Global Business Perspectives

Understanding a business region can be a complex process.  You have to know people in the country, how business works there, the culture, the language and YES, geography.
Understanding the region you are doing business in can provide the extra benefit to help you get more customers, deals and ultimately be more success in global [...]

Check out this fun interactive quiz on how cultures around the globe view food, eating and etiquette. 
Questions in the quiz talk about:
What is a sign you are pleased with a meal in Japan?
What do you do when you are given a left handed fork?
Do the French like Ketchup?
Should you eat everything on your [...]

Denise Yee Grim, the Executive Director of the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce shares ways that a small to medium sized businesses can start their global journeys in the Asian Pacific region.
Denise discusses the following global business issues:
1.  History of the Asian Pacific Region
2.  Why Immigrants are here in the U.S. doing business
3.  [...]

 

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The international style of business is coming to the shores of America.
The way that social media encourages people to do business – by focusing on building relationships, caring what customers think, letting people get to know the people behind the brand – is a completely old idea.
It’s almost like the social media mavens read [...]

Global business consists of the flow of goods and services across national borders.  The business of importing and exporting, trade, and foreign direct investment are carried out in various transactions, including wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures, licensing, franchising and contracts.
There are many environmental factors that should be considered when doing business around the world [...]

Creating a marketing plan is essential for a U.S. based business.  Most companies without plans fail within the first 2 years.  This is even more imperative for global growth.  If you are committed to exporting and taking your business international than you MUST have a plan. 
Written marketing plans help a company understand its [...]

Why Israel?
For starters, it’s a high-tech powerhouse and global center of innovation. A national equivalent to a start-up company, Israel devotes the world’s largest percentage of its GDP to researching and developing innovative products, services and technologies destined for international markets.
As a result, 16% of the Fortune 500 companies have their R&D operations in [...]

Still aren’t sure about how to take your business to the global level…well here are 4 tips to understanding how your business fits into the international marketplace.
1.  Keep up with world news and events – these influence the international marketplace and could have consequences on your global business opportunities
2.  Analyze trade and economic statistics [...]

Culture is everywhere…it is in what we eat, the music we listen to and dance to, the religions we practice and the clothes we wear. 
As we celebrate the fourth of July – it represents so much about American Culture, its ideals, principles and traditions of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. 
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You CANNOT ignore globalization if you want to keep your market share and keep pace with your competitors.
Globalization is real, new technologies, advanced communications and improved delivery options are making the world smaller every day.  We now have access to information and markets around the world with just the press of a few [...]