Is There Such a Thing as the Ugly American?

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Ugly American?  What's that you ask?  That surely isn't me! According to Maya Hu-Chan:

We all have a mental picture of the “Ugly American” — brash and arrogant, with an ethnocentric belief in America's singular greatness. When ugly Americans travel, they tout Big Macs over local cuisine and offer firm handshakes no matter the local greeting customs.

Is that you?  I hope not.  But as Maya goes on to say, "When working across cultures, sometimes it's less important to be “right” and more important to be aware of the impression you create."

I could not agree more.  Read the entire article here.

Idiot-Proof Website Builder By Global GoDaddy

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Global GoDaddy, an Internet domain registrar and web hosting company, is passionate about empowering SMBs to manage their business needs. They should be because small businesses see a website as a crucial tool for driving awareness for a brand, not just locally but globally.

With their new Website Builder, you can create a new website in lickety-split time and have it be mobile-friendly and integrated with your social pages so it can be viewed anywhere, anytime.

Read more here.

The Mother of all Mixups: The Global Oscars 2017

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In case you missed the global Oscar ceremony 2017, here's BBC's take on it and Time magazine's.

• Oscars error shouldn't overshadow a groundbreaking victory
• Oscars 2017 recap:  Surprise Mistake, Moonlight, La La Land
• Watch the best picture mixup on video

"Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty presented "La La Land" as the winner of the best picture award, and the celebration began on stage but was quickly ended when one of the "La La Land" winners pointed out that in fact "Moonlight" had won the award." Source: CNN

Gator Guard Makes Huge Splash Into Global Markets

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Small businesses are the key to keeping local communities afloat and also for driving a healthy number of American exports.  Take Farmington, Illinois based Gator Guard.  They are a USA-maker of premier marine protection products.  Sue Smith, President and CEO, stands at the helm of the business.

She [Sue] knew there had to be a better way. None of the products on the market at the time provided the quality she thought was necessary in order to protect her boat. So since Day One of Gator Guards inception, Sue and her team have worked tirelessly to research, develop and bring the best protective technologies and products to the marine industry.

Gator Guards has done so well internationally that it earned the Governor's New Exporter Award for Manufacturing in 2016.  Since Smith began focusing on exporting in 2013, she has seen international sales grow annually -- to the point that they could meet or exceed Gator Guard's domestic sales in the next 5 years.

Learn more here.  Go Gator Guards!  And congrats on your award.

Today in Global Small Business: How to Power Cross-Border Payments On Your Online Platforms

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

1. How to break into an overseas market.
2. How to take your business global in a heartbeat.
3. The trials and tribulations to running a growing global business (webinar 3/8; no charge).
4. FedEx helps small businesses achieve their dreams of growth and success with a grant contest.
5. For many Canadian small businesses, the talk of the new NAFTA might impact them.
6. How to power cross-border payments on your online platforms.

Fill Your Own Shoes

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"You have your own shoes.  Don't worry about filling someone else's." - Anonymous

What's On the Horizon for Commerce Trends in 2017?

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Commerce marketing automation provider Bronto asked experts inside and outside their company to talk about what's on the horizon for commerce trends in 2017.

In a nutshell: Get ready for global ecommerce, a more visual approach to marketing to customers, the emergence of cost- effective browse recovery technology and virtual dressing rooms, a more thoughtful approach to omnichannel marketing and, as always, a keen focus on personalization.

Read the full report here.

Middle-Market Leaders Across America Are More Optimistic About the Global and National Economies

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JP Morgan surveyed more than 1,400 middle-market executives, and 80% said they were optimistic about the national economy.

The 2017 Business Leaders Outlook found that business executives from small and mid-sized firms across the US are more optimistic about the global and national economies and think that the Trump administration will be a positive for the country.

What's the cause for the positive outlook?  President Trump is said to be at least part of the optimism.  There's good and bad here.  The good is the possibility of tax reductions and less regulation - positive impact. The bad is over the more protectionist trade policies - negative impact.

Read more here.

What Is Flex Global View?

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As UPS says, "If global shipping and supply chain management responsibilities have you overloaded, Flex Global View can help."

You'll get total visibility even across multiple modes of transportation--with a suite of tools that equip your business with key information to truly set you apart from the competition. With Flex Global View you have the ability to view and respond to shipment information and critical milestones as they occur.

To learn more, visit here.

A Pathway Towards an Agile and Enabled Digital Future

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UK businesses are looking for guidance, a pathway towards an agile and enabled digital future.  The only way out is for the UK government to outline what, if any, their digital strategy will be going forward.

Richard Hurwitz, Tungsten Network's CEO, says:

Many business functions are currently being held back by legacy systems and attitudes causing problems and limiting growth. The back office is, pun intended, holding business back. Will 2017 be the year that digital automations and technical collaboration accelerate across the global supply chain?

Full disclosure:  Tungsten Network offers e-invoicing, invoice finance and spend analytics solutions for AP and AR professionals.

In order to grow, all business owners, especially smaller ones the world over, must have an open global economy.  The fact remains that we must connect the unconnected.  There's no better place to start than through technology-empowered growth strategies.

Read more here.

Today in Global Small Business: Building a Global Community

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

• The challenges and successes to taking a business global (no charge webinar 3/8).
• A word or two, how about more like 6,000, on Facebook's global ambitions.
• Will President Trump's policies send Mexico's economy into a crisis?
• How to win with e-commerce shoppers in China.
• What's a "Digital Geneva Convention?"
• The art of negotiating deals abroad.

Accepting a New Reality

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"Resilience is accepting your new reality, even if it's less good than the one you had before." -- Elizabeth Edwards

Ninety Percent of Trucking Is Made Up of Small Businesses

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Kansas City, Missouri-based Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which has 158,000 members nationwide, says it is looking forward to working with Linda McMahon as the newly appointed leader of the Small Business Administration.

“More than ninety percent of trucking is made up of small businesses,” said OOIDA executive vice president, Todd Spencer. “Our hope going forward is to have more recognition and appreciation for the unique contributions that small business truckers add to the prosperity of the U.S and the economy.”

OOIDA was established in 1973.  Linda McMahon was sworn in as SBA leader after Trump was voted in as President of the United States.

Read more at Go By Truck Global News

The Story of LEGO, the Largest Toy Company in the World

What UK SME Exports Reveal

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Today, we take a look at reports from two big global shipping companies, FedEx and UPS, on the state of UK SME exports.

FedEx says:

"More than 63 per cent of British small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are exporting and making a significant contribution to rising international trade by taking advantage of declines in the value of the pound, reveals new research of exporting SMEs by FedEx Express."

UPS says:

"The UPS European SME Exporting Insights survey draws on the views of more than 12,800 owners and directors of SMEs in eight European countries. The research shows more small business owners are exporting, and reporting above average revenue growth."

For the FedEx study, "2015 European SME Export Report," visit: http://images.fedex.com/downloads/small-business/FedEx_EuropeanSMEExportReport_July15.pdf

For the UPS report, "2016 European SME Exporting Insights Study," visit: https://www.pressroom.ups.com/assets/pdf/pressroom/white%20paper/European%20Exports%20Study_2017_0118_FinalUKPanEU.pdf

SMEs are the Bedrock of the Global Economy

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PYMNTS takes a good look at the latest statistics on SME health, optimism and finance for markets in the U.S. and beyond, including the U.K., Australia and South Africa.  Here are their top six highlights:

1. 84% of U.S. SMEs visit bank branches to make deposits, according to a new survey by Mercator Advisory Group that examined how small business owners interact with their banks.
2. 76.2% of Australian SMEs say they are confident in their prospects for the next three months, said the Bankwest Future of Business: 2017 Outlook report. 
3. 67% of U.K. small business accountants say better integration of software is a key focus for them this year, even more important than replacing physical paper forms with digital ones, the latest report from Exact said. 
4. 66% of U.K. SMEs expect revenue growth of at least 4% this year, said American Express’ Global SME Pulse report. 
5. 48% of South African small businesses are negatively impacted by late B2B payments, the latest analysis from Xero found. 
6. 24% of big U.S. banks approved small business loans last month, Biz2Credit found in its most recent Small Business Lending Index. 

Read more here.

Today in Global Small Business: How to Win Global E-Commerce Customers in China

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

• How to take an alcohol business global (webinar 3/8).
• What does American business on-shoring do for international business?
• How to win global e-commerce shoppers in China.
• Speaking of global e-commerce, here's a report predicting it will grow at twice the rate of domestic e-commerce through 2020.
• How to get your small business booming in global markets.
• How the founder of McDonald's, Ray Kroc, turned the enterprise into a global phenomenon.

Laugh Out Loud, Be Grateful and Follow Your Heart

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Oh just do all these things to have a good life.

What Is Dodd-Frank and How Does it Impact Small Businesses?

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President Trump has made a ton of executive orders and one of them has been to direct the Treasury to review Barack Obama’s 2010 Dodd-Frank financial regulatory law.  According to Small Business Trends, opinions appear to be split over the impact some of these policies will have on small business. But what exactly is Dodd-Frank all about and what are its implications?

Small Business Trends covers it all here.

Dream Big, Set Goals, and Make the Top 10 Blogs for Entrepreneurs List

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We are always happy (and honored) to make a top 10, 50 or 100 list for our Global Small Business Blog.  In this case, we made the Top 10 Blogs for Entrepreneurs to Read Daily.  Here's how they put the list together:

The criteria for making this determination was the richness of experiences, the depth of knowledge and the breadth of all aspects entrepreneurial.  These are entrepreneurs that have chased the same goal as your business and successfully succeeded both personally and professionally.

Discover the other great blogs featured here.  We are in good company.  Thank you to Deskhub, a coworking and office space, for putting the list together.

Tapping Into Global Markets Empowers People Worldwide to Share a Better Economic Future

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How many global scaling opportunities are you missing today? That is the question that begs to be asked and puts the elephant right on the table.

According to CEO & Founder of Startup Professionals, Inc., Martin Zwilling, there are six key risk factors when scaling a business to go global.  He bases the article below on NYU Stern School of Business scholar and leader Robert Salomon's recent book, “Global Vision."  The six factors are as follows:

1. Size market potential granularly based on local economics. 
2. Assume large and frequent economic swings.
3. Currency exchange fluctuations can wipe out gains.
4. Factor in basic infrastructure quality and services. 
5. Evaluate the political climate and operational processes. 
6. Honor cultural sensitivities and assumptions. 

Read more here.

Alibaba's Jack Ma Promises to Help Australian Small Businesses Grow

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Jack Ma, CEO of Alibaba and considered China's richest tech boss, with a net worth of about $US28 billion, promises to use funds he received from the Australian government to help Australian small business grow and expand offshore.  He just cut the ribbon on a brand new Alibaba HQ in Australia.

It's understood the Daniel Andrews state government has provided a number of "incentives" to Alibaba to set up its Australia-New Zealand headquarters in Melbourne but the ecommerce giant refused to reveal the exact nature of these concessions or the size of the investment.

Read more here.

Today in Global Small Business: Rewiring the Global Economy

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

• The importance of global brand ambassadors (webinar on 3/8 - n/c).
• USA President Trump's plan to fuel small business growth.
• Can Xero, the cloud accounting provider, rewire the global economy?
• Weak dollar, strong dollar:  what it means for small business exporters.
• Will Canada lead the new global economy?
• How the World Bank sees stronger global economic prospects along the horizon.

Forgive Yourself

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"If God forgives us, we must forgive ourselves."  -- C.S. Lewis

Small Businesses Are a Big Part of the Global Economic Pie

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Are men and women different in their outlook of what level of success they can achieve running their businesses?  Bhakthi Puvanenthiran thinks so. And she bases it on experience in her role as an editor of My Small Business at The Age while interviewing quite a few small business owners in Australia.

During her conversations, men would say, "we will go global in 18 months" or "we're the market leaders in this field."  Whereas, when she interviewed women, they expressed finding a work/life balance, having control over their own lives and, hiring people.

Regardless, small business owners march to their own drums.

In closing, Bhakthi Puvanenthiran says:

Sole traders, small businesses and start-ups are carving out a much bigger part of the economic pie. They deserve all the support they can get.

Read more here.

How to Improve Your Reach in the Global Marketplace

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If you run a global small business like I do, it's tough to pull out of the area where you live and work to merely have better and greater access to the world marketplace.  Yet bigger companies, with bigger budgets, are able to do so.

Take Caterpillar Inc. with their HQ office located in rural Peoria, Illinois.  There has been a lot of talk lately on whether it might be better suited for Cat to take its business to a bigger city in Illinois, like downtown Chicago.  Here's the latest:

The plans to build a new office complex in Downtown Peoria have been scrapped [1/31/17], and the company will move its global headquarters to the Chicago area by the end of the year. -- Source:  Journal Star

Will Peoria still be the center of the universe for Caterpillar?  After all, they want to remain local and global.  If you are a customer based in India, do you think it makes a difference?  A lot depends on where a specific product is manufactured -- Brazil, the UK or downtown Chicago?  Your guess is as good as mine.

Reigniting the Global Entrepreneurial Spirit

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President Trump is trying to get the American dream back for entrepreneurs.

President Trump signed an executive action Monday (1/30/17) that will result in a reduction of federal regulations on small businesses. He said the executive action would “knock out two regulations for every new regulation” adopted by federal agencies.

We are not inclined to hold our breath on what comes next concerning international trade.

Read more here.

5 Basic Elements to a Global Social Media Plan (Webinar)

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Today in Global Small Business: What Do SMEs Worldwide Think?

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

• Five (5) basic elements of a global social media plan; webinar 2/1 by IBM digital marketing and commerce expert Melisa Hinojosa (the cool part of the deal -- it's no charge).
• Why you should be strategic in your international expansion plans.
• What factors have the biggest impact on SMEs' businesses?  Find out what other SMEs worldwide think and get tips and insights that could help drive the success of your business. 
• If e-commerce is growing, why is Wal-Mart laying off e-commerce employees?
• Can you keep up with Chinese global e-commerce customers?
• USA President Trump's protectionist measures and the risk of trade wars.

The Global Small Business Blog Pushes Past 75,000 Monthly Readers (Thank You)!

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Top 10 Global Startup Hubs of 2017

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How did Inc.com arrive at the top ten global startup hubs in 2017? It appears to be based on the sheer number of accelerators, startups, working spaces, tech companies, and millionaires in a city throughout the world -- fueled with heavy government support and investment opportunities.  Here's the list.

1. London
2. Paris
3. Berlin
4. Los Angeles
5. Boston
6. Singapore
7. Bangalore
8. Stockholm
9. Moscow
10. Tel Avid

Read more about specifics here.

Improve Your Bottom Line Via Exports

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Geri Stengel, president of Ventureneer, writes a great piece for Forbes on How Exporting Can Improve Your Bottom Line.  We are honored to have been a key part of the article and especially grateful to see a mention of our favorite nonprofit, Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global (disclosure:  Laurel Delaney serves as President of WEGG, which is a 501(c)3 organization).

Thank you Geri Stengel!

Read more here.

Can We Make Globalization Work?

Laurel Delaney's Cheat Sheet to Growing a Global Business

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From choosing the right market to learning how to set prices thoughtfully, this is your cheat sheet to growing a global business. Here's an article I [Laurel Delaney] penned for GoDaddy.

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.

The 45th President of the United States of America: Donald J. Trump

How to Dive Into International Markets

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Unsure of how to dive into international markets?  Or are you opting to avoid it altogether?  Especially with recent international uncertainties such as Brexit (UK) and the new President-elect Trump (USA), being wary is understandable.

Yet, 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.  The first one being diversify your selling to different markets and countries.

Read more here.

Will President-Elect Trump's Trade Policies Impact the Global Economy?

Bright Future for American Small Businesses?

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According to BizBuySell.com, an internet business-for-sale marketplace, annual small business transactions reached record levels in 2016, topping the previous year’s totals by 8.6 percent and 2014’s previous high by 4.6 percent.

The question remains:  Are small businesses selling their businesses because they want out now as opposed to a wait and see approach or are they really selling because it feels like a healthy environment to make a move?  Only time will tell.

Overall, small business indicators point to a healthy market for buying and selling in 2017,” House [President of BizBuySell.com and BizQuest.com] said. “Although there will certainly be issues to watch under the new Trump administration, as long as small business financials continue to improve and a steady supply of listings enter the market, transaction activity should continue its momentum well into the new year.”

Read more here.

Building Bridges in the Global Startup Community

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Seedrs, the London-based crowd funding network with an international outlook, with investors and entrepreneurs from more than 60 countries using the platform, has partnered with a major Chinese venture capital (VC) firm for one of the largest international entrepreneurship competitions.

Seedrs Founder, Jeff Lynn, added: "IEIC [the China Innovation and Entrepreneurship International Competition] is building bridges amongst global startup communities and will be an invaluable experience to ambitious young business founders.

Applications for the IEIC are open until February 28, 2017. You can enter the competition here.

Read more.  Note:  Seedrs will be opening to American investors shortly.

Today in Global Small Business: Imagine a World Without Hate

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

• Illinois wins $850,000 for small business exports.
• How can you grow your social media presence globally?  Easy.  Right here.
• Here's a hint on how to create jobs in a rapidly changing global economy.
• The UK is it for Snapchat who bucks the trend on its selection for international HQ.
• Will the UK be forced to change economic model if single market access denied?
• A revisit of digital globalization in the new era of global flows.
• Imagine a world without hate ... a tribute and in memory of Martin Luther King Jr.

The Mellie of All Cats

©2017 Laurel J. Delaney.  "Mellie."  All rights reserved.

"Time spent with cats is never wasted." ~ Sigmund Freud

Embrace Technology to Streamline Processes

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Forward-thinking global SME owners and managers are continuously embracing technology to streamline processes and restructure their business models for greater profitability.  As a result, outsourcing is becoming a priority.  It is estimated to be a global market place worth over $600 billion per annum with cost-savings being the primary reason for doing so.

How do you choose the right outsource partner?  Read more here.

Egypt Supports Local Entrepreneurs to Unleash Their Potential Internationally

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According to the Washington Times and based on numerous studies, Egypt's ideal entrepreneurial ecosystem fosters the growth of entrepreneurial and innovative ventures and has five main pillars:

1. Access to funding.
2. Entrepreneurial culture.
3. Educational systems supporting the entrepreneurial mindset.
4. Accommodating regulatory and tax regimes.
5. A coordinated approach linking the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Egypt seeks to not only attract foreign innovation-driven ventures to capture its high potential youth market, but it is also wants to support local entrepreneurs to unleash their potential in the domestic and international markets.

Read more here.

Bar Chain Social is Rocking India

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The bar-office chain Social is now rocking India but its founders are graduates from the culinary school of hard knocks.  In India, many investors have created wealth from food but seldom overnight.  Big factors to success in this industry include timing, experience, experimentation and luck. And of course along the way there will be inevitable setbacks.

Read more here.

Wine and Fruit Are the Answers to Better Relations Between USA and China

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American president-elect Donald Trump met yesterday (1/9) to discuss Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma's plans to create 1 million U.S. jobs by growing trade between U.S. small businesses and Chinese consumers.

According to Scott Kennedy, director of the Project on Chinese Business & Political Economy at the Center for Strategic & International Studies, Ma intended to set the structure of Alibaba’s business with the U.S. in a framework Donald Trump understands, as an innovative company that is creating jobs for both Chinese and Americans.

"It was a very productive meeting," Ma told reporters. "The door is open to discuss the relationship on trade issues."
Ma specifically mentioned agricultural products such as wine and fruit that could be sold through Alibaba to consumers in China and Asia.

Read more here.  And then there are other issues which must be overcome first, namely pirated and counterfeit goods.

Today in Global Small Business: The Hoffice Movement Spurs Better Use of Collective Intelligence

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

• American President-elect Trump's view of the world and trade.
• Rumors of Hillary Clinton's comeback and what that could mean for NY.
• What makes things cool?  Put your marketing cap on to figure out.
• Foreign brands rush into cross-border e-commerce. 
• Indiana wants to bring a World Trade Organization to its state.
• How the Swedes are ditching desks to work from strangers' homes (you read that right and this movement referred to as Hoffice could be a sign of the times ahead worldwide).

A Place You Never Grow Tired Of: Heartland Cafe in Rogers Park, Illinois

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Good wholesome food for the mind and the body in Rogers Park, Illinois, United States:  Heartland Cafe.  See it by day as well.

SMEs are Embracing Global Mobile: Here's Why

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Opportunities abound for entrepreneurs in the new year.  Yet, finding and capitalizing on them requires knowing what to look for and how to decipher quality from quantity and which ones offer the greatest impact for business growth.

Jim Squires, director of market operations at Instagram, shares insights with Small Business Computing, predicting that entrepreneurs will face no shortage of opportunities for success in 2017.

Read more:  Small Businesses Going Global and Embracing Mobile in 2017

The Future of the American Economy: Women Entrepreneurs

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We've been following Geri Stengel, president of Ventureneer, for quite some time with her reports on what's happening and needed for women entrepreneurs to prosper and grow in the USA.  Below she pens a mighty good piece:

14 Assists That Will Help Women Entrepreneurs Score in 2017 via @Forbes (#whatWEneedtosucceed).

Don't miss it.  Especially if you are, like I am, a woman entrepreneur.  Pass it along.

TPP: The Future of Our Country’s Participation in the Global Economy

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With or without the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the challenge remains the same: The United States must maintain its dominant position as a world trade leader.  Otherwise, companies big and small will be at a competitive disadvantage in the international marketplace.

The election is over, and campaign rhetoric must give way to real dialog. The issue isn’t just the future of TPP, but the future of our country’s participation in the global economy.

How will we compete?

Read more here.

A Look Back on 2016: 10 Top Trends

And if you are interested in looking forward at global trade trends 2017, go here.

Today in Global Small Business: Laurel Delaney's Global Trade Trends Report 2017

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

• Kick off the new year with one key aspiration:  go global. By the way, Happy New Year!
• Pick up some tips that Laurel Delaney wrote about on pricing products for global shipping.
• How to go global on social media in just four steps.
• Check out how the new global director for the integrated supply chain, e-commerce and tech innovation at Mondelez International is reinventing how and where they sell their snack food products.
• Ooh la la or Rue La La eCommerce goes global.
• Join Laurel Delaney for her Global Trade Trends 2017 Report on 1/4/17 (webinar -- no charge).