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WEGG contributor and founder/executive editor of Small Business Trends, Anita Campbell (pictured), writes an eloquent piece on how to prepare your business to go global. In addition, she covers how to ready your website for international business.
Read the entire article here.
Photo credit here.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
There are a lot of issues facing a company as it embarks upon global expansion.
… not simply for those exporting goods or supplying services to overseas customers, but for those setting up a business in the overseas jurisdiction.
Learn more about the people, property, corporate structure and local compliance issues here.
Illustration credit here.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
What’s it’s like for a woman to take an international assignment at a company.
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With her no-nonsense Midwestern (a Ball State University graduate) sensibility, American businesswoman Angela Ahrendts (pictured above) has brought the U.S. $2 billion iconic fashion label Burberry to the top of its global game in just four short years.
Read about how she is propelling the company into the digital age (shouldn’t we all?) without comprising the brand’s soul or her own.
Earning Her Stripes by Nancy Bass
Photography credit: Frederike Helwig
Related story: Off the Catwalk, Burberry Gets a Makeover
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Self-made billionaire Zhang Xin (pictured), CEO of Soho China, is betting hundreds of millions of dollars on new buildings in Beijing and Shanghai.
Zhang, 44, personifies the explosive rise of China, from the poverty of Mao Zedong’s communist rule to the riches of state-controlled capitalism in the world’s second-biggest economy.
At age 30, armed with a master’s degree from the University of Cambridge in England and connections from working at Goldman Sachs, Zhang founded Soho China with her husband, Pan Shiyi. The company became central Beijing’s biggest developer about a decade later in 2005.
Read more about her rags to riches story here — going from mindless factory work to building the largest property development in China — to learn tips (areas of focus) on what it takes to grow a business global.
Photo credit: Seattle Times Newspaper (Bloomberg Markets magazine)
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
If you are thinking about exporting and are based in the New South Wales (Sydney) part of the world, consider these useful websites for taking your business global.
Sample left sidebar on site:
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For women worldwide who read the book, “Eat, Pray, Love” by American author Elizabeth Gilbert and see the movie starring Julia Roberts (pictured), how might you take a similar journey to Gilbert’s but turn the global experience into a successful business at the same time?
Snippet:
Could the real Elizabeth Gilbert have survived her divorce without leaving New York? Maybe. I mean, probably. I think it’s safe to assume she would have gone on breathing, like the rest of us. But would she have become who she is today? Doubtful. After all, the whole point of Gilbert’s global journey was to find herself – to define herself in a way that had nothing to do with her career or her past loves.
Read more here.
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Our respected colleague and friend, Dr. Jeff Cornwall, offers some useful tips and tools for getting the information you need — whether male or female — to succeed in the global marketplace. Below are nine but be sure to read the entire piece so you don’t miss any of the resources he highlights.
1. Gather intelligence.
2. Learn the lingo. Note: Our WEGG sponsor, The Global Small Business Blog, is mentioned in this section!
3. Watch those exchange rates.
4. Be a smart shipper.
5. Become a social media butterfly.
6. Bookmark the SBA.
7. Track the trends.
8. Know the rules.
9. See the world.
Read the entire article here.
Illustration credit here (Dr. Cornwall refers to a visit to a Czech Republic crystal factory in his article; this is not the same — merely an example of one).
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Becca Berkenstadt, marketing intern at DePaul University, Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, shares her knowledge about international business dealings. She addresses cultural, political, economic, societal and demographic questions you should ask before you go global.
“Factors to Consider When Expanding Your Company Internationally“
Find Becca on Twitter.
Related article, “20 Factors to Consider Before Going Global.“
Posted by: Laurel Delaney
Introducing the Dell Women’s Entrepreneur Network brought to you by Dell and Intel, in partnership with Bloomberg LINK. Its purpose is to help women entrepreneurs network with other businesses across the globe and share best practices within the unique and challenging world of running high-growth companies to make it to the next level.
The first meet up with will take place during the World Expo, Shanghai 2010, on June 20-22, 2010. This inaugural event is an extension of Dell’s “Take Your Own Path” campaign, highlighting how entrepreneurs’ innovative use of technology results directly in business success.
Learn more here.
Connect via Linked In invite here.
Twitter hashtag #DWEN or follow @DellSMBnews.
Photo credit: Dell Shanghai
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