Today in Global Small Business: Happy New Year 2018!

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Laurel Delaney, President, WEGG and Founder, GlobeTrade.com, will present on "Laurel Delaney's Global Trade Trends Report 2018," and will cover AI, Quantum Computing, AR and VR, Wearables and more in the next WEGGinar™ held on Wednesday, January 10 at 11:00 a.m. Central time. WEGGinar™ is no charge but you must sign up to attend: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1940601026277957634
• If you want to be successful in 2018, you've got to be thinking ahead.
• What's your new year's resolution or annual mantra?  It anchors every decision you make in the entire year.
• What will work look like in 2030?
• In 2018, don't make these 10 mistakes in global marketing.
• In case you have run out of ideas, here are 5 ways to be more productive in 2018.

From all of us at the Global Small Business Blog, we wish you a Joyful, Global and Healthy New Year!