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For Communities, Fostering Business-to-Business Connections Is the First Pillar of an International Strategy

Editor’s note: This article was written by Amanda Shailendra, managing partner of The Pendleton Group, and is published as part of the firm’s annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta. Nurturing strong business-to-business connections with the right partners in the right locations is the first step for any community looking to attract international trade and investment. At […]

International Recruitment: How Communities Can Create a Holistic Investment Strategy

Editor’s note: This article has been provided by the Pendleton Group, an annual sponsor of Global Atlanta and the presenting sponsor of the Economic Development channel, as the kickoff to a series of commentaries on how communities can craft lasting international partnerships. We’re all mesmerized by the international brands that continue to choose Georgia as their headquarters. […]

Women From Georgia, Morocco to Feature in Virtual Student Exchange on Leadership

Editor’s note: This sponsored article is published in partnership with Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs. University students in Morocco and Kennesaw engaged in an innovative virtual exchange program are seeking to interview Georgia businesswomen about the challenges women face in leadership positions in both of their countries. The online program is to be […]

India Summit and Global Business Forum to Address Digital Transformation

Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post contributed by the USA India Business Summit and Georgia Tech CIBER. “Hyper-digitalization” accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic will frame the ambitious agenda of the 11th USA India Business Summit and 26th Georgia Tech Global Business Forum focusing on the Southeast’s advanced technology sector. Being held virtually for the first time […]

CIFAL Offers Atlanta Educators, Companies UN-Level Training in Sustainable Development

This article was contributed by Dr. Binbin Jiang, Executive Director of Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs and Director of CIFAL Atlanta. In light of recent travel limitations due to the global pandemic, United Nations training center CIFAL Atlanta is offering virtual programs on sustainable development, youth leadership development, health and well-being and human […]

Preparing for the Future in Cross-Cultural and Transnational Marriages

Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post paid for by The Manely Firm and written by attorney Michael Manely. Cross-cultural and transnational marriages, though often enriching and rewarding, must contend not only with typical family dynamics, but also with tensions created by one or both spouses being from a different country or culture. And often when things […]

Kennesaw State Awarded Grant for Minority Students to Study in Ghana

One of only two institutions in Georgia awarded a U.S. State Department grant to expand study abroad opportunities for underrepresented students, Kennesaw State University will use it to deepen links with West Africa. KSU’s “Ghana: Gateway to Africa” study abroad program was awarded a $30,312 grant from U.S. Study Abroad’s capacity-building initiative known as IDEAS […]

How the U.S. Should Leverage Cities Like Atlanta in COVID-19 Vaccine Negotiations

Editor’s note: This sponsored article is provided by Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs and was written by Sonia J. Toson, director of diversity relations at KSU’s Michael J. Coles College of Business and assistant professor of law in the School of Accountancy. Science is very clear on the fact that COVID-19 cannot be eradicated, […]

How Israeli Innovation Helps Fuel a Georgia Smart City

Editor’s note: This sponsored post is provided by Pendleton Consulting, which supports Global Atlanta’s Israel and Economic Development coverage. That Israeli companies are the cream of the crop in the tech world is no longer news. Still, not every city or county has the foresight to reach across an ocean and drum up ties with this hotbed of […]

Virtual Vitality: International Business Research Center Sees Opportunity in Online Shift

Editor’s note: This sponsored post was written by Tamer Cavusgil, Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, and Executive Director of Georgia State CIBER, a national resource center in international business. During the global pandemic, flexibility has become a byword for those in the business community, particularly for firms managing […]

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