Today in Global Small Business: The 2018 Global Market Review of Lingerie

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

• Import substitution has always been important for Russia as it seeks to reindustrialize, but it gradually became a key national policy as a response to economic and geopolitical crises.
• Overseas suppliers want you to ask this question.
• Four steps to ensure global e-commerce success.
• A 2018 global market review of lingerie -- forecasts to 2023.
• Four goods where Bulgaria excels in exports in the world.
• REGISTRATION is now OPEN for wegg's™ September 12th event held in Chicago and starring Julie Smolyansky, President and CEO, Lifeway Foods, who will talk about "Follow Your Gut."  To learn more and to register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weggtm-workshop-follow-your-gut-presented-by-julie-smolyansky-tickets-48655708534

Today in Global Small Business: How JD.com Uses AI to Take on Competitors

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

• Leveling the global trading field for SMEs.
• Policy brief on women's entrepreneurship (by OECD).  Direct access to report.
• The High Growth Handbook -- read if you are ready to learn and scale.
• How Chinese retailer JD.com uses AI to take on major competitors.
• Read how the franchising industry has been rapidly expanding over the past few years, with many national and international players taking the industry by storm.
• Registration is OPEN for wegg's™ September 12th Chicago morning event starring Julie Smolyansky, President and CEO, Lifeway Foods, who will talk about "Follow Your Gut."  To learn more and to register, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/weggtm-workshop-follow-your-gut-presented-by-julie-smolyansky-tickets-48655708534