Biggest Driver On The Planet: Entrepreneurship!

I've written about my involvement with the World Entrepreneurship Forum, now I wish to turn you on to a fantastic 2011 White Paper, proceedings of the fourth World Entrepreneurship Forum held in Singapore November 2-5, 2011:

"Entrepreneurship, A Driver for Innovation and Technology"

To download the 56-page PDF-file report, first complete a five-second form ... it's worth it! 

Quote from Page 4:

If you think you are too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito in the room. ~ Dame Anita Roddick, founder of the Body Shop

Watch the video here.   Learn more about the World Entrepreneurship Forum here.

Can Social Media Influence Global Socio-Economic Change?

Can social media influence the global perceptions that bring about socio-economic change in poor rural areas with bad Internet connections?

The Organization for Youth Empowerment (OYE) is going to find out. 

Read:  Going Global on a Shoestring and a Smartphone

Review the case study in NGO social media from Honduras:

The Organization for Youth Empowerment (OYE)
the OYE social media project

The History of Global Small Business (Part 2 of 3)

Some additional thoughts on the evolution of small businesses expanding internationally.  This is Part 2 of 3 installments and covers the challenges and growth drivers for global small businesses.

Small Business Globalization Through the Years (Part 2 of 3)
Small Business Globalization:  Key Growth Drivers and Challenges

And don't miss: Small Business Globalization Through the Years (Part 1 of 3)

Posted by:  The Global Small Business Blog

Defining the Risks Foreign Companies Take When Doing Business In China

Over time, a series of lawsuits will take place in the Chinese courts that could define the risks foreign companies take when they try to make money in China’s booming markets.

Will Chinese courts finally protect foreign IP?

Read:  A Test Case for Intellectual Property in China

Illustration credit here.

Taking a Strategic Meetings Management Program Global

Kevin Iwamoto, vice president of enterprise strategy at StarCite provides a checklist for taking your SMM program global here.

Posted by:  The Global Small Business Blog

Embracing Complexity: China

Wharton is helping China embrace complexity and take the next logical step in economic development.

The Year of the Dragon seems destined to be an inflection point in the dramatic history of China’s economic development. Yes, there is the familiar question: Is this the year that China’s extended period of remarkable economic growth will finally be supplanted by a slower rate? But there is another transition underway as China’s position as the world’s low-cost producer is steadily challenged by increases in wages and other costs.

Read the entire blog post here.

Illustration credit here.

How to Jump Start Washington Exports