Georgia Tech is offering a seminar March 23-25 for corporate executives responsible for the development of new ventures. The seminar will focus on all aspects of corporate venturing, including planning,...
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Emory Prof. Predicts Asia to Dominate 21st Century
The 21st century will be known as the “Asian Century,” according to Dr. Jeffrey Rosensweig, finance and international business professor at Emory Business School. He told some 200 attendees of...
St. Petersburg’s Mayor Capitalizes on Atlanta Relationship
Anatoly A. Sobchak’s whirlwind tour of Atlanta this week resulted in an agreement with the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau (ACVB) to create a similar bureau in St. Petersburg and...
Argentina to Honor Four Georgians
Robert Forrestal, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Weldon Johnson, president of Coca-Cola Latin America, Eugene Younts, vice president of the University of Georgia, and David Bruce, academic...
Atlanta Chamber To Initiate Strategic Alliances in 1994
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce seeks to conclude formal agreements with chambers in Barcelona and Nice in the first quarter of 1994, and then with the Bangkok Chamber of Commerce...
Nominations Sought For Anglo-Georgia Trade Award
The deadline for nominations of the man or woman in Georgia who has contributed most during the past year to Anglo-Georgian trade and investment is Saturday, Jan. 15. David Wright...
Hayes Micro’s Expansion Strategy Successful in China
Introspection — not market analysis — should be a company’s first step in considering the Chinese market, says Mina Hayes, a native of Hong Kong and the director of corporate...
India’s Investment Climate Helps Consultant’s Efforts
With a natural flair for good timing, Kavita Avtar is settling in Atlanta to work with local manufacturers and trade consultants wishing to learn about existing business opportunities in India....
GDITT Urges Greater EnviroTech Firm Activity in Asia
The Georgia Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism (GDITT) is leading a trade mission to Southeast Asia timed to coincide with the International Enterprise Environmental Protection Technology Exhibition (IEEPTE) to...
TOURISM COULD CREATE JOBS BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD
THE WORLD TRAVEL AND TOURISM COUNCIL, FOUNDED IN 1991 BY ATLANTA NATIVE AND THEN-CHAIRMAN OF AMERICAN EXPRESS CO., JAMES D. ROBINSON III, ISSUED A REPORT THIS MONTH ENCOURAGING EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS...
