Global Business Perspectives

This weeks program includes an interview with Rick Weaver, the president of MBC Global. His extensive training background in cultural, ethnic, religious, gender and generational diversity issues helps shed light on some of the challenges when doing business around the globe. Weaver also points out how companies here in the region can do business globally [...]

 

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Thinking of going global or need more information on the global marketplace?  Than you MUST check out these sites for help with Global Business research.
1. www.expert.gov
2.  www.buyusa.gov/home
3.  www.ciafactbook.com
4.  globalEDGE from Michigan State University
5.  Country Watch
6.  Globe Trade
7.  My Exports
8.  SBA Office of International Trade
9.  Federation of International Trade Associations
10.  US Department of Commerce
Each site has [...]

So you have decided that 2008 is the year you are going to take your business to the global market and you need to know where to start.  Here are 10 business tips that will help you get you started. 
1.  Make sure that your company is solid in the local market you serve.  Once [...]

Please join the conversation already in progress that was posted last week with Richard Godwin, head of CGPublishing. He talks more about his publishing background and his interest in the Space program and NASA.
Godwin’s insights into international business, innovation and entrepreneurship is very enlightening for today’s global economy and technology.

 

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In celebration of the life and impact of Dr. King, I wanted to address an article that I read today on Public Radio.  The article talks about how the Granite Industry has undergone a significant change toward globalization.  Due to that a statue that was commissioned of Dr. Martin Luther King Junior will be partially [...]

Richard Godwin from CGPublishing is one of the most interesting people I have ever spoken with. His background in global business and business in general is very diverse and has touched many industries with great success. Godwin has rubbed elbows with some of the best and brightest in the world. He also has a good [...]

 

 Interview with Richard Godwin, CGPublishing, on International Trade [20:54m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

The Detroit Free Press just published an article on how "Chrysler Pursues New Global Partners" and a couple of months ago I attended an event held by the Marketing and Sales Executives of Detroit (MSED) and heard a talk about the Automotive industry’s future over the next three years in the global economy.  Chrysler certainly [...]

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Please Note:
If you think you might or are planning on voting Democrat in this election – it is very important to go and vote.
If you do NOT want Hillary than you should vote Uncommitted. 
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A friend of mine sent me this link and said I should take about 17 minutes and listen to how the web can connect all of us.  I checked out the link and thought it was the best 17 minutes so far of 2008.  I perused a bit more of the site and have to [...]

Writing a global business blog can be challenging as well as very rewarding.  I was chatting with fellow globalization blogger Adam Davis the other day and we both agree that we sometimes face an uphill battle when it comes to our passion for global business issues.  Many times people here, in Detroit especially, think of [...]