Bring It On: The Recipient of the Gail Adinamis wegg® Award for Exemplary Global Leadership® 2025 is Diana Yousef

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Today in Global Small Business: Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago 2025

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

• Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago, Illinois, Sunday, March, 23, 2025.
• Small businesses are running out of moves in Trump's trade wars.
• Quote of the week:  “The scariest thing about what President Trump is doing with his tariffs-for-all strategy, I believe, is that he has no clue what he is doing — or how the world economy operates, for that matter. He’s just making it all up as he goes along — and we are all along for the ride.” – Thomas L. Friedman, 2/18/25, NY Times Opinion
• How Trump's tariffs are impacting U.S. small businesses.
• This Canadian business survived 142 years, but maybe not Trump’s trade war.
• Scrambling to adapt, tariffs on imports impact global small businesses.

Coming of Spring

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"With the coming of spring, I am calm again."  Gustav Mahler

Happy Belated International Happiness Day

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I [Laurel Delaney] had no idea there was such a thing as International Happiness Day.  Well we can use all the happiness we can get in our world right now.

Yesterday — March 20 — was in fact International Day of Happiness. Declared by the United Nations in 2013, this special day recognizes the importance of happiness as "a fundamental goal" in people's lives around the world.

It's never too late to be happy so celebrate your happiness today and every day thereafter.  I'm happy because we've reached more than 125,000 readers to this blog!  Hooray!  Happy!

The Gail Adinamis wegg® Award for Exemplary Global Leadership® Ceremony 3/24/25

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Please JOIN Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global on Monday, March 24th at 10 AM CT as they honor the next recipient of the prestigious Gail Adinamis wegg® Award for Exemplary Global Leadership® 2025.

To learn more and to register (complimentary), visit: https://womenentrepreneursgrowglobal.org/about/the-gail-adinamis-wegg-award/

See you there!

Tariffs, Counter-Tariffs, and the Small Business Impact

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According to John Rizzo for the Rochester Business Journal, the end goal of implementing tariffs is to incentivize companies to relocate their manufacturing operations back to the United States, which would lead to job creation. Additionally, tariff revenue can offset tax cuts and be used as leverage to address issues such as illegal migration or drug trafficking.

While relocating operations to the U.S. could benefit small business owners and the overall U.S. economy, it takes time and a significant financial investment to make this transition.  [Laurel here ... most small business owners cannot afford this investment.]

As details continue to change rapidly, all you can do is monitor the situation, do the best you can do under the circumstances, and take action in a way that serves you and your customers best.

Build a Global Growth Strategy

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Global growth holds immense promise for small businesses seeking a competitive advantage in today’s increasingly interconnected economy.  While understanding the intricacies of global expansion is an important first step, navigating this journey alone can be daunting. However, by working with industry leaders, companies (like GlobeTrade, wegg® and other resources) – regardless of scale – can expedite your global journey and access new markets swiftly and compliantly.

Here's a beginner's guide to global business expansion.

Today in Global Small Business: Top of the Morning To You on St. Patrick's Day 2025!

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

• Happy St. Patrick's Day 2025! 🍀💚
• Could the global shift cause car insurance prices to rise?
• Quote of the week:  “You make your own luck🍀.” – Ernest Hemingway
• Students on Embassy Day learn about global opportunities.
• Global trade set for growth despite U.S. policy shifts, reveals DHL Trade Atlas 2025.
• Readying your company’s supply chain in a time of tariff wars.

Ready for St. Patrick's Day in Chicago

Chicago is known for its vibrant St. Patrick's Day celebrations, including the iconic green river dyeing, which began in 1962, and the popular parade.  Happy St. Patrick's Day to all!  

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Keeping the U.S. Government Open

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he will vote to keep the government open, signaling a path for Democrats to vote with Republicans to overcome a filibuster in the Senate and pass a six-month spending bill ahead of a Friday deadline.

"As bad as passing the CR is, allowing Donald Trump to take even more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option," Schumer said.

"You have to make these decisions based on what is best for not only your party but your country," Schumer told reporters.

Chill: Soft Rock Love Song Playlist From the 70s, 80s, and 90s

Chaos Hits the Economy

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With each day, evidence is mounting across the corporate world that the eratic implementation of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs is translating into chaos hitting the economy.

The uncertainty brought by Trump's threats of tariffs and his shape-shifting trade policies is starting to have a chilling effect across many industries, businesses warn, as consumers pull back on everything from basic goods to travel.

The president's back-and-forth tariff moves against major trading partners have kept markets on edge, and prompted companies to warn they may have to raise prices, which could boost inflation and dent economic growth.