GLOBIG GLOBAL GROWTH NEWSLETTER
The ways to grow locally and globally are constantly changing, with new opportunities and challenges every day. Stay in the know – we’re here to help. Enjoy Globig’s bi-weekly curation of news and insights on how to build velocity and grow your business, locally and globally. Let us know if you have any feedback for us at editor@globig.co.
GLOBAL GROWTH
Moderating Inflation And Steady Growth Open Path To Soft Landing
Via IMF: Global growth is projected to stay at 3.1 percent in 2024 and rise to 3.2 percent in 2025. Elevated central bank rates to fight inflation and a withdrawal of fiscal support amid high debt weigh on economic activity. Read More
How To Take Your e-Commerce Business Global
Via Business: This guide will show you how to take your e-commerce business worldwide using solid planning, research and strategy. Read More
TRIVIA QUESTION
What is the name of the smallest city in the world, located in Belgium?
The answer is featured at the end of the newsletter!
PERSONAL GROWTH
35 Best Microhabits That Can Fix 80% Of Your Problems
Via YourTango: Everything you need to succeed is already within you. Read More
Sales Ops
How to Build A Sales Funnel
Via Business News: A sales funnel is a marketing term for the customer journey as they move toward purchasing. Learn about the sales funnel stages and how to build one. Read More
How to Build Credibility and Sell More
Via Entrepreneur: For household names, credibility is (mostly) a given. But if you run a startup or you’re selling a new product or service, you must earn it. Read More
BUSINESS DIVERSITY
Does The Term “POC” Help Us Or Hurt Us?
Via Harvard Business Review: Tech companies may boast of having diverse workspaces where “people of color” can thrive, but the data shows this is not true for every group. Read More
Diverse Teams Outperform Homogeneous Ones In Terms Of Profitability By 36%
Via World Economic Forum: Research suggests that integrating neurodiversity into leadership teams can help organizations access untapped potential and other benefits. Read More
A BIT OF CULTURE:
Belgium
10 Simple Rules Of Belgian Business Etiquette
Via HousingAnywhere: Learn the ins and outs of Belgian business etiquette and culture. Read More
How to Decolonize The City
Via The New Yorker: A recent exhibition in Brussels, in radically reframing the art and architecture of Art Nouveau, offered some clues. Read More
[Video] Song Of The Week: Great Mountain Fire: The Way
Via YouTube: Great Mountain Fire is a Belgian indie band formed in 2006. Watch Here
You Can Also Check Out Previously Featured Artists In Our Playlists on Spotify and YouTube!
AROUND THE GLOBE
Asia, EU & The UK, North America
EU Releases Final Draft Of Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Law
Via Forbes: The EU released the final draft of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, that, if passed, will expand corporate liability for environmental impacts. Read More
The Golden Age Of Japanese Cinema: Kurosawa, Ozu, Mizoguchi & Beyond
Via Open Culture: Oliver Hermanus’ latest film Living transplants the story of Akira Kurosawa’s Ikiru to postwar London. Read More
UK Business Confidence Rises To Highest Level In Two Years
Via Yahoo Finance: The increase was driven by easing inflation and the growing expectation that interest rates will start to decline this year, Lloyds said. Read More
ANSWER TO TRIVIA QUESTION
Durbuy. Today we would probably call it a town (with just 500 people), but in the early 14th century, the Count of Luxembourg gave it the rank of city; that was good enough for them!
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