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The New Multinationals: Small, Micro and Solo Businesses Driving the Next Wave of Globalization

Small Business Labs

Globalization and international trade was once driven almost exclusively by large multinational corporations. goods exports in in 2004 to 34% percent in 2014. goods exports in in 2004 to 34% percent in 2014. In fact, according to the U.S. SBA  small business goods exports have grown from 29% of total U.S.

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A True Partnership: Olympia Dukakis and Bonnie Low-Kramen

Bonnie Low Kramen

By Bonnie Low-Kramen for Executive Support Magazine | August 2021. Note: Oscar winner Olympia Dukakis passed away on May 1, 2021. In 2004, I gave Olympia the final draft of my book “Be the Ultimate Assistant” to review and offered her free rein to take out anything she did not like. Olympia Dukakis & Personal Asst.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

An 18-year blogging veteran, Ajayi covers all things culture with a critical yet humorous lens on her website Awesomely Luvvie and wrote the instant best-sellers Professional Troublemaker: The Fear-Fighter Manual (2021) and I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual (2016). The team has sold over $1 billion in 2021 in real estate sales.

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