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The Secret Sauce to Getting More Women To Export The Online Marketing Plan That Will Take You Global in a Heartbeat Issues Confronting Women Business Owners Who Currently Export or Plan to Export How to Start An Import/Export Business Advantages and Disadvantages of Global Strategic Alliances How to Develop An Export Marketing Plan A Guide to Working With an International Distributor
Pre-Screening Overseas Distributors: 50 Questions to Ask
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The Global Small Business Blog (GSBB) was founded on July 20, 2004 by Laurel Delaney (pictured above) for the purpose of helping entrepreneurs and small businesses expand their businesses internationally. It is ranked No. 1 in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global. Learn more about Laurel and visit her company GlobeTrade.com.
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"Good to Great" best-selling author Jim Collins says, "Laurel Delaney writes in a tremendous spirit of service to entrepreneurial and small business leaders navigating the opportunities of globalization. Whether leading a fresh startup, a small business, or an entrepreneurial growth company seeking greatness, the question of whether―and how―to go global must be addressed. Delaney shows yet again her passionate dedication to serving her readers with deeply practical guidance.”
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- How Exporting Can Improve Your Bottom Line (Forbes, 1/25/17)
- 10 Sizzling Summer Reading Picks to Grow Your Small Business (Huffington Post, 6/25/14)
- The Cost of Expanding Overseas (The Wall Street Journal, 2/26/14)
- Business Success Strategies Q&A with Laurel Delaney: Going Global for Business Growth (SBE Council, 2/11/14)
- Book Review: Exporting: The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably (Small Biz Daily, 2/3/14)
- Every Business Needs a Richard Sherman [and "Exporting" book] (USA Today, 2/3/14)
- Why Women Are Particularly Good at Going Global (The Story Exchange, 1/22/14)
- Resources For Women Business Owners Who Export (The Story Exchange, 1/21/14)
- It's Time for Women to Take on the World (The Story Exchange, 1/20/14)
- How to Succeed at Exporting: a Q&A with Laurel Delaney (Global By Design, 1/20/14)
- What U.S. Entrepreneurs Should Know About Exporting Now (Businessweek, 12/3/13)
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- 1. Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global® (wegg®)
- 2. globalEDGE
- 3. GlobeTrade.com
- 4. International Trade Administration, US Department of Commerce
- 5. About.com Import & Export
- 6. Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration
- 7. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 8. USA Trade Online
- 9. The U.S. Commercial Service (The Gold Key Service)
- 10. OEC Profiles
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- Trade in Transition 2025: Balancing optimism with caution
- EU Small Business Export Report (eBay)
- Pew Research Center: The Metaverse in 2040
- The Rise of the Global Startup City
- eBay Online Small Business Research Reports
- A Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies (latest available data)
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