As of January 1, 2106 Birchtree Global celebrates its 18th year in business. I was in the Hard Rock Café in Shanghai, part of a delegation of manufacturing executives on a state visit to China, when I made the decision to create […]
October is the month in which organizations large and small begin their strategic planning activities for the next year. For companies expanding overseas or looking to increase their financial performance in specific industries “Gross Domestic Product” or GDP, is a frequently used metric measure. GDP is broadly defined as the total value of production within a […]
A challenging activity at year end is strategic planning for the upcoming period. Gathering and correctly interpreting information from multiple research-based sources increases planning accuracy. Companies with current or future global markets for products and services will find the October 3, 2015 Economist Magazine special report on the United States in the world economy to be […]
From the perspective of twenty-five years in foreign direct investment in developing countries, the rush to “develop” business operations in Cuba resembles a stampede of cattle. But, as every cattle baron knows, the profitable way to drive cattle to market is slowly-so they don’t lose weight. The stampede […]
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Have you seen the effect of negative organizational politics in your business? Most of us see politics as part of the business environment. What most people don’t realize is the structure of the organization has much to do with the nature of politics, positive or negative. As a result, you can evaluate the structure of an […]
Mountain States Employer’s Council hosted Birchtree Global’s executive staff for a day long global startup work out session with C-Suite corporate executives. The Global 20(c) takes business leaders through the 20 critical infrastructure decisions that must be made when a company moves from domestic to global operations. The corporate strategy focus of the program, extensive peer-reviewed […]
In global business the legal, financial, tax, and human resources issues are so tightly interwoven, business leaders routinely, and unintentionally, commit company assets to fixed positions outside of their area of direct responsibility. This program focuses on linking business strategy with twenty critical infrastructure issues affecting legal, financial, tax, and human resources. The program looks at […]
Establishing your business overseas?
This one-day workshop has been designed to increase financial competitiveness in businesses expanding into international markets. The program focuses on linking business strategy with twenty critical infrastructure issues affecting legal, financial, tax, and human resources. The program has been developed for business leaders, operations, and human resources managers who are responsible for linking […]
Terrific program organized by Bucknell University on global business. All CEO’s on the panel agreed Bucknell students made the best interns and employees. Commentary included challenges in moving money back into the United States from overseas operations, thus structure of a […]