| If you have watched the news, read a newspaper, | | | | marketing to individuals and we are met with |
| picked up any business magazine, you are aware the | | | | skepticism and self-doubt in the U.S., because people |
| U.S. dollar is weak, and becoming weaker every day. | | | | won't give it a chance or open their thinking to what |
| For this reason, it would be wise to look at the global | | | | it offers. It appears that in some other cultures they |
| market place when selecting the business model that | | | | seem to look at it as truly a way to change their |
| you wish to build and develop with a network | | | | lives and are willing to do whatever it takes to make |
| marketing business. Why not take that same "global | | | | that happen. Perhaps it's because a couple of hundred |
| market place" concept and apply it towards your | | | | dollars to a few thousand dollars a month will make a |
| own home-based business? Or at the very least, | | | | huge change in their lives where we in the U.S. are |
| weigh that as part of your decision making process | | | | looking for an even bigger incentive and waiting for |
| when selecting your business partner. Just imagine | | | | that easy way to come along, unwilling to commit to |
| how great it would be to have people on your global | | | | doing whatever it takes to change our lives. |
| team working for you while you sleep and waking to | | | | If you are going to be in the business of providing a |
| see that your team is building in Asia, South America | | | | product and service that would be acceptable to |
| and even places like Iceland. Consider the idea of | | | | global cultures, think about the religious and social |
| building a truly global business and leveraging yourself | | | | values of those countries as it relates to your |
| over the entire globe. | | | | product or service. Is it going to meet those |
| Now this is much easier said than done, but if that | | | | standards and guidelines that they expect for the |
| becomes something you want to consider as a | | | | indigenous people? |
| criteria for your future wealth building endeavors, | | | | We now have the technology and tools to be able |
| then consider what is involved in finding a business | | | | to conduct business globally from our laptops |
| that can deliver that as part of its structure. Building a | | | | (Skype), to have continuous communication with |
| business in other countries is challenging to say the | | | | global partners (texting, emails) and to provide |
| least. The licensing costs in other countries can be | | | | information helpful and meaningful information on a |
| astronomical and the political challenges can seem | | | | continual basis (blogs, social networking. But, one |
| insurmountable. Then there are the issues concerning | | | | does not need to hop on a plane and fly over to |
| the importing of your companies products and the | | | | another country and start knocking on doors. But, it |
| associated challenges politically and legally. Thus many | | | | can be done and since the U.S. is a literal melting-pot, |
| young companies with visions of expanding into global | | | | why not look to build where your business license |
| businesses, encounter financial and leadership | | | | truly opens global portals. |
| shortfalls that result in less than what they expected. | | | | One starts by developing relationships and building a |
| Consider products and services that address a | | | | network of people of all cultures and backgrounds. |
| multitude of cultures. | | | | By showing your U.S. based business partners that |
| If that is your desired outcome, then consider it from | | | | they can be part of something global and giving them |
| the start. There are those companies out there who | | | | the opportunity upon beginning their business to have |
| are all ready a global entity and have the licenses, the | | | | a 'global license' you've leveraged their chances of |
| distribution channels, the comp-plan that is necessary | | | | success beyond our U.S. economy with its unique |
| for a successful global business. While analyzing your | | | | challenges and stepped into a world-wide business |
| prospective companies product offerings, comp-plans, | | | | opportunity. |
| licensing, take it into consideration. It is a lot easier to | | | | Once you've provided your business partners with a |
| address it up front than to wait and find out later | | | | company that has the vision, the financial base with a |
| that it is in the works. | | | | universal product and service, then you are own your |
| If it is so difficult and challenging to a company to go | | | | way to becoming a true global business partner. |
| global, then why would they want to risk what is | | | | You can draw your own conclusion but I believe that |
| necessary to make that move. It seems evident by | | | | the case is made that the amount of time we invest |
| looking at those network marketing companies that | | | | in our business will receive a great return on our |
| have successfully navigated the move into a global | | | | investment if we can align ourselves with some type |
| business model that some cultures other than the | | | | of business opportunity that is truly a global business |
| U.S., have a different way of evaluating what | | | | model and that has already established itself to have |
| network marketing offers the 'ordinary man'. Many | | | | succeeded at changing peoples lives on a global basis. |
| times we introduce the concept of network | | | | |