That Toddlin’ Town

©2024 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. "Chicago, Chicago, that toddlin’ town.” – Fred Fisher “Chicago,” (1922) from...

IMF Chief Urges U.S. Policymakers to Pay Off the Deficit

©iStock/krblokhin International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Kristalina Georgieva recently urged U.S. policymakers to take advantage ...

Why Did Apple Suspend Temu From Its Digital App Store in 2023?

©iStock/4045 A lawsuit filed by State Attorney General Tim Griffin in Cleburne County is targeting the holding company of an onlin...

Globalization: Connectedness and Interdependence of Economies

©iStock/metomorworks For those new to globalization, it is a term used to describe the increasing connectedness and interdependenc...

Chatbots Will Play a Major Role in Customer Service for 25% of Companies by 2027

©iStock/hirun Gartner predicts that by 2027, chatbots will play a major role in customer service for 25% of companies.  For market...

Today in Global Small Business: How Small Business Owners Make It Happen

©iStock/Drazen Zigic What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: How small busines...

The Store That Helped Build Chicago

©2024 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. "Right or wrong, the customer is always right." – Marshall Field from T...

Ecommerce Market Expected to Gross $930 Billion This Year

©iStock/style-photography The U.S. e-commerce market is projected to gross $930 billion this year, up 15% from 2023, and constitut...

Challenges in Going Global, One Is Execution

©iStock/BrianAJackson Despite their ambitions, few companies are ready to build and run truly global organizations. Globalization ...

The Struggle for Freedom

©iStock/wildpixel Juneteenth remains a day to reflect on the enduring struggle for freedom, equality, and self-determination in th...

Think With Google and Move Your Business Into International Markets

©iStock/Jacob Wackerhausen With more than half the world’s population now online, the opportunities for businesses to reach new cu...

Today in Global Small Business: Father's Day Traditions From Around the World

©iStock/Lesla Larionova What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Father's D...

Flowers Always Make People Better

©2024 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. “Flowers always make people better, happier and more helpful; they are sunshine, fo...

Transforming Anonymous Global Users into Loyal Customers

©iStock/aelitta To grow in new territories, businesses must build faith with new target audiences.  Trust signals are key to trans...

Winning New Exports

©iStock/Alberto Marrupe Gutierrez Whether you are based in Ireland or the United States, winning new exports comes in handy for ne...

Calm the Mind (Music video)

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Supporting Women in Tech Across the Globe

©iStock/gorodenkoff Women in Tech® Global is built on four foundational pillars: education, business, digital inclusion, and advoc...

Today in Global Small Business: FedEx Awards More than $230,000 to 10 Small Businesses

©iStock/Olivier Le Moal What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: FedEx boosts 1...

Adult on a Bicycle

©2024 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. "Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of...

Alibaba Courts the U.S. and Europe to Get Global Growth

©iStock/Robert Way Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is ramping up its global expansion with new services aimed at attracting small...

How to Use AI Right For Transforming Global Small Business Marketing

©iStock/Khanchit Khirisutchalual iStock (which we use at the Global Small Business Blog for images), an e‑commerce platform offeri...

Need a CFO? Freelancing Goes Global

©iStock/Filmstax What once was incidental and supplemental is now routinely baked into companies’ operating model. An astonishing ...

Sisu Global Health's Gillian Henker Presents "Providing Access to Blood for a World in Need" (wegginar®)

©2024 Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®.  All rights reserved. Gillian Henker, Co-Founder & President is a two-time founder wit...

Today in Global Small Business: What the New China Tariffs Mean for World Trade

©iStock/cybrain What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: What the new China tar...

I Need to Be Outside

©2024 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. “I need to be outside. I need to be in the world and to remember that I am of it.” ...