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Being Ridiculous in a World Definitely Beats Boring
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"Good to Great" best-selling author Jim Collins says, "Laurel Delaney writes in a tremendous spirit of service to entrepreneurial and small business leaders navigating the opportunities of globalization. Whether leading a fresh startup, a small business, or an entrepreneurial growth company seeking greatness, the question of whether―and how―to go global must be addressed. Delaney shows yet again her passionate dedication to serving her readers with deeply practical guidance.”
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- How Exporting Can Improve Your Bottom Line (Forbes, 1/25/17)
- 10 Sizzling Summer Reading Picks to Grow Your Small Business (Huffington Post, 6/25/14)
- The Cost of Expanding Overseas (The Wall Street Journal, 2/26/14)
- Business Success Strategies Q&A with Laurel Delaney: Going Global for Business Growth (SBE Council, 2/11/14)
- Book Review: Exporting: The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably (Small Biz Daily, 2/3/14)
- Every Business Needs a Richard Sherman [and "Exporting" book] (USA Today, 2/3/14)
- Book Review: Exporting - The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably (Small Business Labs, 1/23/14)
- Why Women Are Particularly Good at Going Global (The Story Exchange, 1/22/14)
- Resources For Women Business Owners Who Export (The Story Exchange, 1/21/14)
- It's Time for Women to Take on the World (The Story Exchange, 1/20/14)
- How to Succeed at Exporting: a Q&A with Laurel Delaney (Global By Design, 1/20/14)
- An Exporting Business Book for the 21st Century (Small Biz Trends, 1/11/14)
- The Definitive Guide to Exporting. To China Too. (China Law Blog, 1/3/14)
- What U.S. Entrepreneurs Should Know About Exporting Now (Businessweek, 12/3/13)
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- 5. About.com Import & Export
- 6. Office of International Trade, U.S. Small Business Administration
- 7. Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
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- 10. The U.S. Government Export Portal
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- UPS Smart E-commerce Report 2021: What Europe’s shoppers want from e-commerce
- Pew Research Center: The Metaverse in 2040
- The Rise of eCommerce Report for SMEs (September, 2020)
- SME E-commerce Survey
- Growing Small Business Exports
- The Rise of the Global Startup City
- Crossing the Digital Border: 4 Ways to Transform the SME Global Marketplace
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