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Writing on trade, market entry and cross-border growth from the members and executive directors who work these markets themselves.
Jack Welch has met Lee Benson many times and is invested in at least one of his companies. Here's why: Lee Benson knows business. Knowing business is a very good foundation to grow…
Lee Benson and Doug Bruhnke
Thanks to Sam Paschel (Skullcandy) for reminding us last week of the story of sliced bread. You know... the greatest invention EVER. The one by which all other inventions are measured.…
Global Chamber
Thank all of you that tuned into the Global Chamber Virtual Hangout Tuesday on “International Growing Pains". We discussed the (sometimes rocky) road that domestic businesses face when…
Allison Palmer, Dakota Drake
Global business services are extremely fragmented. Company leaders seeking global growth have thousands of resource options. But historically there is not a 'one stop shop'. So which can be…
Global Chamber
We're dedicated to helping exporting companies increase sales and jobs in the U.S. and in every country. Yet with one vote, U.S. Senator Jeff Flake made U.S. manufacturers less competitive…
Global Chamber
At Global Chamber we're continually inspired by great minds and brilliant globalists across 500 metro areas around the world. We've assembled some tips on global success that are further…
Global Chamber
This is a story about falling prey to becoming 'one of them'. About 18 months into my first expat assignment in Japan I was in the U.S. giving a presentation about putting an R&D plant in…
Doug Bruhnke
Are you making all the best business contacts? Connecting your business to just the right people in a new trade region is challenging. The Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), with…
Alana Chavez-Langdon, Maricopa Association of Governments
The story is repeated over and over; we've been seeing it for decades. Over 90% of companies going global get sub-optimal results at the start. Many fail. 100% of our global business…
Global Chamber
After a delay of several weeks in Nagoya due to an unruly cold front, Solar Impulse 2 took off for Hawaii piloted by Andre Borschberg, and made it! The plane and crew broke multiple records…
Global Chamber
We're sad to write that conservatives in the U.S. House of Representatives put politics ahead of common sense as they abandoned U.S. exporters and the Export-Import Bank of the United…
Global Chamber
A powerful strategic benefit of companies locating in Tucson or along the U.S. border with Mexico is the ability to access talent on both sides of the border - the best of both worlds. An…
Global Chamber Tucson
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