Chapters on Every Continent With chapters on every continent, Global Chamber® offers members the ability to be connected to someone you know, like and trust in every region of the world. Do business in one metro? Join a local chamber. Do business across metros? Join the growing number! —Kim Bridges, marketing manager at Global Chamber® Growing to 500 Metros We’ve … [More]
Five Tips from Brilliant Global Leaders
It’s inspirational to hang out with the brilliant leaders at the Global Chamber® across 500 metro areas around the world. Here are five tips from our inspiring members for executives on growing business globally. Think Global. It’s harder than it sounds because we surround ourselves with local people and local organizations, and yet the opportunities are “out there” … … [More]
The Case for Global Boards
In the largest and wealthiest market in the world, businesses in the United States have had the luxury of choosing whether or not to go global. No longer. More than 37 percent of the revenue generated by S&P 500 companies now comes from international sources. Only 28 percent of S&P companies generate all of their revenue in the United States. Nearly three-quarters of … [More]
Be There, from Anywhere
We’re all busy these days, and so Global Chamber® has introduced two new ways for members around the world to attend more of our events everywhere, from anywhere. Members may attend Global Chamber Virtual Events or “Periscope” in to live events from the comfort of wherever they are. Our virtual events bring together seasoned global experts via Google Hangouts on specific, … [More]
Going Global: Do Your Homework or ‘Come a Cropper’
“Come a cropper” is a mostly British phrase meaning “fail at some venture.” While it’s not likely to come up in a face-to-face business meeting with a new potential British client, it may well come up in a casual conversation at the corner pub after you leave that face-to-face meeting. Language, whether it be professional, casual or idiomatic, is just one small, sometimes … [More]
Multiply Your Global Leadership Impact
Many leaders of organizations with global aspirations have a wealth of global business experience. This experience serves them well in guiding their organization to opportunities and improves their individual performance. But how about translating that experience for the larger organization? How can savvy global leaders multiply their impact beyond themselves? Below are five … [More]
Upcoming Thunderbird Programs
Thunderbird Executive Education provides a global education wherever you are in the world — and whatever your global business issues may be — with open enrollment to online and custom programs. Improve your leadership, understand global markets and learn from world-renowned faculty via the Web or on campus. Information is available on the Thunderbird website … [More]
Legally Avoiding Taxes on International Business
If you start an offshore entity in a low-tax country, can you bring down your tax? The answer to this question is not easy. Generally U.S. tax code does not tax foreign business profits earned through a foreign subsidiary until the subsidiary repatriates the earnings by way of dividend. This deferral allows the U.S. companies to compete globally. However, this deferral also … [More]
Fronteras: The Changing America Desk
KJZZ Phoenix announces the opening of its Mexico City Bureau as the next step in the expansion of its Fronteras: The Changing America Desk initiative. Fronteras is an award-winning multimedia collaboration among public radio stations across the southwestern United States. Established in 2010 through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Local Journalism Center initiative, … [More]
More Global Success via Export Circles
Export CirclesSM by Global Chamber® is for successful executives who are already exporting or importing, and are looking for even more cross-border growth and success. We’re working with Exporter of the Year Lee Benson (Able Aerospace, Able Engineering and ETW) and other top business leaders to create a unique monthly experience for executives that helps them get to the next … [More]
500 Metros, Unlimited Opportunities
It’s not a secret that joining a chamber of commerce can provide you with a valuable network and help your business grow. Chambers of commerce exist to further the interest of businesses by connecting them with each other, their target markets and resources they need to be successful. The question is no longer “if” a company should join a chamber, but “which ones?” Companies … [More]
Making Global Connections Work
Warmer business connections create customer and partner relationships that start better and have a greater chance of success, and yet those are more difficult to facilitate across borders. Greater distance and different cultures make starting and maintaining relationships more of a chore. But technology and the Global Chamber® make it easier in today’s world to create good … [More]
Globalize Your Company through Interns
Doing business in today’s global economy requires companies to evolve frequently in order to solve the world’s complex problems. Innovation begins internally by building a team full of international talent, including interns. Hiring an intern from another country can help your company get a fresh perspective on global business and is an enriching experience for both parties. … [More]
Going Global Makes You More Creative
An article earlier this year by Brent Crane in Atlantic Magazine put forth the premise that traveling and experiencing the world makes a person more creative. There’s even science behind it. The article reports that scientists found new sounds, smells, language, tastes, sensations and sights spark different synapses in the brain — inspiring creativity. “The key, critical … [More]
The League of Extraordinaries
Global Chamber® facilitates connections that bring new customers, partners, resources, deals, revenue and profit. We have created a variety of unique methods for members to connect with new opportunities, including via events — both public and private — that connect members with people and organizations that they target. Membership has its privileges! An example of the way … [More]
Why FDI Matters
One of the events years ago that inspired creation of the Global Chamber® was a public meeting in Phoenix that featured a prominent Arizona businessperson standing up and declaring that “foreign companies are not welcome in Arizona because they take away jobs.” And yet nothing could be further from the truth. Part of our mission is to dispel wrong thinking like this. In … [More]
Discover Global Markets
Last month, Global Chamber® was a supporting partner for the Discover Global Markets Conference in Silicon Valley. These are events — four per year — that connect U.S. companies to global opportunities through the U.S. Commercial Service resources around the world. The first session of 2015 was focused on sustainability solutions and was held in February in Santa Clara, … [More]
To Export: Connect, Embrace and Commit
Exporting is not easy. Less than 1 percent of U.S. companies export. But at least 20 percent of U.S. companies have operating systems in place to be successful with international expansion. Here are three tips to help you be more effective in your global growth. 1) Connect. Start your global journey on the right foot with good ideas and resources, and then stay connected to … [More]
