The Dynamics of Global Value Chains

©iStock/Tryaging As McKinsey's Global Institute indicates, globalization is in the midst of a transformation.  In its recent 1...

Create an Open Space

©iStock/Selim Dönmez Ingenuity founder and CEO Amy Wilkinson explains that there are many ways that opportunities can be recognize...

Global Superstars Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper Perform "Shallow" at the 2019 Oscars

When you have one chance to create a great song, you better get it right.  In this video, two stars are born. from The Global Small Busin...

Today in Global Small Business: Access the World

©iStock/metamorworks What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: From small busin...

Really Good Deep Dish Pizza

Oh the fun places we go ... Giordano's in Rosemont, Illinois . Known for really good deep dish pizza – since 1974. Photos courtesy:...

Align Your Goals With a Potential Partner Before Going Global

phototechno Rhonda Klosler, National chief operating officer at RSM Canada; office managing partner, Toronto, talks about what it ...

Million-Dollar Growth Tips from Millennial Entrepreneurs Who Hit it Big Fast

©iStock/monkeybusinessimages Business and marketing coach Lena Elkins talks about how she coaches millennial entrepreneurs who fee...

FedEx Seventh Annual Small Business Grant Contest

©iStock/PeterSnow The FedEx Seventh Annual Small Business Grant Contest offers grants and services to ten U.S.- based small busine...

Thanks to AI, Smaller Companies Are Rapidly Going Global

©iStock/PhonlamaiPhoto   Thanks to advanced technology, smaller companies are rapidly going global, deploying a variety of technol...

Today in Global Small Business Business: "When" Shows the Importance of Timing in Life

©iStock/William_Potter What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Why learning a...

Breathtakingly Beautiful Views of the Chicago Skyline

©2019 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. 360 CHICAGO observation deck, located 1000 feet above the famed Magnificent Mile in...

Questions to Ask Before You Global

©iStock/ponsulak Oh it is so nice to see our friend and colleague Dr. Jana Matthews, ANZ Chair in Business Growth, Professor, and ...

Embrace a Digital Strategy to Thrive Locally

©iStock/juststock As much as this blog is about thriving globally, Chris Porteous has a different take on marketing for a small bu...

College of DuPage: Become a Digital Rock Star on 2/19/19

©2019 College of DuPage.  All rights reserved. Used with permission. If you are in the neighborhood, please join us at the Colleg...

Where to Turn for Global Trade Help

©iStock/pigphoto I [Laurel Delaney] have prepared a list of 15 places to look for help in taking a business global.  Check it out ...

Today in Global Small Business: Embrace Free Trade

©2019 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business ...

Get Back to the Polish Style

©2019 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. Chicago-based White Eagle offers Eastern European and American comfort foods in an...

Are Global Trade Deals Really About Trade?

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Smaller Can Be Better When it Comes to Business and Personal Happiness

iStock/AlexStar The allure of building a BIG business can seduce even the most grounded person. In spite of this, Paul Jarvis [a ...

Once a Small Business with Only Five Employees and Now a Global Behemoth

©iStock/bkkm It's hard to imagine that Generac Power Systems was once a small business with only five employees, especially wh...

There is Money in Global Podcasting

©iStock/nortonrsx Podcasting may be a relatively small industry in the U.S, but if anyone had to guess, Spotify has bigger ambitio...

Today in Global Small Business: Taking a Personal Care Company Global (weggchat™)

©2019 Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global™.  All rights reserved. What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global ...

Tell the World About Your Product

©2019 Laurel J, Delaney.  All rights reserved. "We have spent more than $20,000,000 to tell the world about our product. I be...

5 Simple Tips for Startups on Entering New International Markets

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