Growing from Manhattan to Madrid and Manila

by Dakota Drake

Global Chamber® is officially everywhere, from A to Z — Abuja, Nigeria, to Zagreb, Croatia, and anywhere in between. Our reach to 525 metro areas and more than 5 million connections helps you grow globally. Our “Global Advisor” initiative is adding international experts everywhere to our network that can help identify customers and supporters for your growth. Tap in from … [More]

News from Headquarters

by Kim Bridges

This month, we’re conducting an exporting seminar in Jakarta and ramping up Global Chamber® across Asia, including Singapore, India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Japan, Korea and China … and probably anywhere where you have business, or want more. This month, we’re also announcing more new members and collaborations worldwide. Keep watching as we grow to 525 metro areas around the world … [More]

Member News: Fall 2016

by Doug Bruhnke

Massage Envy Going Global Lee Knowlton and his team at Massage Envy are going global. Their footprint today is nearly all U.S.- based, but Lee is leading an effort to expand to Australia and other English-speaking countries first, and then country-by-country around the world, wherever their message of health will resonate. We’re thinking maybe everywhere! Congratulations on … [More]

Two Phoenix-area Exporters Win President’s E Award

by Doug Bruhnke

Congratulations City of Phoenix and Team EXOS! This year there are two recipients for the President’s E Award for exporting that are based in the Phoenix area, and both are Global Chamber® members. The President’s “E” Award was initiated in 1962 by President John F. Kennedy to recognize excellence by companies and municipalities for contributions to … [More]

A New View of the World: Women in Global Business

by Korina Smith

We have made a lot of progress in growing our chapter here at Global Chamber® Dallas. We have quickly connected with international business professionals all over the DFW area. We are providing them with a home base to meet other like-minded (as in global expansion-minded) individuals who are leading their organizations to connect the world through cross-border commerce and … [More]

Too Many Politicians Getting It Wrong on Trade

by Doug Bruhnke

The idea of Global Chamber® started eight years ago when Barry Goldwater, Jr. stood up in a crowded public meeting in Phoenix and declared “foreigners need to be kept out of Arizona because they take our jobs.” It was a wrong idea then, and it’s wrong now. We want foreign investment, because while foreign companies employ 5 percent of the U.S. workforce, they account for 8 … [More]

Arizona Will Benefit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement

by Doug Bruhnke

Global Chamber® hosted Luis Jimenez of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative at our headquarters in SkySong to discuss the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Despite plenty of discussion on all sides, the consensus of experts is that TPP will help Arizona companies and create more jobs. Founded in 1962, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is … [More]

Arizona-Mexico Trade Is Growing, and Creates Jobs on Both Sides of the Border

by Julio Espinoza

“While much attention is given to the rising volume of U.S. imports from México over the past decade, what is often overlooked is the fact that México has emerged as the second destination in the world for U.S. exports,” said Consul General of Mexico in Phoenix Roberto Rodríguez, referring to statistics of the U.S. Census Bureau highlights. “In 2015, U.S. companies exported USD … [More]

Growing Your Small Business Globally

by LeAnn Young

With the vast resources available including the services of Global Chamber®, exporting abroad is no longer just for the big corporations. An increasing number of small U.S. businesses are growing by finding key markets outside the U.S. The following are a few items a small business should keep in mind. Demand: More than 95 percent of the world’s population and 70 percent … [More]

Why San Jose? (Costa Rica)

by Jose Belfort

Global Chamber® is a thriving and collaborating community of CEOs, executives and professionals growing to more than 500 metro areas around the world. Now we’re in Costa Rica (Metro San Jose) because we seek to collaborate with regional groups for the creation of a more global business within Costa Rica and with the world. Metro San Jose is here with standardized business … [More]