Happy 4th of July from the Global Small Business Blog

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"America is another name for opportunity.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

Is India the Future?

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In a global marketplace reshaped by volatile forces — not least the animosity between the United States and China — India shows signs of emerging as a potentially significant place to manufacture products. 

Yet the trouble is they – in India – are slow.  Slow on samples.  Slow on producing.  Slow on deliveries.  Can we afford the wait?

Read:  For American Brands Worried About China, is India the Future?

wegg® showcase Issue 2, July, 2024 with Coni Lefferts

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Bob Marovich, Chief Operating Officer of Women Entrepreneurs Grow Global®, interviews Coni Lefferts, President, Creative Packaging Solutions for the wegg® showcase Issue 2, July, 2024:  Global growth is in the bag.

Today in Global Small Business: Grants, Loans and Programs to Benefit Your Global Small Business

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

• Check out 60 grants, loans and programs to benefit your global small business.
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• Quote of the week:  "Success isn’t about how much money you make, it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives.” – Michelle Obama, First African-American First Lady of the United States
• A new survey of 1,000 small to medium-sized business owners from DHL shows two-thirds of small enterprises are optimistic about growing ecommerce.
• In the month of June, small business owners continued to identify inflation as the single most important problem for them in operating their business, as upward price pressures continue to increase expenses and lower profitability.  Learn more from the House Committee on Small Business.
• 25 business grants for women who have started and are growing a business.