Smart but small is the basis of all success

Posted on Wednesday August 27th, 2014 by admin| Leave a comment
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

Posted on Wednesday July 23rd, 2014 by admin| Leave a comment
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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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Lies, Statistics

Posted on Monday June 23rd, 2014 by Marc Ambrock| Leave a comment
Lügen, Statistiken

If we do not find the way back to the truth, the way back will be so much more expansive as nothing is more expansive than false information

In view of the economic situation, more and more purchase index, growth rates, money supply and endless surveys are thrown around, all of which are supposed to underpin politicians and self-proclaimed economists’ arguments. Allow me to tell you that in any case I do not believe such data, and even less so when I haven’t proven them wrong myself. Read more »

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