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04/08/2015
Culture is complicated. Developing relationships and business across borders may be challenging, but developing relationships and business across cultures is where the real art lies.
30/07/2015
As an avid runner, I see a lot of opportunities to equate efforts to expand into new global markets to running a marathon. Here are five lessons I’ve learned from my experiences in marathon running and managing the global business expansion of various entities.
16/07/2015
For all the talk about Canada being a trading nation, we aren’t when it comes to small and medium sized enterprises. While SME’s account for roughly 95 percent of all companies in Canada, and create 65 percent of all jobs, Canadian SME export rates are at less than 2 percent.
14/07/2015
Canadian exporters begin international negotiations with a negotiating deck already stacked in their favour, but this is an asset that many are not aware of.
09/07/2015
When President Obama announced in April that the U.S. State Department would finally be taking Cuba off the list of state sponsors of terrorism, it set in motion a sense of optimism that diplomatic relations and trade would soon go back to normal with the Caribbean island country. However, US – Cuba trade is off to a slow start.
07/07/2015
There is no doubt that the continent of Africa is a land rich in opportunities for international businesses. With an abundance of natural resources, some of the world’s fastest growing economies, and booming demand for technological growth, it’s not hard to see why businesses look to succeed in Africa.
26/06/2015
It takes two to tango, and (at least) two parties to make an emerging markets deal. To set the stage for successful emerging market partnerships, there is a lot of work that has to be done.
16/06/2015
If you’re a small business with global interests, you may want to break into emerging markets. While it’s true that there may be more risk involved than in established markets, it is also true that there may be greater opportunity awaiting.
05/06/2015
Occasionally, huge companies fail in new markets. Just because a company may have an internationally recognized and respected brand does not mean that it is invulnerable to failure when it tries to enter a new space.
Here are some of the most famous market entry failures of the past few decades, and the lessons to be learned from them.
02/06/2015
It’s important to separate facts from myth; for global business in general, and international markets expansion in particular. Here are the top three myths about going global that people seem to believe.
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