Kindness Is Always Welcome

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney.   All rights reserved. "Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome." – Amelia Barr fr...

According to the World Economic Update July, 2021, Expect Lopsided Recoveries

©iStock/SBSArtDept According to the World Economic Update , the global economy is projected to grow 6.0 percent in 2021 and 4.9 pe...

Owning a Small Business in South Africa

©iStock/Arnold Petersen A report from the World Bank shows that South Africa's labour market is small and stagnant, because jo...

Which Company Has More Than 400 Global Consumer-Based Websites and a Large Portfolio of Digital Products?

©iStock/MagicColors Recognize these household brands:  Kleenex, Scott, and Huggies? You guessed it.  It's the Kimberly-Clark C...

Travel Recommendations by Destination During the Global Pandemic

©iStock/Chalabala Before you take off for an international trip, check the Risk Assessment Level for COVID-19 .  Level 4: COVID-1...

Today in Global Small Business: Exporting Opens Up Whole New Revenue Streams

©iStock/Tryaging What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: North Carolina export...

Rain Kissed the Flower

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. "Rain kissed the flower, and the petals embraced the rain drops." – Arvin...

10 Ways to Spot a Toxic Mentor Anywhere in the World

©iStock/Ponomariova_Maria With the global pandemic, many people have been reaching out to total strangers online to help provide a...

What Does Brand Purpose Mean to You?

©iStock/Onur Hazar Altindag What is “brand purpose”?  Should all brands have one?  How can you figure out what your brand’s purpos...

Think Your Business Is Ready to Go Global?

©iStock/violetkalpa Exporting might seem like reaching for Mars (maybe not to Richard Branson or Jeff Bezos) with customers thousa...

Acknowledge Cybersecurity Needs Fixing

iStock/anyaberkut What you need to know about cybersecurity:  Expect a future where a computer doesn't just connect you, but c...

Today in Global Small Business: China's Growth Is Starting to Level Off

©iStock/Julien Viry What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: After a year of le...

There Are No Wrong Turnings

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. "There are no wrong turnings.  Only paths we had not known we were meant to wa...

The Next Big Global Thing In Alternative Meat and Dairy

©iStock/etienne voss Chicago-based Nature’s Fynd has raised $158 million in funding from investors including Bezos, Gates, and Al...

The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act: Protecting Human Rights and Ensuring a Sustainable Production

©iStock/Harvepino The Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, coming into force on January 1, 2023, is intended to protect human rights an...

Shipping Delays and High Freight Rates Hurt All Businesses, Especially Global Small Businesses

©iStock/MattGush An average of 30 container ships a day have been stuck outside the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach just waiti...

Grow BIG By Going Global: 6 Trends by 6 Experts That Will Reshape 2021

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. As we move through 2021, the picture is becoming very hopeful and global business i...

Today in Global Small Business: Global Loneliness Crisis?

©iStock/spfoto What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: We are in the midst of ...

A Smile is Happiness

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. "A smile is happiness you'll find right under your nose." – Tom Wilso...

How to Solve High Level Global Issues With Scenario Planning

©iStock/Drepicter Scenario planning offers a powerful approach to testing strategies, making complex decisions, enhancing risk man...

When Will We See Relief on Overseas Shipping Challenges?

©iStock/Tryaging Tim Scharwath, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding says that shippers should expect higher freight rates, long-term – an...

Janelle Beauty Leads in the Multicultural Beauty Category (wegginar®)

©Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®.  All rights reserved. Join the Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global's wegginar® today, 7/7/21 at...

What Machine Requires 40 Shipping Containers, 20 Trucks and 3 Boeing 747s to Ship Across Borders?

©iStock/tcareob72 The most complicated $150 million chip-making machine humans have ever built is widely acknowledged as necessary...

Today in Global Small Business: 100 Great Things About America 2021

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business ...

America Has Great Dreams

©2021 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. “I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportu...

China and America Dominate Like Never Before

©iStock/Alberto Masnovo The new geopolitics of global business.   Creative destruction often makes predictions look silly, but eve...

Make It Easy for Your Global Customers to Buy Online

©iStock/ipopba Think about all the areas that an e-commerce channel needs to collaborate with, including billing, production, engi...