Laurel Delaney: Make a Digital Dent

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At the Global Small Business Blog, we know that growing a small business is hard, especially when it comes to taking it global. Here’s some help from us (global small business expert Laurel Delaney) and other top small business experts from across the country.

You can download a free copy of this new eBook, "80 Easy Ways to Supercharge Your Business Growth," from Microsoft Community Connections, curated by Carol Roth and Catherine Morgan.  Laurel's tip, #50, is featured above.  Register and download the eBook here:  https://info.microsoft.com/CO-SMB-CNTNT-FY16-05May-02-80EasyWayseBook_RegistrationPage.html.

Enjoy the great tips that will help improve the way you conduct business and get you on the path to success a lot faster.  Please share it with other global small business owners in your network.

Screenshot from "80 Easy Ways to Supercharge Your Business Growth"

Make a Date to Innovate in International Trade

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Here's an article I wrote for the About.com Import/Export site where I serve as their expert.  It's on "Learning to Innovate in International Trade," where I talk about what companies do wrong on innovation, what companies do right, and how to ensure your ideas are worth pursing.

Read more:  Learning to Innovate in International Trade

Want to spread the good word?  T-shirts available for purchase here.

Train Your Mind to See the Good In Every Situation

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Self-Portrait: Mommy Long Legs

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Some may remember the classic movie Daddy Long Legs with Fred Astaire, (1955), the much-filmed story of a millionaire who anonymously sponsors, then falls in love with a young orphan (Leslie Caron).

This is my version of the same theme but calling it Mommy Long Legs.  It's amazing what the sun does for you when it is behind your back while taking a photo.

Should Britain Remain in the European Union?

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UK Prime Minister David Cameron recently announced a referendum to take place Thursday, June 23, 2016 on whether Britain should remain in the European Union.

In the article below I cover why the vote is about to be held, who wants the UK to leave the EU and how the outcome of the vote might impact small and big businesses.

Read the entire article:  What Happens to SME Trade if Britain Leaves the European Union (EU)?

Today in Global Small Business: The Rise of the Global Small Business Economy

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Drawbacks to consider with a home office import/export business:  Parts I, II and III.
• The rise of the global small business economy.
• How to link small businesses to international markets.
• Anyone who still thinks trade agreements are effective and is willing to say so in public besides Laurel Delaney?
• Speaking of trade ... the Pew Research Center has a few words on it as it relates to China.
• How ten percent of Hult students from the Class of 2015 started their own business.