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The Global Small Business Blog
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Tricky Informal American Words

How to master the finer points of American slang.Getting comfortable with slang is essential for building relationships and communicating at work. For a manager, relying on formal English can create ...

1 day ago

Tips to Obtaining a Global Trademark

What is one of the most valuable assets of a business? Yes, people are important but so are trademarks. Think Coca-Cola, PayPal and iPad, and you immediately think of a company, product, brand, exper...

2 days ago

Strong Commitment to Small Business Owners: President Obama Signs Export-Import Bank Reauthorizatio...

President Obama signed the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 into law on May 30, 2012. Ex-Im Bank Chairman Fred P. Hochberg joined the President at the White House for the signing ceremo...

3 days ago

Taking a Club To The World

Italys World Cup-winning manager Marcello Lippis job as the new manager of the Chinese Guangzhou Evergrande is to take the club to the world.... his job is not to win over the local population. His j...

4 days ago

Passing On Languages Skills to Millions of Students

Starr Green is passing on language skills to millions of students.  She is a language teacher at a Leeds school, Morleys Bruntcliffe High School.Starr Green’s lesson plans and helpful hints on t...

5 days ago

U.S.A.: Honor Those Who Have Served

©Laurel Delaney 2012, "United States Flag"While Memorial Day traditionally marks the beginning of summer, it also reminds us to thank and honor all the men and women who have died in military...

6 days ago

The Global Winners of the International Space Apps Challenge

A true global collaboration with thousands of people and organizations around the world participating.The event celebrated technology development in its most positive context—using minimal resources ...

26 may 12

Free Online Toolkit To Work More Efficiently Globally

Create.  Share.  Edit.  Manage.  Host.  Poll.  Set up.  Post.  Chat.  Send.  Do all those things globally while working with files, calendars, links,...

25 may 12

Hello Global Small Business Owners: Join a Twitter Chat Today

Ref:  Heroes love companyIn celebration of Small Business Week, two of my favorite small business experts, Rieva Lesonsky and Steve Strauss, invite you to join a live one-hour Twitter chat today...

24 may 12

Make Magic Happen: Chinese Companies Entering American Markets

23 may 12

Hip, Young China: Sanlitun Village

If you are planning to visit Beijing, be sure to explore Sanlitun Village.  English version here.About Sanlitun Village:The name Sanlitun Village is taken from the small scale urban communities ...

22 may 12

Global Survey-Based Market Research Company: Ipsos

Every day I discover something new and today its Ipsos, a global independent market research company that claims to rank third worldwide among research firms.  Why have I never heard of them up ...

21 may 12

World: Dont Drown

©Laurel Delaney 2012, "Lifeguard Chairs"If your lifeguard duties were as good as your singing, a lot of people would be drowning." ~ Simon CowellPhoto credit:  ©Laurel Delaney, "...

19 may 12

On the Biggest Day in IPO History, Wear Your Best Hooded Sweatshirt

All eyes will be on the Facebook IPO.  I think it will hit U.S. $150 billion.  What do you think?Facebook IPO:  Everything You Need to Know Photo credit:  Business Insider (Mark Z...

18 may 12

Raising the Financing Authority of the U.S. Export-Import Bank

The U.S. Senate approved a bill that would reauthorize and increase funds for the Export-Import Bank of the United States, a federal trade bank that helps boost U.S. exports.The legislation would rea...

17 may 12

As a Global Small Business Owner, Are You Tapping Into Employee Creativity?

Rumor (and a little research) has it that businesses in South Africa might be missing out on one of the greatest opportunities to increase its bottom line: its staff.According to the 2011 Global Entr...

16 may 12

To Contract Manufacture Or Not To Contract Manufacture, That Is the Question

The article below provides the ins and outs to contract manufacturing overseas. If you have experience with contract manufacturing overseas, please comment - thanks!Contract Manufacturing

15 may 12

Lab For the World: Developing Countries

How do you recognize great ideas from developing countries - and bring them home?  We imagine innovation as a trickle-down process. Companies in places such as the United States, Europe, and Jap...

14 may 12

Moms Rule the World: Happy Day!

"Mother - that was the bank where we deposited all our hurts and worries."  ~ T. DeWitt TalmagePhoto courtesy:  ©Laurel Delaney 2012, "Woman and Child Adventure." 

13 may 12

Think An Overseas Assignment Moves You Up in the Corporate World?

International assignments are good but what you really need is broad international experience -- the more the better!As the process of bringing products to market involves an increasingly global web ...

11 may 12

Worldwide: Dealing With People Who Are Different From You

10 may 12

World Trade Month the World Over

President Obama declared the third full week in May as World Trade Week yet May in its entirety is declared World Trade Month.  Organizations, individuals, aspiring global entrepreneurs and othe...

09 may 12

Changing the World One Idea At a Time

Photo courtesy:  ©Laurel Delaney 2012 "Time cover"As the article below highlights, the global economy is being remade before our eyes. Heres whats on the horizon.10 Ideas Changing the Wo...

08 may 12

English the Language of Choice in Dubai?

Erin Burnett shares experience in visiting the American University in Dubai:  Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Communication.According to Burnett, English is fast becoming the only language of a ne...

07 may 12

Make a Splash

Photo credit:  ©Laurel Delaney 2012, "Splash""The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of inform...

05 may 12

Ideas For Staying Ahead of the Global Curve

Find out how a small bondage business competes in a global economy.One quick comment from the CEO of Kink Engineering Matt Olmstead:We have our designs pirated and mass produced by competitors in Chi...

04 may 12

Art in Norway

Try: NoPlace Museum, Oslo Norway.  Heres exactly where they are located.Samples: Good CinemaPlatous caveHaldepunkterSignFunSaverNO COMMENTThis bird has flownFrenzyNRobert Johnson where you at?Bo...

03 may 12

Countries With Promising Advantages

Author and Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer poses the question:  Which countries are best positioned to pivot deftly in this emerging world order?We have entered what I like to call a "G-...

02 may 12

Inspiring School Design: Fuji Kindergarten in Japan

If you are a designer or architect, you can take your brilliant ideas global. In this case, Fuji Kindergarten (completed in 2007) provides a learning environment that fosters the individual developme...

01 may 12

Well What Do You Know: Small Businesses Go Global

According to "Small Businesses Go Global," exporting has never been easier:Much of Gladden’s business is in the United States and Canada, but an increasing amount has popped up in places like...

30 apr 12

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