What do you do when one of your largest customers needs your help — right now — but is outside your home country? Do you have the connections you need to resolve their challenge? Think about it for a second. Is it realistic for you to be everywhere — to be able, for instance, to make one call that will make your task a little easier and less risky? Global Chamber® helped … [More]
Partnership with Office Depot Brings Global Chamber Members More Buying Power
Global Chamber® announced a partnership with Office Depot that enables members to receive significant discounts on supplies purchased from Office Depot and OfficeMax stores or on-line. “Global Chamber is always looking for new and helpful ways to add value for its members,” says Doug Bruhnke, Global Chamber founder and CEO. “This partnership helps our members increase their … [More]
Providing a Connection in Latin America and Africa – a Member Success Story
Founded in 2016 by partners Sonny Betancourt and Trevor Jones, Lynx Global Intelligence (Lynx) is a consulting and advisory firm in Denver, Colorado. Lynx helps partners ensure organizational continuity in a rapidly changing world and fosters partnerships that mitigate risk and increase opportunities abroad. The organization joined Global Chamber® through the Denver chapter in … [More]
Export-Import Bank Names Global Chamber® in New Alliance Program
Global Chamber® is pleased to be part of the new Association Alliance Program created by the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank) and just announced to help exporters grow. The program offers key EXIM Bank stakeholders a menu of training and education opportunities that allows their members to participate in EXIM Bank events, roundtable discussions, webinars and … [More]
Grow More Easily
You want to grow your business, but you can’t be everywhere to do it. You don’t have an unlimited budget — time or money. And so how do you make multi-metro growth more attainable? That’s a problem we’ve been working on for two years. Yes, we’re two years old here at Global Chamber®. My, how time flies! When we started this journey, we had a somewhat vague aspiration to grow … [More]
Global Chamber® Teams with U.S. State Department
This past fall, once again Global Chamber® was selected by the Department of State’s Professional Fellows Program (PFP) to host two more Professional Fellows from its program, designed to teach young leaders around the world about the U.S., and foster the creation of long-term business relationships and business opportunities that grow wealth on every side of every … [More]
Global Chamber® and U.S. Trade and Development Agency
Global Chamber® announces a new partnership relationship with the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). Through its Making Global Local initiative, the USTDA assists U.S.-based businesses in their global business growth by establishing links between business and foreign project sponsors, bringing private-sector solutions to development challenges abroad. Global Chamber … [More]
Stories of Success in Japan
Japan is the third-largest economy in the world and the second-largest consumer and brand products market in the world. Japan is a pro-U.S. country with sophisticated consumers and a large potential opportunity for non-Japanese suppliers to compete and thrive. Recently, our Global Chamber® Tokyo team had the opportunity to host and help U.S. companies that are members of … [More]
Being Smart about Trade and Global Business
I just returned from an extended visit to Asia where I witnessed first-hand the rapid growth of consumer and business markets. Every day, hour and minute, more business is created. It’s stunning! Opportunity is everywhere. And so, the thought that progress with globalization will be slowed because folks in the U.S. Rust Belt say so, is not grounded in reality. Eighty-five … [More]
‘Globies’ Always Find a Way
The “Global Tribe” of business leaders — the “globies” — always finds a way to succeed. We’re resilient and flexible to constantly adapt, and so we often thrive in the entrepreneurial world. Last month, I had the opportunity to attend one of Europe’s largest startup and technology conferences, Slush 2016. This event is hosted by more than 2,000 volunteers and brings in more … [More]
Global Case Study with Student Entrepreneurs
Students are our future, and it’s looking good on the global side of things! Global Chamber® San Francisco hosted the Global Case Challenge 2016, where undergraduate and graduate student teams from the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond were invited to compete and pitch innovative ideas and solutions addressing a particular global or local problem or issue. Students presented … [More]
Global Chamber® Virtual Events Help You Connect and Grow!
Virtual events are an efficient and hassle-free way of staying apprised of what’s happening in global business. Organized by Global Chamber® and hosted by the CEO and founder of The Magnificent Leader, Patty Azar, the Global Chamber Magnificent Global Leader virtual events bring global business leaders engaging and useful information in the comfort of their office or home, … [More]
Our 2016 Progress on the Way to 525 Metros
We’re pleased to announce that Global Chamber® continues to grow throughout the world by adding chapters and growing our business team, on the way to fully covering 525 metros, in every country. New agreements these past months include a partnership with social impactors between Indonesia and the world. HIPMI (Himpunan Pengusaha Muda Indonesia) and Global Chamber have agreed … [More]
Be Everywhere
Who has time to be everywhere? No one person can be, not even a group of people within one company. And so the team at Global Chamber® works around the clock and around the world to grow our global network of more than 5 million business connections, so that as a member, you’ll benefit. Because there’s no question — opportunities are everywhere, and you can’t be everywhere. … [More]
Build an Advisory Board for Global Success
No one builds a great global business alone, and whether it’s a start up or an established industry leader, having access to high-quality advice can enhance an organization’s odds of success. When setting up an advisory board, you need to answer a key question: “Why are we establishing an advisory board, and what do we want out of it?” Your company may be seeking … [More]
Global Chamber® Phoenix Expands Advisory Board with Leaders
Jeff Campos, who leads the Denver chapter of Global Chamber®, has been an inspiration across our global network on several items, including advisory board development. Jeff has in the past led an award-winning Hispanic chamber in Colorado, and his experience is highly valued. It was Jeff who inspired me to grow our advisory board in Phoenix from 15 members to more than 45. His … [More]
Importing Is Global Trade, Too
Doing business in the U.S.A. is quite easy as long as you are aware of existing laws and regulations. Exporting to the U.S.A. is a safe and simple process as well, as long as you have the right information and the right connections. Global Chamber® was established as an organization that supports that. We give information, help with connections, and promote goods and services … [More]
Acknowledging Men while Women Expand Their Influence in Global Business
I’m not surprised that our Global Chamber® Dallas event entitled “Women in Global Business” earlier this year has been our most popular event to date. I have the impression that many men are just as supportive and enthusiastic to see women thriving as global business leaders as their female counterparts. So it was interesting to see the recent “Women in Global Leadership” … [More]
