Videos made available through the Global Chamber are helping businesspeople understand and become more informed on areas of global opportunity. Through a series of videos — including those by Alisa Jost, chairperson for Arizona Consular Corps and Honorary Consul from Switzerland for Arizona — the chamber offers what are being dubbed “must-see” videos on manufacturing, retail, … [More]
Chandler Vision
International real estate firm Hines is developing Chandler Viridian to include a central plaza with 240,000 square feet of Class A office space, a luxury multifamily complex, retail options and a pedestrian promenade to the Chandler Fashion Center. Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company of Raleigh, North Carolina, recently purchased the hotel pad to develop a Cambria Hotels … [More]
New Airpark Office
Scottsdale-based developer SAXA, Inc. and Caliber Companies recently broke ground on the new Bahia 101 Class-A Building, the first commercial Class-A building to be developed in North Scottsdale in more than five years. Planned for 40,000 square feet of space, the new three-story commercial office building at Loop 101 near Bell Road is the only Class-A office scheduled for … [More]
Real Estate Record
Phoenix-based ViaWest Group recently purchased the Biltmore Financial Center, three Class A office buildings totaling approximately 635,000 square feet at the northwest corner of 24th Street and Camelback in Phoenix, for $163.1 million. The transaction is the largest multi-tenant office sale in the Phoenix area since 2007 and third-largest sale ever in the metropolitan area, … [More]
Managing the Millennials
This is a valuable tool for anyone who wants to effectively manage and motivate 20-something workers. Many books are being published on how to manage employees of the “millennial” generation, but the solutions offered are anecdotal at best. Backed by years of serious research, Managing the Millennials provides managers of all ages with specific recommendations and tools for … [More]
Amazon Develops Onsite Career Classroom
Amazon has augmented its employee perquisite Career Choice Program with an onsite classroom at one of its Phoenix fulfillment centers. The program, launched in 2012, enables full-time, hourly employees to pursue their interest in furthering their career. It is designed to provide resources for building skills needed for today’s most in-demand and well-paying careers, per … [More]
The Challenger Customer
Picture your ideal customer: collegial, eager to meet with you, and ready to champion your products across the organization. It turns out that’s the last person you should be pitching. The need to understand how customers make their decisions, especially when it comes to selling large-scale, business-to-business solutions, drove the author team behind The Challenger Sale to … [More]
Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction
Everyone would benefit from seeing further into the future, whether buying stocks, crafting policy, launching a new product or simply planning the week’s meals. Unfortunately, people tend to be terrible forecasters. As Wharton professor Philip Tetlock showed in a landmark 2005 study, even experts’ predictions are only slightly better than chance. However, an important and … [More]
2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport
Known as the luxury SUV brand around the world, Land Rover has continually shaped the market with multiple models to accommodate for size, price, performance and terrain. The 2015 Land Rover Discovery comes at a time when the market is being dominated again by sportier and more efficient SUVs. The Discovery may be the perfect option. The 4-cylinder, 2.0-liter, Turbocharged … [More]
Feedback: September 2015
Question: What are the key elements of company culture for your business? And how do you foster this culture? Bernie Clark Executive Vice President Charles Schwab Sector: Financial For more than 40 years, Schwab has been challenging the status quo to help investors and those who serve them transform lives and realize dreams. Every decision we make is based on seeing … [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]
