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In this interview, I speak with Duane Hopkins the founder and principal security consultant at Innovative Corporate Solutions Inc.about the importance of understanding your risks when taking your information across borders.
We covered the following topics and trends:

Computer Forensics Industry and growth of the field
How businesses can protect their data
Losses & Liabilities of NOT protecting [...]

 

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This interview with Fern Espino, President and CEO of Espino Enterprises provides a very interesting look at how women do business around the globe as well as how global business has evolved over the past 25 years.
Fern was named one of the Top 100 Influential Hispanics in America and certainly helps us understand how [...]

 

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There are many resources available for businesses who want to go global.  Richard Mishler, the interim General Manager for Techtown in Detroit, Michigan and a Soft Landings Incubator, shares a  great way for companies to have a global presence with lots of help to guide them.
Global business concerns like location, office space, staff, culture, [...]

 

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I am so excited to say, that I have 50 podcasts under my belt.  Thank you for listening.
This podcast interview is with a past interviewee, Noel Nevshehir, the Director of International Services from Automation Alley.
We talk about what Automation Alley is and how important it is to the Detroit Region, the importance of trade missions, [...]

 

 #50 - Noel Nevshehir, International Business Services, Automation Alley [29:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

In this interview Cindy King and I discuss the importance of understanding cross cultural communication and some ways to prevent mistakes when taking your business global. We also talk about how to make your website ready for a global audience.
Cindy King is a cross-cultural marketing and international sales consultant based in France. Her cross-cultural [...]

 

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With the recent Wall Street and credit crisis, I wanted to interview Pietro Sarcina, Vice President  and Group Manager of the Easter Michigan International Corporate Banking Group from 5/3 Bank to get his take on what is really happening in the market and how it affects small and medium sized businesses who are global [...]

 

 Pietro Sarcina and doing business globally in a tough economy [22:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week, I interviewed Tony Loup about his international background, his position in international sales with Insulating Coatings Corporation (ICC) and how ICC has taken their business global.
ICC sells commercial and industrial coatings for the restoration and protection of roofs, walls, and industrial applications.  Utilizing a distributer/franchisee program they are rapidly expanding their business [...]

 

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This is the first part of two part interview with Blaire Miller from Virchow Krause and Company. Her expertise in global finance issues is easy to understand and not bogged down by jargon and fancy language. I found her global finance background to be both insightful as well as very relevant in [...]

 

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This is part II of a II part interview with Kevin McKervey from Clayton and McKervey P.C. where we discuss five keys to global business.
These five keys include:
1. Consider all of your alternatives
2. Create a budget
3. Review the depth of your management team
4. Understand other cultures
5. Enjoy the ride
Kevin’s experience and insights are very relevant [...]

 

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