Today in Global Small Business: What's the Difference Between a Startup and a Small Business?

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

• A small business takes on global competition.
• What's the difference between a running a startup and a small business? 
• E-commerce reports worth knowing about, some free some not.
• Laurel Delaney, President, WEGG and Founder, GlobeTrade.com, will present on "Laurel Delaney's Global Trade Trends Report 2018," and will cover AI, Quantum Computing, AR and VR, Wearables and more in the next WEGGinar™ held on Wednesday, January 10 at 11:00 a.m. Central time. WEGGinar™ is no charge but you must sign up to attend: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1940601026277957634
• How image recognition and augmentation are changing retail (2017).
• Think BIG for small, that's a pillar for future-oriented, sustainable growth (PDF).