3 posts tagged “global business”

It is about time someone came up with a viable name for those of us who do business in several other places than our own country. Small Business Trends' Anita Campbell writes that she has noticed these businesses, although few in number. The other interesting tie-in with the scenario she writes about it the growth of the micro-virtual business - not virtual that it lives someplace like Second Life, but in the classic sense of being without fixed walls and permanent staff. You can use people from wherever that have the expertise needed on one project and a completely different collaboration for the next. 

Jeffery Teem makes a very good point saying the above on his blog, Inside the Cubicle. Here is his food for thought: "Let’s get one thing straight: All companies are global companies, from the mom and pop coffee shop on the corner to Starbucks. They are all global companies because in an environment where people have unfettered reach and access, they are competing for the same dollars, same workers, same time and attention." I couldn't agree more. Everyone is in a global business, they just haven't figured out how they connect to it. 

How not to be a cultural knucklehead in a global business world is an excellent post on Escape from Cubicle Nation. Among the excellent points are:

> use sports analogies that the audience IS familiar with

> avoid colloquialisms, lingo, metaphors, analogies

> be more formal in business-oriented international email, use salutations

> use GMT +/- time zones in your sig