Today in Global Small Business: Save Water Co. Wins International Entrepreneurship Award

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

• Houston woman Katie Anderson of Save Water Co. wins international entrepreneurship award with her water conservation business.
• How to tune up your website for global customers (n/c webinar on 5/10); learn from the expert, John Yunker, about what it takes to accommodate online customers worldwide.
• Who knew:  Oracle is a global business.
• Trade secretary [Philippines] Ramon Lopez pushes SMEs into global space by helping them grow their exports.
• India's leather exports poised to hit US $27 billion by 2020.
• See how charity is first for a global business development boss.
• Oh, one more ... Happy Small Business Week.  Kudos to all the global small business owners who keep our economy humming.