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Here are some articles found last week that I found inspiring from a cross-cultural and international business point of view. Read More

This report by CNN Money.com Small Business examines the role played by small business as the "backbone" of the economic recovery. Though over half of all workers in the U.S. are employed by small businesses loans to this sector by banks in recent months since the economic downturn has fallen noticeably...despite economic assistance poured into Read More

The importance of giving first and how your willingness to make the first step in international business networking is vital to your success. Read More

International business blogs are great hubs for businesses to connect with their international audience if you use the right blog promotion tactics. Here is what I do to successfully promote my business abroad. Read More

The USA is the great melting pot of people from many cultures — and it is that melting pot factor that helps drive the innovation taking place today. In my earlier post, Five Reasons Why America Is A Great Place to Run a Business, I listed one of the success factors as follows: Read More

Another article, this one from BusinessWeek, on the health-care reform issue and how small businesses (or at least the lobbyists representing them) seem to be weighing in. The issue is an important one for small business certainly and, of course, much has already been posted on the subject, but in addition to sharing this article, I thought the fo Read More

The vision people have of your company needs to be coherent. An international sales person can concentrate so much on building his personal relationship across cultures, that he loses the global picture his international client has of his company. International clients notice the confidence the international sales person has in his own company. Read More

Of course, one obvious way to expand your customer base in tough economic times is to take your small business global and here are 10 tips to help you do so. Certainly, technology, particularly the Internet, has made it easier financially for even the smallest businesses to seek global clients with the right strategy. Here, from a vintage 2008 Sma Read More

This article from CNN Money Small Business again raises questions over small business funding. While the U.S. Small Business Administration claims it's given plenty of money to the small business sector, a tally of the numbers and where money is being awarded may not bear out those claims. Criticism of the SBA and the degree to which it truly hel Read More

Follow-up phone calls are a fast way to get to know new foreign markets. They are simple to do, do not take up much time, and inexpensive with today's international phone services. This is how systematic telephone follow-up becomes a key tactic for any international market entry strategy. Read More