Marketing
A World of Customers Is Waiting to Read Your Website in Their Language
Most web users are not native English speakers. Unsurprisingly, they are reluctant to purchase from sites written in a language they don't speak.
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Thought Leaders
Choosing Between Opportunity and the Comfort of Home
A Waze manager recalls his painful decision to leave his native turf, California's Central Valley, to explore greener entrepreneurial options.
By Eric M. Ruiz
Building a Business
America Is Still the Land of Opportunity for British Tech Stars
A British consul general details how transplants from across the pond eye the States for entrepreneurial endeavors and outlines a few obstacles to their success.
By Danny Lopez
Building a Business
3 Tips to Keep in Mind When Taking Your Company Global
To stay competitive in today's workplace, companies need to think globally. Here are a few tips to prepare a business to take over the world.
Entrepreneurs
5 Steps to Plan a Safe International Business Trip
Don't let scary headlines keep you from pursuing opportunity overseas. Arm yourself with information and some basic precautions.
Building a Business
Going Global: How to Prepare to Take Over the World
When a company decides to go beyond its home country's borders, the founder needs to determine which countries are best for business expansion.
Building a Business
Want to Go Global? Learn These 4 Terms First.
Expanding internationally is not as simple as running your copy through a translator.
Business Accounting
What You Need to Know Before Taking a Job in a Foreign Country
It's thrilling to be offered a job overseas but check if you can drink the water there and if the housing allowance will afford you better than the hostel.
By Oliver Roll
Building a Business
6 Tips for Expanding Your Business Internationally
Money makes the world go 'round but don't take anything else for granted when doing business far from home.
Thought Leaders
4 Tips for Keeping It Real When Your Global Team Telecommutes
Making a team from a staff working on separate continents requires more than just technology. Only the team leader can bring them all together.
By Oliver Roll
Building a Business
Preparing Your Team for a Move Across the Globe
There are times when entrepreneurs need to uproot their companies and move to a new country. One of the most challenging aspects is preparing your team. Here are a few pointers.
Business News
Etsy Snags Parisian Startup in Largest Acquisition Yet
Etsy has scooped up 'A Little Market' -- a Paris-headquartered digital marketplace that also specializes in handmade crafts -- for a reported $100 million in cash and stock.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Want Your Startup to Dominate the World? Start Thinking Globally — Now.
While running a small business is already a massive undertaking, the need to think globally from the start is vital if you want your company to grow to its utmost potential.
Thought Leaders
35 Tips on How Not to Offend Your International Business Partners (Infographic)
From how you eat to how you dress, a look at how your behavior could be interpreted by your customers, colleagues and clients in different countries.
Building a Business
How to Find Products for Your Import Business
How can you locate goods you'd like to import to sell to markets here in the United States? Here are six ways to track down the products you're hoping to sell in the U.S.
Building a Business
The Ins and Outs of Shipping as an Exporter
Here's a basic primer on the shipping terms and logistics you need to be familiar with when you own an exporting business.
Building a Business
How to Ship Documents for Your Import/Export Business
As an importer or exporter, you need to know how each link in the shipping chain functions. Here's the lowdown on what all those terms on the shipping forms mean.
Building a Business
This Luxe Smartphone Could Be Yours for $10,000
High-end mobile phone company Vertu's new smartphone comes with a 24-hour global concierge service.
By Matt Clinch
Building a Business
Connect Internationally With Your e-Business
If you're seeking customers from around the world, these tips can help you increase your global reach.
Building a Business
Getting Diversity and Inclusion Right in Your Company
Recognizing our human sameness opens the door to enjoying our cultural and individual uniqueness.
Business News
Microsoft Unveils Skype Translator
The new feature can translate German to English and vice versa in near real-time and will be available in beta by year's end.
Thought Leaders
How Dell’s Entrepreneur-In-Residence Wants to Empower a Billion Women
Ingrid Vanderveldt had a dream to empower 1 billion women by 2020. Dell helped her take that goal to a global level.
By Kate Taylor
Business News
What Your ‘Cheap Date’ Says About the Global Economy
Deutsche Bank's Cheap Date Index found that London is among the most expensive cities, whereas Mumbai is the cheapest.
Buying a Franchise
Will Franchising Ever Be as Sexy as Tech? Subway Thinks So.
More and more millennials want to be entrepreneurs, but few describe franchising as their dream business. Here's how Subway is trying to change that.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Where E-Commerce Is Booming. Hint: Think Outside the U.S. (Infographic)
A look at where online shopping is expected to grow the fastest in the next five years and which companies are leading the charge.
Thought Leaders
What High Performers Do When Things Get Tough
Business is now about having rich conversations with global audiences. Here are four winning attitudes for success at a time of great change.
Building a Business
On Becoming That Truly Inclusive Leader
In a global economy, openness to new diverse ideas is critical for staying competitive. Embrace a method to cull the best ideas from your team and put them into action.