Irma Stenman explains how she helps Global Companies connect to Central Florida, and Orlando companies to Global Markets. (Irma is Director of International Business Development for the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission.)
President Obama is pushing a new initiative to double U.S. exports in 5 years. This has sparked discussion across the country, including a recent event in Orlando, Fl., promoted by Sen. George LeMieux. Here are a few Exporting Tips shared at the event:
Left to Right: J. Stephen Fancher (Florida Export Finance Corp.), Cynthia Flores (SunTrust Bank), Ray Gibeau (S.B.A.), Byron Sutton (World Trade Center Orlando)
Business is booming at Port Canaveral, Fl., as U.S. exports bounce back this year, and American companies ship more stuff to the rest of the world. At Port Canaveral, Cargo Revenue jumped 71% in February. Meanwhile, Cruise-Passenger activity rose 40%. Read more here.
Global Internet Marketers are closely watching China and Google spar over censorship issues. The big question: How will the dispute affect Google's status - and Global Marketing Efforts - in the World's Largest Internet Market? Will U.S. exporters have to place even more advertising emphasis on Baidu, China's top search engine?
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Google edged Facebook as the World's Best Website, according to the 2010 Web Globalization Report Card. The website rankings were based on factors including the number of Languages offered, Global Reach, Social Networking features and navigation ease. The Top 25 Global Websites are listed below. For information about the report, click here.
When it comes to Internet connections, the U.S. placed 15th in a Global Ranking of broadband penetration. (Nordic countries - such as Denmark and Norway - captured 5 of the top 8 slots.) This means that millions of people and businesses in other parts of the world are benefiting from faster Internet connections than their counterparts in the U.S. (See the Top 15 Global Ranking below.) To see the Global Ranking report, click here.
