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As Small Businesses Face Uncertainties from the Coronavirus, Digital Tools, Optimism Keep Them Running
Small businesses are meeting the challenges posed by the coronavirus with hard work (from home, thanks to digital tools) and optimism, but they face an uncertain future. Entrepreneurs are trying to remain optimistic about the future, although many are bracing for...
GIF Launches New Report at APEC Forums on SMEs and Women’s Economic Empowerment
The Global Innovation Forum released a new report on supporting women's entrepreneurship to support Chile's host year of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) via events in September and October. On September 5, 2019 the Global Innovation Forum officially...
The new threat of Internet Tariffs
Governments are adopting or considering adopting new policies that will charge tariffs at the border on large portions of the Internet, including video calls, cloud computing, streaming video and music, e-Books, mobile phone apps, and social media. These policies...
Going Global @ SXSW 2019
Let the countdown begin! The Global Innovation Forum (GIF) is heading back to Austin, Texas this year for South-by-Southwest (SXSW) 2019 from March 9 - 12 and we are especially excited about all the global programming. Below is a list of our top picks for this year -...
GIF Newsletter: 2018 in Review
Read the Global Innovation Forum's January 2019 newsletter featuring a summary of our work in 2018.
Global Business Community Urges Rapid Action on Ambitious WTO e-Commerce Framework
Global Business Community Urges Rapid Action on Ambitious WTO e-Commerce Framework January 25, 2019 An open letter to WTO Trade Ministers: On behalf of organizations representing businesses, workers, and entrepreneurs from around the world, we congratulate...
New Report Explores Role of Women in E-Commerce in ASEAN
Singapore - The Global Innovation Forum (GIF) today released a new report, “New Faces of Trade: ASEAN Women in E-Commerce,” profiling women-owned businesses across countries in the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) who have found success in the global...
New Report Highlights How Asia-Pacific Startups and Small Businesses Are Poised to Benefit from CPTPP
Washington, DC – As the Comprehensive and Progressive Transpacific Partnership (CPTPP) agreement is scheduled to be signed in Santiago, Chile, NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum today released an updated report on The New Faces of Transpacific Trade highlighting...
4 Steps for Global Success for Small Businesses: New Innovation Report Launches in Australia
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. – Earlier today, NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum launched a new report in partnership with Intuit Australia, “Simple Steps for Global Success” at an event at Stone & Chalk during the Spark Festival in Sydney. “Simple Steps for Global Success”...
New GIF Report Emphasizes Value of Global Markets, Trade Policies to American Small Businesses and Workers
Washington D.C. – NFTC’s Global Innovation Forum (GIF) today released a new report, “The New Faces of American Trade” during a breakfast forum with small businesses, technology providers, policymakers and other key stakeholders. The report, which explores the role of...
