Now is your chance to make your global mark. Today is the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week (November 16-22) and is an initiative to inspire young people (that includes YOU!) around the world to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity.
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While perusing the Web, I discovered XING, a global business women’s networking platform. They claim to have 14,000+ members. Are you one? If so, let us know how you leverage the organization to grow your digital connections and business worldwide.
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BusinessWeek’s recent article The Rise of the Homepreneur highlights the increasingly important role that home-based businesses play in the US economy. The article references an Emergent Research study on homepreneurs, which is based on data from the Network Solutions Small Business Success Index (SBSI) . …
I have concluded that right now there are five (5) best practices that make going global happen:
1. Innovation.
2. Technology.
3. Global entrepreneurship.
4. Sustainability practices.
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In working with one of our clients, Verio, the global leader in hosting, we are developing wonderful resources that help SMBs go global (web hosting is a key consideration by the way). When you have time, check out the latest newsletter edition which covers:
5 Tips to Lead Your Company Out of a Downturn (video)
7 Ways to Strategically Use Social Media and Social Networking to Grow Your Business
Work Your Website: 7 Tips for Turning Global Browsers into Buyers
These resources will continue to be available at WEGG on the right sidebar under the ACCESS badge (just click on it).
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AMIDEAST, America-Midwest Educational and Training Services, Inc. and the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute are collaborating to provide training that will help translate the region’s entrepreneurial potential into new jobs and economic growth.
“The Cisco Entrepreneur Institute fits closely with AMIDEAST’s commitment to providing training and educational opportunities for young men and women seeking to gain skills and knowledge that will enable them to be successful in the global marketplace.
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Ofa Tu’ikolovatu (pictured) is turning obstacles into opportunities for better business and the development of her country, Tonga.
Gio Recycling, a waste management business, and its Managing Director ‘Ofa Tu’ikolovatu are a visible part of Tonga’s business landscape.
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Women entrepreneurship in Ethiopia is slowly but surely making headway.
The formation of the Ethiopian Women Exporters’ Forum is fitting manifestation of this growing trend.Established in January 2000, the Ethiopian Women Exporters’ Forum (list of members) aims at bolstering the organizational and technical capacity of members and arm them with that extra competitive edge to excel in the export trade and the entrepreneurial capacity to stand up to the challenges of international trade and commerce.
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Hat tip to Rosa Berardi, Program Manager, The Coleman Foundation, for turning us on to Digi Time Capsule, the ultimate baby keepsake book. We are sure owner Sherri Morris has already gone global but if not,
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As noted in The New York Times, Freakonomics Blog on Tuesday, September 8, 2009:
The Entrepreneur
Wade (Magatte Wade, a Senegalese entrepreneur and founder of beverage company Adina for Life), meanwhile,
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