinar 2/1 by IBM digital marketing and commerce expert Melisa Hinojosa (the beauty:  no charge).
• Sage CEO warns policy makers in Davos: Do not ignore global small businesses!
• The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) in ecommerce (info graphic).
• The women's marches around the world -- a powerful force to be reckoned with.

The Day After

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Hundreds of thousands of women plan to meet today (1/21/17) at the Capitol (USA) to demonstrate their freedom and the freedoms of those they love.

Here's where you can learn more:

• What you need to know about the women's march.
• The app for live updates.
• Women's March on Washington.
• Women's March on Washington (Facebook).
• Women's March on Washington (Wikipedia).
• Women's March Chicago.