Posts in Opinion Pieces
Stock Market Plunges 700 Points: Critical Implications for International Business Owners

Navigating these complex challenges requires more than just sound business acumen. An experienced international business attorney can provide invaluable guidance and support. From understanding and responding to changes in trade policies to managing contracts and mitigating risks, the support of a seasoned legal professional is crucial.

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How Will a Second Trump Term Impact Trade?
The Impact of Tariffs and Trade Wars on Global Businesses
Distributorship Agreements in Africa: Key Considerations for SMEs
Building for Tomorrow: How US Businesses Can Thrive in a Sea of Change
The Backfire: US Tariffs on Electric Vehicles and a Stalling Domestic Industry
Who Owns the Copyright When AI is Involved?
The Invisible Asset: Why Social Capital Matters and How We Can Help Protect It
Navigating the Waves of Trade: Understanding the Impact of U.S.-China Tariff Increases
From Main Street to the World: Taking Your Local Business Global
China's Changing Tides: How Sentiments Toward The West & Politics Could Affect Your Business
Russian Gas Threatening European Economy as War in Ukraine Rages On

This strain is forcing high energy costs on European companies which in turn will inevitably affect imports from Europe and the companies buying them as prices soar to accommodate energy costs. What could this mean for business owners enmeshed in globalization? Well, if you’re importing from Europe or doing business with anyone in the EU, expect higher trade prices as European companies are attempting to offset the cost of rising energy, especially if Russia puts embargos on their oil.

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Globalization Harming the Supply Chain as WaR loOms in europe: What it means for businesses
How Will AI Change A Post-COVID Word?

We now have cause to give great consideration in business-building to crafting companies that not only have use in the world during and after COVID, but how those businesses will employ and utilize a human, and machine workforce going forward. Though the pandemic is only rumored to continue into the Fall of 2021 - the impact of the economic shift it has created will ripple far into the future and we must individually prepare for it. 

Businesses must start to consider now - roles and opportunities outside of manufacturing as many of these roles will be filled by computers in the coming years. Educational institutions now teaching remotely will need alternative ways to generate a useful workforce now that physical tasks and labor are effectively being reassigned…

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Setting Bolder Goals in 2020

Have a seat! Our world is SO rushed. Everything we do seems to be at a speed where there's little time for self-reflection. We seldom ask ourselves amidst all of our perceived obligations - "What do I want?" Take the time to pause, sit with yourself and come back to your center and regroup within yourself. What are the things you've always wanted to do? What dreams did you give up on too quickly? What goals did you set last year and not reach? What will ultimately make you the happiest?

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In The Year 2020 - A Lot Has Changed

If your contracts and policy manuals have not been updated, move it to the top right along with your fiscal year planning. If you are one of those companies where planning was done last year or years before for this new decade, congratulations, we are trying to keep up with you, but if you have not yet put those goals and ideas down on paper and discussed them with your department heads (which could be you and all your many hats) then let's get the ball moving.

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