We know that global business leaders experience similar pain.
It keeps us up at night or at least keeps us thinking. The joys of growing internationally are well documented. But what about those pains that we all feel? The risk? The dread? The long trips and late nights? The 24/7 time clock?
Over the years 100% of our international business speakers have explained that they could have started sooner, and could have been more successful faster. They were tripped up by a variety of issues. Every single one of them!
It's enough to give anyone doing global business a headache!
The pains include...
- Failed deals with customers, dealers, distributors, employees and partners
- Higher than expected costs due to additional administrative, shipping, legal and others
- Cross border, cross-cultural issues that get in the way of fast progress
- Language barriers that cause issues to be ‘lost in translation’
- Higher risk due to fear of payments not being made, and other uncertainties
- Confounding tax, accounting, legal and other differences that slow down progress
- Difficulty in making just the right connections for trusted customers and partners
- Building credibility quickly in countries and regions that are different from the home base
- Frustration that it always takes longer and costs more money than planned
It doesn’t need to be this way! These pains are what keep us going at the Global Chamber - to ease the pain for global executives doing business across borders, and thinking about it. There's no reason to delay, no reason to dread - and every reason to be as successful as you can be.
To ease the pain, the Global Chamber offers…
- Access to trusted connections and growth opportunities in 500 Metro areas around the world
- Counseling and mentoring that keeps executives engaged with the latest in global business
- Virtual and regional events with CEO’s and other leaders on cross border business topics
- Global business ‘how to’ information in a resource center available 24/7, virtual and in person
- Short and informative videos of successful leaders discussing specific growth topics
- CEO Export Circles for peer-to-peer support to accelerate success with exporting
- Communication of cross border opportunities to accelerate engagement and success
- Facilitated connections to leaders, resources and discounts to help accelerate global growth
- Internships, contracts and jobs that tie together people to global business opportunities
- Career pages that connects global companies with students, professionals and executives
- Public policy support on issues related to global business and regional development
Join the Global Chamber wherever you are in the world and experience more joy, less pain!
All the best, Doug Bruhnke
Originally published at https://www.globalchamber.org/blog/2014/12/27/global-chamber/the-pain-of-global-business/
