God Loves You Snow Much

©2026 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. "God loves you snow much." – title of a children's book written by Mo...

Elevated Threats Are Ahead Yet CEOs Continue to Reinvent Their Companies

©iStock/bernardbodo CEOs are reinventing their companies with technology (AI) and seeking growth opportunities in new sectors, eve...

Building Ms. Jetsetter Beyond the Idea (wegginar® 2/4/26)

©2026 Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®.  All rights reserved. You don't want to miss this wegginar® – February 4th at 11 AM CT...

Feeling Assaulted by the Federal Government

©iStock/Sean Pavone "Feeling assaulted by the federal government." That's how Thomas L. Friedman describes what is h...

A Three-Pronged Approach to Avoid, Lessen, and Recover from Tariff Increases On Imported Goods

©iStock/SHansche In the midst of today's fluid situation, Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg offers a three-pronged approach to...

Today in Global Small Business: The USA Winter Storm Edition

©2026 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business ...

Everything in Moderation

©2026 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. "Everything in moderation.  Except avocado." – Unknown from The Global ...

So Who Are the Owners of the New American TikTok?

©iStock/hapabapa Several big companies and investment firms are part of the new American TikTok. Many have ties to one another an...

A Cultural Mirror Worth Considering: McAtlas

©iStock/Nikolay Chekalin Photographer and writer  Gary He , visited McDonald's in more than 55 countries. Gary didn't set ...

As a Business Leader, I Stand Up Against Abuses, Do You?

©iStock/ChrisGorgio Robert E. Rubin, a senior counselor at Centerview Partners, served as U.S. Treasury secretary, 1995-1999, writ...

What If Supreme Court Says Trump's Tariffs Are Illegal?

©iStock/fongfong2 Lower courts have already ruled that Trump exceeded his authority by invoking the 1977 International Emergency E...

Today in Global Small Business: "Preserve Our Democracy" Says Martin Luther King's Son to the Supreme Court

©iStock/Coast-to-Coast What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Martin Luther K...

Kindness Is Free

©2025 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. "Kindness is free.  Let's pass it on." – Unknown from The Global Sm...

How to Get a 131-Year-Old Workhorse Chocolate Brand to Worker Harder?

©iStock/arlutz73 The candy and snacks maker Hershey, whose portfolio also includes famous names like Reese’s and Twizzlers, has in...

China's Trade Surplus

©iStock/Peng Wang According to Eswar Prasad, professor of trade policy in the Dyson School at Cornell University and a senior fell...

Global Cooperation Is Holding Steady But Its Shape Is Evolving

©iStock/wildpixel New research from McKinsey and the World Economic Forum finds that global cooperation is holding steady, but its...

Why We Fall For Narcissistic Leaders by Adam Grant

©iStock/Nuthawut Somsuk This is a guest essay for the New York Times (12/29/25) by Dr. Adam Grant, who is a contributing Opinion w...

Today in Global Small Business: Global Economy Shows Signs of Subdued Growth

©iStock/Nadia Nesterova What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: Global economy...

I Started Singing When I Started Talking

©2026 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. "Basically, I started singing when I started talking. Music has just been my s...

Can Walking Be Your Whole Workout?

©iStock/Jacob Wackerhausen The news is so crazy these days that I thought I would take a break and focus on walking and how it aff...

Tariffs Are Causing Brands to Back Away From the US and Expand Abroad Instead

©iStock/wildpixel Matthew Hassett, the founder of lamp and clock brand Loftie , realized he couldn’t depend on the U.S. market lik...

Global Leaders Must Adapt at Speed, and Bring Coherence to an Increasingly Unstable Environment

©iStock/liuzishan As David Bach and Alarico Allegri say, "For the first time in decades, global business is operating under c...

How Small Businesses Will Build, Adapt, and Grow in 2026

©iStock/winyuu Rieva Lesonsky writes “2026 Predictions and Insights:  How Small Businesses Will Build, Adapt, and Grow.”  She als...

Today in Global Small Business: 2026 Word of the Year Ideas

©iStock/Deagreez What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners: These words can offe...

I'm Ready for Spring!

©2026 Laurel J. Delaney.  All rights reserved. "OK, Christmas is over. I'm ready for spring!" – attributed to Snoopy...

Eager to Present My [Laurel Delaney's] Global Trade Trends Report 2026 (wegginar® 1/7/26)

©Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®.  All rights reserved. I [Laurel Delaney] always go into monk mode from right around Christmas t...