Today in Global Small Business: The World Pays Tribute to the Great Muhammad Ali

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

• TPP e-commerce rules 'template' for future global agreements.
• From shoplifter to queen of e-commerce:  Sophia Amoruso is the new the global fashion phenom.
• Today's guide to the obscure, including news that tattoos above the neck are not allowed in the Marine Corps.
• How 3-D printing takes shape.
• Four global risks facing the middle market.
• The world pays tribute to the great Muhammad Ali who has died at age 74.