by Andrea | Jul 20, 2012 | new ways to finance business, small business financing, tools for importers
Last week’s post discussed the growing attention being paid to addressing the need of small businesses to access capital, particularly if they are to play a role as engines of economic growth. Apart from headlines calling attention to this issue, we are also...
by Andrea | Jul 13, 2012 | new ways to finance business, small business financing, tools for importers
It’s questionable how much attention one should pay to headlines in order to understand the world and emerging trends. Headlines have a tendency to either change erratically from day to day or to get stuck on one theme until the next big issue comes along. However, a...
by Andrea | Jun 25, 2012 | access to finance, small business financing, tools for importers
Small businesses doing business internationally need to understand their legal obligations so that they don’t become another ING, the bank recently levied with 619 million USD in fines. The fines penalize ING for its failure to abide by US trade laws. ING to pay $619...
by Andrea | Jun 11, 2012 | CSME, Recent Trends in Trade, small business financing, tools for importers, Trade and Development
In another example of how our globalized economy makes the concept of U.S. vs. “them” obsolete, recent news broadcasts have announced that it may soon become more expensive to get our clothes dry-cleaned. Why? The cost of steel wire hangers may soon go up. Why? The...
