South African Sarah Collins, who grew up under apartheid, was driven to become an entrepreneur so she could invent something that would help lift her neighbors out of poverty.
She tried earthworm farms and co-op vegetable crops, yet never got very far until a countrywide electricity shortage caused rolling blackouts in 2007 and she was forced to figure out a way to keep her dinner warm without power.
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Jessica Brondo (pictured), founder and CEO of The Edge in College Prep, a global educational consulting company with offices in New York, London, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro, discusses in the article below how to go global with your business.
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How do you know when it’s time to expand your business globally? If you have customers beating down your online door or plentiful production capabilities but not enough work to keep production lines moving and workers busy — then you’re ready for global expansion.
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Our good friend and colleague, Barbara Kasoff, President, CEO and co-founder of Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP) wrote the following article for the recent edition of Enterprising Women. In it, she explains why exporting is important for women-owned businesses.
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How did two sisters, Suzanne Browne and Martina Delaney (unrelated to me), set up an Irish-owned and family-run baby products business Clevamama and in a decade achieve international success? We’ll get to that but first, here’s one of the questions asked of Suzanne in an interview:
Do you think being a woman made it more of a challenge to get to your position and,
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One of the best online resources for learning about expanding a business internationally is globalEDGE™: Your source for global business knowledge.
Created by the International Business Center at Michigan State University, globalEDGE™ is a knowledge web-portal that connects international business professionals worldwide to a wealth of information,
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Laura Fox, former director of marketing and customer service at the U.S. Small Business Administration, shares her advice on how to take your business global. She currently runs marketing consultancy start-up: Laura Fox Marketing Solutions.
A quick snippet of advantages to exporting:
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To boost sales in countries like China, Russia and Brazil that have expected economic growth rate of 9 percent, take part in the 21st Kentucky International Trade and Investment Conference May 19th.
Hosted by the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce,
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Dita Von Teese is set to launch a retro-inspired lingerie line for women of all sizes — launching in Australia, then going global shortly after.
Read all about it here at Women Entrepreneurs GROW Global:
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