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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.

By Albert Subbloie

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.

By John Boitnott

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.

By David Ciccarelli

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.

By Ian Henderson

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.

By Christian Gaiser

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.

By Moritz Plassnig

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.

By Christian Lanng

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.

By Catherine Clifford

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.

By Entrepreneur Press and Krista Turner

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.

By Entrepreneur Press and Krista Turner

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.

By Entrepreneur Press and Krista Turner

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.

By Entrepreneur Press and Rich Mintzer

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.

By Shelley Reciniello

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.

By Benjamin Kabin

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.

By Ansuya Harjani

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