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Obama and McCain - The Sales Analogy
As you read this article, please consider the thoughts as they would apply to competing salespeople fighting for the same big account, NOT a political statement.

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How to Seize Control of Your Finances
I'm always amazed that so many people spend most of their life at work and totally neglect their personal affairs. Many business people I coach want to get their professional lives in order, and often admit that their personal affairs are in chaos.

Opportunities and Challenges in International Franchising - Foreign Franchises Trying to Move into the U.S.
Although franchising is growing more rapidly outside the U.S. than in our more saturated U.S. market, the U.S. remains an extremely attractive - and prestigious - market in the eyes of many foreign franchisors. Thus, one trend that is seeing renewed interest is the influx of foreign franchise systems into the U.S. While moving from the U.S. to a foreign market can be a challenge for American businesses, it can be even more challenging fro foreign operations to establish a foothold here in the States, as they deal with our more complex regulations, a serious language barrier, and the ever-competitive U.S. market.
How to Get Your Rear Into Gear at the End of the Financial Year
As the end of another financial year comes to a close, I thought it would be ideal to focus this newsletter on your personal affairs. I'm always amazed that so many people spend most of their life at work and totally neglect their personal affairs. Many of my clients want to get their business organised yet often admit that their personal affairs are in chaos.
7 Lessons from Africa’s Successful Entrepreneurs?
So far The Benin Epilogue has attempted to tackle several different issues. Key among them have been: Building awareness about the entrepreneurs behind a few of Africa’s most thriving enterprises Helping to illustrate why foreign firms should do more foreign direct investment in Africa Attempting to showcase the diversity that exists in Africa’s business environment One of the topics which we have not touched on yet, here, is what can a entrepreneur in Africa do to find success?

Council on Foreign Relations Tracks 2008 Candidates on Africa Policy
One of my all time favorite publications, dealing with economics and international affairs, is the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) . I have been reading this journal for almost a decade and view it almost in the way that I’d view an encyclopedia. So you can imagine my enthusiasm for them drawing attention towards U.S. Policy Toward Africa. In this instance what they have done is created a tool that can be used to summarize the views and records of each presidential candidate for the 2008 US elections. CFR has named this tool the Issue Tracker -The Candidates on U.S. Policy toward Africa.
Foreign Joint Ventures in Southeast Asia and the Role of Japan
It is next to impossible to discuss the dynamism of local entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia without discussing its relationship with foreign capital. Foreign joint ventures have been the major form of international linkage in Southeast Asia, transferring technology and skills to local investors.
Managing Foreign Exchange Risk: The Search for an Innovation to Lower Costs to Poor People
There is currently much debate over whether commercial investments in microfinance pass foreign exchange risk exposure to poor clients through high interest rates - i.e., whether foreign investment in microfinance is expensive for poor people. But what makes foreign currency exposure such a problem?
Do MNEs Train More than Domestic Firms?
Most empirical findings confirm this by using variables representing foreign ownership. Tan and Batra (1996), Tan and Lopez-Acevedo (2003), and Miyamoto and Todo (2003) show that higher foreign equity share is indeed an important determinant of training in Mexico, Indonesia and Malaysia. Why do MNEs train more than domestic firms?
How to Leverage the Potential of Foreign Employees for the Success of a Business
We live in a world of migration and the number of migrants crossing the borders increases daily. For a business, hiring foreign nationals can be a great asset, as they bring their unique skills, expertise, knowledge, ethics and culture. And even more, they can help a business in the global market; in fact, as the world becomes smaller and smaller a business will inevitably find itself dealing with foreign customers, clients or suppliers, whether here or abroad, and foreign employees can help it deal successfully with foreign cultures. Furthermore, foreign employees can be a source of personal and professional growth, and such growth will automatically bring about financial growth. But it is very important to understand that ...
When Generations Collide
Managing midlife affairs among generations has never been easy, and there's no quick fix. To be successful at it, you've got to start talking NOW.
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