Jumat, 02 November 2012

Local SEO Is Essential For Small Businesses


Internet marketing has become essential for regional businesses and professionals to remain competitive today. There are numerous strategies to carry this out. Needless to say all of the large companies have done this through the years and they have immense advertising set up which is designed to keep their brand name in the public consciousness; they have a massive spending budget for this purpose and are not really lazer-beaming in on a particular demographic of a given local region.

A New Media professional can get your business established online and build the local marketing foundation you're looking for. Local search engine optimization is designed for a particular classification of business to get page ranking when an individual is trying to find that type of company. Some companies have flourished without having an online presence but this is not very likely in the near future. Some think because they aren't necessarily within a technological industry it isn't needed.

What has happened is a dramatic change in the way people find information. In other words, the majority of people go online to get whatever it is they need. How does this impact local businesses? Future shoppers and clients are going straight to Google, Bing, Yahoo, and all the other search engines instead of the yellow pages and surfing for exactly what they need, often doing this on the go from their mobile devices and phones. They may enter a search query such as "Fayetteville dentist" or "low-cost auto repair in Fayetteville NC," or something very specific.

Without having your online marketing strategy in place with the right keyword strategy you won't be discovered by the search engines, thus, future customers will not find you when they're searching for what you offer. You may be passing up clients of the future that could have located you if you were only where they were looking and shown up properly in the search results. All types of companies, professions, and services will reap the rewards of utilizing the services of an experienced SEO professional.

Competitive industries such as auto repair, doctors, lawyers, realtors, contractors, beauty shops, and eateries all should have their local SEO strategy in position working full-time for them. The results very often happen quickly and cause a big jump in business. Appealing to specially targeted web visitors that are potential buyers and clients is the purpose of local SEO. These people will find out more about you and whatever you provide.

In addition, this communicates the message that your current with the times and care about your business, so you'll likely care about your customers. If you hire an SEO specialist you'll be able to dominate the page rankings in your field if only to get your business location, number, and perhaps web address in front of those searchers looking for you at the precise time. Bear in mind, this will continually be promoting for you, unlike traditional forms of marketing where you pay for every single ad.

It is always better to hire a New Media professional to help you sort through the maze of all the options and techniques and to help you plan a strategy. Quite a few concerns will certainly come up whenever you begin to delve into new technology, so having someone who can advise you is important because you want to spend your time running your business. An SEO pro can connect you and your company to the right online networks and build a strong internet marketing foundation.

This kind of marketing technology is something all businesses, organizations, and services can use to promote themselves and attract new customers online. People currently making use of social media marketing know how important it is to keep growing and evolving in order to flourish and prosper in today's marketplace.

Jumat, 14 September 2012

Find the most effective Packaging and provide corporations

The thought of beginning a brand new business instantly trickles U.S. with fantasies and fills our minds with the glorious aroma of tasting success. It somehow fills U.S. with the dreams of reaching the heights that the large businesspeople have achieved. Now, allow us to travel a honest 20-30 years back in time. Realizing and changing this thought of beginning a business into action was not that convenient. The rational is that one had to research every and each facet that the business would encounter on its thanks to growth. Once one did all the analysis and understanding of it then he or she would return to a call of going ahead with it. It's the invent and zoom of the net that has created it potential for individuals to start out businesses at can and additionally power-assisted them an excellent deal in carrying on the business.
Now, you will simply get all the small print and tips and pointers that you simply need to launch and continue a honest business. After you do a business on the bottom level, particularly frequent delivery of products relates, then the half that involves the Packaging and provide of the products. For this, able to} hunt the net to be able to decide and opt for the most effective and most effective Packaging and provide corporations. But, there ar some details, steps and factors you would like to attend to whereas doing this:
• Check and analyze the history and background of the corporate. This may provide you with the thought of however long has the corporate been there and what name it upholds.
• try to rummage around for some on-line reviews relating to the corporate. This may provide you with a thought of what image will it have within the market amongst the specialists and accepted analysts.
• whereas searching for the web corporations, you must be terribly careful in seeing and understanding the merchandise that the packaging concern offers. It's the prime objective of yours to search out out and opt for a corporation that satisfies the kind of product demand that you simply ar desire and thinking of packaging and provision.
• a perfect or an awfully smart company needs to have a spick-and-span and impeccable service record. The delays should be negligible and also the high performance is delivered to the client 90 nine times out of a hundred. Additionally the client support and feedback are overwhelming in order that the interest of the client is maintained throughout.
• Providing of instant quotations are additionally Associate in Nursing assets to be hunted for in a web packaging concern.
• Offers Associate in Nursingd discounts ar things that catch the attention of the client and finding a corporation that provides these are an improvement goal.
The higher than ar the fundamentals that ar to be thought-about whereas searching for a packaging and provide company on-line. There is also different factors that you simply may contemplate as per your necessities and wishes and thereby go on choosing the optimum company.
Def of the article- Telling the factors that ought to be unbroken in mind whereas finding the most effective packaging and provide corporations on-line thus on create the business economical and simpler.

Jumat, 10 Agustus 2012

The Attacks on Outsourcing

Is there a policy on outsourcing?
Americans’ fear of foreign trade has grown sharply in the last 20 years, in tandem with a rising tide of globalization that has exposed American workers to overwhelming competition from laborers in developing countries. 
Is globalization good or bad?

Find out here.

Rabu, 08 Agustus 2012

Social Media Translation Issues

As the article below points out, the Internet has dissolved racial, religious and cultural boundaries - uniting us in a way to form one interconnected world.
Now, language barrier is not a big issue in the Internet. It has been possible because of language translation, which has made Internet content universal and understandable to unlimited number of people. That is why the demand for translators online is rapidly increasing. A huge number of websites now search for skilled translators to increase and improve their visibility and traffic in the Internet world.
As the article goes on to say, "not all can become a skilled online translator. One needs to ..."

Read the entire article: Importance of Translation in Social Media

Related article here.

Selasa, 07 Agustus 2012

A Remarkable Global Event; A Religious Obligation

MetLife Stadium, New Jersey for the Siyum HaShas (2012)
Celebrating the completion of the study of the Talmud:
The 12th cycle of the daily study of the Talmud, the Siyum HaShas, had come to an end, and hundreds of thousands of Jews (mostly, but not exclusively, orthodox) have gathered to mark the joyous occasion. The irony was not lost on the organizers – for years they fought fiercely against the construction of a sports stadium in Jerusalem, while they view all forms of competitive sport as part of a Hellenization process which is directly contrasted with the world of “holiness.” And here they are, having filled up the major sports stadiums in North America and Israel, to celebrate the completion of the study of the Talmud.
 Learn more here and here.

Senin, 06 Agustus 2012

The Globalization of Sports

I call it the globalization of talent, period.  E.g., Lady Gaga (pictured), for one. But it also works in sports.  The Olympics prove it.
If you practice hard and have the talent, people will respect you for what you do on the court. It’s a competition of your abilities, not anything else. It also goes to show that at the heart of it, kids born and raised in different countries are not so different after all.
The globalization of sports in one Nike commercial

Sabtu, 04 Agustus 2012

A Spiritual Center at The University of Chicago

©2012 Laurel Delaney, "Rockefeller Chapel, The University of Chicago"
Rockefeller Chapel, The University of Chicago. 

Unrelated, last chance to vote on this:

Laurel Delaney, Small Business Influencer Award 2012

Jumat, 03 Agustus 2012

We Made the Top Ten Small Business Blogs By Google PR

The Global Small Business Blog is No. 10 (click photo to enlarge)

The Global Small Business Blog is No. 8 (click photo to enlarge)
Thank you Google!  Source: Blog Rank


Posted by:  Laurel Delaney, The Global Small Business Blog

Kamis, 02 Agustus 2012

A Recipe For Digital Global Success

What do you get when you mix a mobile phone with e-commerce capabilities?   A recipe for digital success.  Here's how.

The Next Digital Revolution: Mobile Phones Plus eCommerce Equals Digital Success

Selasa, 31 Juli 2012

Thick or Built as BRICS?

Welcome new member South Africa into the BRIC club.
The four-nation group — Brazil, Russia, India and China — is a collection of what many economists see as the world’s most important emerging markets. Each has a gross domestic product well above $1 trillion and together they make up almost half the world’s population.
To match up with even the smallest BRIC country, Russia, South Africa would have to quadruple its economy.

Is South Africa a good investment destination -- the next new frontier?  Read the entire article here.

Illustration credit:  Wikipedia BRICS

Senin, 30 Juli 2012

Domestic Markets Will Not Sustain Job Creation or Revenue Growth

What do you get when you combine the services of Pennsylvania’s SBDC and those of the U.S. Commercial Service?
Enable small businesses in the commonwealth to learn more about the benefits and challenges of exporting their products from the United States.
Learn more here.  

Illustration credit here.

Sabtu, 28 Juli 2012

London 2012 Olympics

Track it here:  schedule, results, medals and tickets.

London 2012 Olympics

Jumat, 27 Juli 2012

Going Global: Know Before You Leap

Rieva Lesonsky, CEO, GrowBiz Media
Our friend and esteemed colleague, Rieva Lesonsky (pictured), writes a thoughtful article, "Taking Your Startup Global."  We are delighted to be included.

Our heartfelt thanks to Rieva for her continued support to our work. She is the founder and CEO of GrowBiz Media and widely recognized as a small-business expert and author of the the best-selling book Start Your Own Business.

Kamis, 26 Juli 2012

Hello Mr. or Ms. Global Economy

According to the commentary, "Global economy's cure is worse than the disease," it suggests to take two aspirin and call Bernanke in the morning.
Dear Doctor: Thank you for referring Mr. Global Economy to me.  

The patient’s history includes a seizure in 2007/ 2008 — financial losses, banking problems, a major recession. Liberal injections of taxpayer cash avoided catastrophic multiple organ failure, assisting a modest recovery. 
Read the commentary here.  Author info (Satyajit Das pictured above) here.

Selasa, 24 Juli 2012

Seven Ways to Achieve Success in the Global Marketplace

Tony Loup (pictured), Regional Business Development Manager for Binghamton, New York-based Insulating Coatings Corporation, shares seven ways to achieve success in the global marketplace.

Read:  Pointers for Going Global

Sabtu, 21 Juli 2012

Find a Place of Relaxation

©2012 Laurel Delaney, "Cape San Blas, Florida"
"Everything you do can be done better from a place of relaxation." ~ Stephen C. Paul

Photo courtesy:  ©2012 Laurel Delaney, "Cape San Blas, Florida 2012."  All rights reserved.

Jumat, 20 Juli 2012

Meet the New Global Tax Collector: World Bank

Jim Yong Kim (pictured), the new head and 12th President of the World Bank, proposed that the Bank advise troubled developed nations like Greece and advise rich countries.
“While Jim Yong Kim emphasized that his top priority would be to protect developing nations at a “pivotal moment” for a world economy that is losing steam rapidly, he said the bank could also deploy its technical know-how to help richer nations with structural problems. “We only go into countries when asked, but I feel the kind of expertise we have could be relevant in many, many countries in the world, including high-income countries,” the Korean-born American told reporters on his first day on the job. “My staff feel they have the relevant experience that could add value …”
Read the entire article here.

Kamis, 19 Juli 2012

U.K. Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Insights: Brought To You By the World Entrepreneurship Forum 2012

This is the third installment in our interview series and in preparation for the 5th edition of the World Entrepreneurship Forum 2012 in Lyon, France (October 24-27), which I will attend.

The theme for this year's Forum is:  "Entrepreneurial Ecosystems:  Cultivating Communities to Drive Wealth Creation and Social Justice."

Below is the interview with Peter Harrington (pictured), UK, is currently the CEO of SimVenture (Venture Simulations Ltd), a company that specialize in Innovative Business Simulation Technology. Peter has been official member of the World Entrepreneurship Forum since 2011.
From your experience and knowledge, what do you think Entrepreneurial Ecosystem is?

Peter: For me, a successful Entrepreneurial Ecosystem is a space run by people with very entrepreneurial minds. Ecosystems are self-supporting, energetic environments that attract, nurture, move on and reward different stakeholders. Rules are few and failure is encouraged; yet through mutual trust, shared thinking and doing, budding entrepreneurs develop the right attitude of mind and acquire key skills to take them into their future world. Budding entrepreneurs are also able to learn and enjoy work through a process of discovery, responsibility and some adventure - rather than ...
Read the entire interview here.

Photo courtesy:  World Entrepreneurship Forum

Watch for more information and interviews regarding the World Entrepreneurship Forum 2012!

Rabu, 18 Juli 2012

Benefits of More Competition in Global Business?

As the article "Globalization Comes At the Cost of Humanity, Environment" states:
People all over the world are constantly assured of the benefits of more competition in business. But billions live in poverty, while the environment deteriorates. Is a humane economic order at all feasible?
 Read the entire compelling article here.

Photo courtesy:  DW.DE

Selasa, 17 Juli 2012

U.S.A. Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Insights: Brought to You By the World Entrepreneurship Forum 2012

This is the second installment in our interview series and in preparation for the 5th edition of the World Entrepreneurship Forum 2012 in Lyon, France (October 24-27), which I will attend.

The theme for this year's Forum is:  "Entrepreneurial Ecosystems:  Cultivating Communities to Drive Wealth Creation and Social Justice."

Below is the interview with Professor Patricia Greene (pictured) who is a pioneer member of the Forum and a Professor of Entrepreneurship of Babson College, USA, where she holds the Paul T. Babson Chair in Entrepreneurship.
YH Robillard:  Professor Greene, being based in the USA which is traditionally perceived as THE place for entrepreneurs, you are familiar with successful entrepreneurial ecosystems creating outstanding global companies. Which ones, according to you, are the most interesting cases to study?

P. Greene:  If I had to select a few ecosystems all over the US, I would mention the following four: Silicon Valley, Boston, Kansas City and New York City. Each of them is at the heart of a vibrant entrepreneurial community comprising high-growth companies - but not only. Just as in the case of a rainforest being made of different trees, bushes and leaves, a healthy entrepreneurial ecosystem is not made of high-growth companies oriented ...
Read the entire interview here.

Photo courtesy:  World Entrepreneurship Forum

Watch for more interviews to come from Peter Harrington, SimVenture (U.K.) plus more!

Senin, 16 Juli 2012

Embrace Rootedness and Then Branch Beyond

Professor Pankaj Ghemawat (pictured) concentrates on strategic management at ESE Business School in Barcelona.  He says the skills leaders need has been confused by misconceptions about globalization, and the fact that too many of the experts pronouncing on the topics are simply adapting their traditional leadership ideas to global leadership.
This persistent rootedness of companies and their employees should be embraced rather than fought. Nurture your own roots and branch beyond them to connect with counterparts elsewhere who are also deeply rooted in their culture.
This is worthy of exploring further.  Go here to read the entire article.

Related posts. And one other refresher on "leadership" here.

Sabtu, 14 Juli 2012

Crane in the Clouds

©2012 Laurel Delaney, "Crane in the Clouds"
"Buildings, too, are children of Earth and Sun." ~ Frank Lloyd Wright

Photo credit:  ©2012 Laurel Delaney.  All rights reserved.

Jumat, 13 Juli 2012

Globalization Reduces Racism

President Shimon Peres (pictured) -- the ninth and current President of the State of Israel -- calls for increased development in underdeveloped countries. In addition:
Peres credited globalization with reducing racism. The time has come, Peres said, for global companies to group together, and do what governments can’t do, such as for instance investing in underdeveloped countries which will become their future markets.
Read the entire article here.

Kamis, 12 Juli 2012

Sri Lanka Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Insights: Brought to You By the World Entrepreneurship Forum 2012

In preparation for the 5th edition of the World Entrepreneurship Forum 2012 in Lyon, France (October 24-27), which I will attend, we have some wonderful interviews lined up to share with you here.

The theme for this year's Forum is:  "Entrepreneurial Ecosystems:  Cultivating Communities to Drive Wealth Creation and Social Justice."

Below is the first interview with Asanga Abeyagoonasekera (pictured) -- one of the 2012 Young Global Leaders from Sri Lanka.  He is currently the Executive Director of Lakshman Kadirgamar Institute for International Relations and Strategic Studies a government think tank that helps to “generate board policy indicators for the guidance of the Government of Sri Lanka."
1. What do you think the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in your region is made of?

South Asia is one of the fastest growing regions, yet home to the largest concentration of poor in the world. Among the enterprises operating in South Asia, the bulk is comprised with the Small and Medium scale Enterprises (SMEs) which account ...
Read the entire interview here.

Photo courtesy:  World Entrepreneurship Forum

Watch for more interviews to come from Patricia Green, Babson College (U.S.A.) and Peter Harrington, SimVenture (U.K.)!

Rabu, 11 Juli 2012

Export Galore, That is, U.S. Metropolitan Areas

How U.S. metropolitan areas are driving national growth. That's according to the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings.

Snippet of findings:
  • U.S. exports grew rapidly in the first year of the nation's economic recovery (as shown).
  • Large metro areas powered the nation's export growth.
  • The Great Recession accelerated the shift of U.S. exports toward developing countries.
  • Manufacturing drove the export resurgence in 2010.
  • High-value-added service exports witnessed uninterrupted growth through the recession and recovery.
Learn more here.  Jump to download the full report.

Related post.

Illustration credit:  Export Nation 2012

Selasa, 10 Juli 2012

Political Opening of the Chinese System

Google Chairman Eric Schmidt says, "Technology and information penetration in China will eventually force the Great Firewall of China to crumble and even lead to the political opening of the Chinese system."

Read the entire article:  The Great Firewall of China Will Fall

Illustration credit:  Great Wall of China Google Maps

Senin, 09 Juli 2012

Iran's Nuclear Ambitions

Geo-strategist and President of Eurasia Group Ian Bremmer suggests that a “nuclear-armed Iran” is inevitable because ...
in an emerging “G-Zero World” where no single bloc of countries can dominate international affairs, the emerging powers can frustrate the West’s efforts to thwart Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. 
Find out two underlying assumptions to his argument:

Has the Developing World Abandoned Iran?

Related to Ian Bremmer, who appears to have coined the expression "G-Zero World:"  Countries With Promising Advantages

Sabtu, 07 Juli 2012

Chicago 'L' System Map Sign Broken Into

©2012 Laurel Delaney, "Chicago 'L' Rail System Map Sign Broken Into"
Chicago 'L' - the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago. 

Photo courtesy: ©2012 Laurel Delaney

Jumat, 06 Juli 2012

Hotbed for U.S.A. Manufacturing? Tennessee!

According to Adrienne Selko for Industry Week, Tennessee is a hotbed for manufacturing due to aggressive incentives and a focus on workforce training, leadership and innovation that help position the state for continued manufacturing growth.

They are cashing in on the trend of non-U.S.-based companies to produce locally for the huge U.S. consumer market.
The auto sector remains dominant. In fact, Tennessee sits at the No. 8 spot in auto production, and the industry accounts for 34% of manufacturing jobs with 105,000 employees. Adding up OEMs, suppliers and ancillary manufacturers, there are 864 auto-related companies in Tennessee. 
Sounds ripe for exports as well.  Read the entire article here.

Kamis, 05 Juli 2012

Producing Something New and Useful In Our Diverse World

Find out why it is important to work with people from other cultures in order to collaborate creatively.
Cultural misunderstandings and different ways of operating (government control over filmmaking, for instance) can lead to unforeseen setbacks and delays, threatening the success of creative business ventures. 
 Read Michael Blanding's entire article:  Collaborating Across Cultures - HBS Working Knowledge

Selasa, 03 Juli 2012

My Fellow Americans: Happy Independence Day 2012!

Photo courtesy:  ©Laurel Delaney, 2012 "Wrigley Building, Chicago"

Tap Into New Markets and Find New Customers

The only way to accomplish two great expansion efforts at once -- tapping into new markets and finding new customers -- is to naturally take your business global.  And we are thrilled to be quoted in this important article below, especially noting the plug about the #1 blog in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses interested in going global:  The Global Small Business Blog.

Read: Take Your Business International

Senin, 02 Juli 2012

Making Informed Decisions About the Food We Eat From Around the World

The World Trade Organization (WTO) rules that country-of-origin labels will remain the same while the U.S. government continues to review the ruling.
The ruling, public advocates fear, could lead to trade sanctions against the United States or a watering down of the labels designed to tell consumers where their meat comes from.
U.S. statement:
The United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk put a happy face on the WTO ruling, “which affirmed the United States’ right to adopt labeling requirements that provide information to American consumers about the meat they buy.”
Read the entire article here.

Illustration courtesy:  The Washington Post

Sabtu, 30 Juni 2012

Magic On This Planet

Photo courtesy:  ©Laurel Delaney 2012, "Kayakers in Rogers Park"
"If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water." ~ Loren Eiseley

Photo credit:  ©Laurel Delaney 2012, "Kayakers in Rogers Park"

Jumat, 29 Juni 2012

Betting on a Bright Spot For Growth: The United States of America

That's according to Clorox CEO Don Knauss.  In the WSJ article, "To Clorox CEO, U.S. Is Bright Spot for Growth," Knauss indicates he is staying out of China and developing markets in Latin America and the Middle East.  He's also betting on a bright spot for growth:  United States.
WSJ: Why is Clorox targeting growth in Latin America and the Middle East, instead of countries like China or Brazil?

Mr. Knauss: We think it is much less risky. The competitive intensity [in the BRIC countries] has ratcheted up many times what it was five to 10 years ago. When competitive intensity goes up, margins go down.We looked at our current countries in Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru, where sales of bleach and other cleaners are growing 5% to 7% ...
Learn more here.

Illustration credit:  Clorox®

Rabu, 27 Juni 2012

Cultivating Global Leaders

In our vastly interconnected world, we need to become effective global leaders to stay competitive.  Do you have what it takes to lead across cultures?  If not, McKinsey's got your back.  There's just one catch.  To read the full article, you must register:

Developing Global Leaders

If that's not enough, try these on for size:

Developing Global Leaders Is America's Competitive Advantage

What It Means to be a Global Leader in the 21st Century

Selasa, 26 Juni 2012

Love E-Commerce

How do I love e-commerce?  Let me count the ways but in this instance, here are six reasons for loving your e-commerce site after it’s set up.

Here's the first one:
1. Customers can buy anytime and anywhere. After you are fast asleep and thinking that no more business can be generated, guess again. At their convenience, consumers can browse your site, discover new things and buy them. You wake up the next day, go to work and learn that ten percent of your total revenues were generated over night via e-commerce!
Read the entire article:  6 Reasons to Love E-Commerce

Senin, 25 Juni 2012

The Wrap Dress Lady Is Global

Diane von Furstenberg (pictured) is selling the wrap dress to women worldwide.  Her approach to China's rising middle class is different - more personalized.

Read the entire article:

A Designer Brings 'Best Friends' to China

Sabtu, 23 Juni 2012

Bird Lifeguarding

©Laurel Delaney 2012
"I realized that if I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes." ~ Charles Lindbergh

Photo credit: ©Laurel Delaney 2012, "Bird Lifeguarding"

Jumat, 22 Juni 2012

Redefining the Way Business Is Done: Global Mobile Commerce

Power up people.  The best global sales opportunity is yet to come.  Are you prepared for global m-commerce?

The article below examines what’s driving the explosive growth of global mobile commerce, how it is going to redefine the way business is done all over the world and how to leverage it to sell more stuff.

Read:  How to Make the Most of Global Mobile Commerce

Kamis, 21 Juni 2012

International Business Travel: Don't Overpack

Before you head out for your first overseas business trip, here are some essentials for a one-week business trip, including wardrobe, accessories and documents.

Needed items will naturally vary according to the type of trip you are making and the activities to which you've committed yourself.

International Business Travel: Packing Smart For An International Business Trip

Selasa, 19 Juni 2012

Top Ten Countries for The Global Small Business Blog Readership

Here's where majority of our readers come from - Top 10 Countries:
  1. United States
  2. United Kingdom
  3. India
  4. Canada
  5. Germany
  6. Australia
  7. Indonesia
  8. Malaysia
  9. Spain
  10. Brazil
Many thanks for your readership - to all!

Senin, 18 Juni 2012

Redefining Global

Dean Edward A. Snyder is redefining what it means to be global at Yale.  In addition:
The school is also introducing a leadership development program—to be run by a retired West Point brigadier general—which Mr. Snyder says will focus on giving and receiving feedback and keeping a leader's ego in check.
Learn more here.

Illustration credit:  Yale University

Sabtu, 16 Juni 2012

Lost in Sizing Translation

European imports like Moschino, Zara, Mango and H&M are wildly popular. I know. I buy those brands quite often.

But try translating the sizes to American. For example, when I try on an H&M jacket (as shown) in my regular size, it feels two sizes too small.

What's a person to do when they shop online?

Read: Shopping Locally, But Sizing Globally

Jumat, 15 Juni 2012

Errors That Smart People Make

From the Christian Science Monitor:
Blaming globalization

The world has had economic downturns before, but what makes this one different goes beyond mere numbers on a balance sheet. Its roots are found in the growing doubts that people are having about our increasingly globalized world ...
Good Reads: Globalization and the Glass Half Full

Kamis, 14 Juni 2012

Can America Lead the Global Economy?

 By Edward Conard (author of "Unintended Consequences" as shown above):

What I learned at Bain Capital working with Mitt Romney: outsourcing is good and America's future isn't manufacturing, it's ideas. 

Read the full article: How America Can Lead the Global Economy

Kamis, 22 Maret 2012


3 Advantages of Modifying Sage for Your Business

Sage is a form of enterprise resource planning software that helps businesses to manage a wide range of their processes. There are many Sage products available on the market and although they have great standard features, the 'off-the-shelf' software doesn't always have the best functions for helping out every business. This article will highlight why customising Sage can benefit your business.


You can integrate Sage with your website
Time is of the essence for many businesses. Therefore, having a system that speeds up your business processes can prove to be extremely useful. You can fully integrate your Sage software with your website or E-commerce site. By doing this, you will eliminate the need to re-enter data and you'll improve your customer service by automating your business processes. You will also vastly reduce the risk of errors by consolidating your data into one manageable set. Sage can be fully adaptable so you can customise many of its features, ensuring your website can maintain its look and feel whilst becoming more efficient. Merge Sage with your website and you'll be saving time and money by synchronising your data.



Have better control of your stock with barcoding
Sage can be fully adapted to help you stay on top of your stock levels. If you have trouble recording all of your stock or would like a better, more efficient way of recording what's going in and out of your business on a daily basis, then modifying Sage can be an attractive option. You can customise the software to work with your business, automatically updating your stock levels. Automating your service reduces the risk of counting errors and can provide you with accurate, real-time data of your stock levels. You can even use Sage to create sales orders and invoices based solely on the barcode data. Using Sage in this way will save plenty of time compared to manually entering data.



Merge Sage with your mobile or laptop
It's probably safe to say that you're not always going to be based near a PC. The nature of business will likely see you hurrying from place to place, trying to keep on top of your daily schedule. The developments in mobile technology have provided you with the opportunity to stay on top of your business whilst you're on the move. Many companies will offer a complete integration service so that you can use Sage on your mobile and laptop. Managing your business on the move will free up your time and speed up your business operations.