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Today in Global Small Business: Due to Sanctions, Santa May Have Trouble Delivering His Presents This Christmas -Small Business

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:
  • What group stands to benefit the most from the tax plan if it becomes law?
  • Fulfill your quest to focus in 2018. 
  • With the recent changes to export restrictions and sanctions around the globe, Santa may have trouble delivering his presents this Christmas.  Find out why.
  • Laurel Delaney, President, WEGG and Founder, GlobeTrade.com, will present on "Laurel Delaney's Global Trade Trends Report 2018," and will cover AI, Quantum Computing, AR and VR, Wearables and more in the next WEGGinar™ held on Wednesday, January 10 at 11:00 a.m. Central time. WEGGinar™ is no charge but you must sign up to attend: http://ift.tt/2jNBGCa
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping astronomers make huge steps towards solving some of the Universe's biggest mysteries.
  • How to get international trade sanctions just right.


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Today in Global Small Business: Due to Sanctions, Santa May Have Trouble Delivering His Presents This Christmas -Small Business

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