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Smart but small is the basis of all success

I see small steps as the mother of all successes

We all want to achieve as much as possible as fast as possible, without seeing the necessity of small steps

Yes, I plead guilty: connecting global business locally is the slogan of my blog, and by it I seem to suggest that global business depends on size. In my view however, this is far from true.

I support many companies and I have a growing admiration for the many successful mid-sized businesses that nobody knows. Instead, the big companies of the world are on everybody’s lips and this leads to greatly overlooking some decisive facts:
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The opportunity to invest now in Africa

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Africa’s improvement is due, among other reasons, to better governance; as opposed to what people imagine, currently only 5 out of 54 African countries are dictatorships.

In November 2012, the Institute of International Finance (IIF) reported that the African growth is not a dream but a reality due to the fact that the African economy has been in constant growth for a decade. All studies show that this year’s growth rate will be 6%.

According to the World Bank’s report Doing Business 2014 published in October 2013, ten African countries are among the “Top 100” countries with the best economic perspectives and facilities to invest (four of them are among the top 50). It should be noted that according to the report, no European Union country are among the top 10.
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Are Russians dangerous? Or how much Vodka do we have to drink?

The topic was quick to come up on the agenda of our conversation with the Vice Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs of The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in Moscow: are we Russian so dangerous? Is there a bear lurking at every street corner? Read more »