Take Another Look At TradeUp Capital Fund

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A lot of small business owners suffer from lack of capital to grow their business.  If you currently run a global business, I strongly urge you to consider equity crowd funding to boost growth.

As Kati Suominen, founder and CEO of TradeUp says:

Crowdfunding is especially great for small business owners who are already stretched in working to bring clients in the door. The platforms open visibility and access to many more investors than you would ever get to on your own. 

Read the article:  Use Crowdfunding to Fuel Your Global Business

For more information on TradeUp, visit:  http://www.tradeupfund.com

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• Does the Size of Your Business Matter for Global Scale?
• Companies Don't Need Scale to Trade Internationally; They Need International Trade to Scale

Today in Global Small Business: Google Can Listen to Multiple Languages At the Same Time

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• An interview with Kati Suominen on catalyzing cross-border commerce
• Why Facebook and Twitter are both aiming at the e-commerce market.
• Google can listen to multiple languages at the same time and be able to process them at the same time.
• Why American steel companies, executives and workers want to punish countries for illegal dumping tactics.
• How a trade mission to Mexico opened doors for leaders in business and education.
• Why global trade might become less important.
• Understanding what a FCC certificate is and why it is important.

Does the Size of Your Business Matter for Global Scale?

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TradeUp (tradeupfund.com) is a new equity crowd funding platform for globalizing companies that was founded by Kati Suominen who has deep expertise in international trade, economics and finance. Companies can raise $100,000 to $20 million in debt or equity through TradeUp.  It enables globalizing companies to connect and transact with a range of accredited investors (angels, superangels, VCs, PE funds, family offices, strategic investors, lenders, etc.).

I interview Kati below on why she started TradeUp, how companies can get on board and whether size matters for global scale.

Read:  Does Size Matter for Global Scale?

Related article:  Companies Don't Need to Scale to Trade Internationally; They Need International Trade To Scale

Companies Don't Need Scale to Trade Internationally; They Need International Trade to Scale

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Kati Suominen is founder and CEO of TradeUp Capital Fund, a new equity crowdfunding platform for globalizing companies, and of Nextrade Group, LLC, a consulting firm on leading-edge issues in trade. She is also Adjunct Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Adjunct Professor at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and amid authoring her 10th book, on the future of globalization.

In the article, "Trading Up:  Being Small and Going Global," Kati Suominen says:

"No longer do companies need scale to trade; they need trade to scale. The next generation of exporters will be “born global companies.” Investors should pay attention to this outperforming asset class." 

She goes on to say that as the economy rebounds, companies around the world are seeking growth through exports.

Read the entire important article here.

Full disclosure:  I serve as a partner at TradeUp Capital Fund and on the Board of Directors; Kati serves on our Board of Advisors at GlobeTrade.com.  We think she is brilliant.  And you'll agree when you read her article above.