Free Global Business On-Demand Seminar

GlobalAutoIndustry.com and Ron Hesse, CEO, are unveiling their newest product: Global Business On-Demand Seminars.

Hailed by industry experts as the dawning of a new global business education platform, Mr. Hesse is rolling out GlobalBusinessProfessor.com.  Focusing initially on the automotive industry, Mr. Hesse has gained an excellent reputation for bringing OEMs and suppliers together, internationally for many years.

During that time, through partnership agreements, GlobalAutoIndustry.com has fed its burgeoning audience a steady diet of international industry leaders, from all corners of the market, to teach managers and executives the keys to succeeding in their preferred markets.  Over the course of the last few years, over one hundred of these live, on-line events have been attended by over 6,000 industry leaders and executives, who, through follow-up surveys have rated the seminar content as excellent or very good, overall.

Now, through the introduction of GlobalBusinessProfessor.com, those same seminars are being made available to the general business public.  While in the logistical stages of a assembling a new, state of the art delivery platform, being unveiled in July, GlobalBusinessProfessor.com is giving away access to one free seminar, for participation in a brief global education survey.

The timing couldn't be better.  The emergence of on-demand educational seminars seems to be taking the industry by storm.  Between The Economist rolling out an on-line program, presented by its editors, and the announcement of a new program involving Steve Poisner, UCLA and The Sharry Lansing Foundation, known as the Encore Career Institute, focusing on retraining boomers, GlobalBusinessProfessor.com appears to be on the cutting edge of both technological and educational innovation.

With its growing library of seminar content from weekly live, on-line events, the capability to grow content exponentially through partnership agreements and a toe-hold on the MBA marketplace with seminars being used in beta test programs, GlobalBusinessProfessor.com promises to continue broadening both its content and customer base as it branches into all of the fundamental areas of global business development, including tax, trade, legal, supply chain management, manufacturing, communications, internet presence, social marketing and human resources.

For more information, or to participate in the global business education survey and receive a free on-demand seminar, visit: GlobalBusinessProfessor or go directly to www.survey.globalbusinessprofessor.com

Ron Hesse To Speak At PMA Event

Ron Hesse, CEO and President of GlobalAutoIndustry.com, will be appearing as one of the guest speakers at the Precision Metalforming Association event, hosted by the Automotive Parts Supplier Council.

The PMA is the full service trade organization, representing the $113 Billion metalforming industry of North America, the industry that creates precision metal products using stamping, fabricating, spinning, slide forming and roll forming technologies, as well as other value-added processes.

Its nearly 1000 member companies also include suppliers of equipment, materials and services to the industry.  PMA leads innovative member companies toward superior competitiveness and profitability, through advocacy, networking, statistics, the PMA Education Foundation, FABTECH and METALFORM tradeshows and MetalForming Magazine.

Mr. Hesse will be presenting "How to Effectively Do Business Globally"

Before founding the HCI Group, Ltd., (parent company of GlobalAutoIndustry.com) in 1996, Ronald Hesse was Director of The Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency, Chicago office. He assisted more than 100 US Companies establish European operations and launched the agency's automotive acquisition initiative, helping more than 20 automotive companies establish European operations.

Mr. Hesse spent 11 years in executive sales and marketing positions in the technology field, co-founded several high-tech firms, including Ocean Communications, Inc., a television based business video production company, backed by venture capital.

The event, being held at the Sheraton Inn, Novi, MI., May 2-3, is a leading forum automotive executives and industry leaders to discuss the difficulties of supplying the market in an ever-changing landscape.  Click the following links to see the Conference Agenda and complete list of Speakers.

Doing Business In Brazil: A World Leader In The Making

Brazil: A World Leader In The Making

The following is an excerpt from a report that appeared in Reaction Chemical Magazine, discussing Brazil's emergence as a leading chemical producer.

To hear the excerpt, presented by the editor of Doing Business In..., The Global Business Professor, please click on the image below.

Along with key economic advantages and major producers, the Brazilian chemical industry is also taking greater advantage of Brazilian ethanol as a sustainable feedstock for chemical production. First developed in the 1920s from sugar cane feedstock, Brazil’s ethanol production spiked during World War II oil supply shortages when non-petroleum fuel sources were needed for domestic vehicles. 

Although production levels declined after the war, interest returned during the first oil shock in 1973. The next year, the Brazilian government began promoting bio-ethanol as a fuel and launched the National Alcohol Program to help phase out automobile fuels based on fossil fuels in favor of ethanol produced from the country’s abundant supply of sugar cane. 

Brazil and the US now lead the world in bio-ethanol production, with Brazil as the number one exporter. In 2009 Brazil produced 24.9 billion liters (6.57 billion U.S. gallons), representing over a third of the world’s total ethanol production.

To read the report in its entirety, please follow the link to Doing Business In Brazil: Brazil: A World Leader In The Making

Doing Business In Brazil: Brazil On The Move

Brazil On The Move

The following is an excerpt from a report by Roger Ingold and Marcelo Gil de Souza, for Accenture's Outlook Journal of High Performance Business, discussing Brazil's emergence as a leading economy.

To hear the excerpt, presented by the editor of Doing Business In..., The Global Business Professor, please click on the image below.

Once known for samba and soccer, the country is now the land of surprising and substantial commercial and financial opportunity. It offers a rare amalgam of political stability, economic diversity and dynamism, fiscal austerity and conformity with the cadence of Western business. 

For businesses and investors worldwide, Brazil is providing more and more ways to tap huge and rapidly expanding consumer markets, put capital to work, harness the energies and intellect of its growing professional class, find new suppliers, and forge new partnerships in an increasingly diversified economy. 

Some leading multinationals clearly already understand the nation’s potential: It sends regular trade missions abroad and has trade support centers as far afield as Poland and the Arabian Gulf. It has been central to a peace-keeping mission in Haiti, among many other global initiatives. Meanwhile, Brazil boasts that it has greater individual freedom than China, less sectarian volatility than India, and almost none of the potential for political unrest or natural disasters that overshadow those nations.

To read the report in its entirety, please follow the link to Doing Business In Brazil: Brazil On The Move

Doing Business In Brazil: Brazil Unbound

Brazil Unbound: How Investors See Brazil and Brazil Sees The World

The following is an excerpt from a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit, in collaboration with HSBC Bank, discussing Brazil's emergence as a leading economy, labeled a BRIC country by some (Brazil, Russia, India, China) as a player to watch.

To hear the excerpt, presented by the editor of Doing Business In..., The Global Business Professor, please click on the image below.

Brazil has never been so popular among investors as it is now. Interest has risen steadily over the past 15 years as the country has managed to overcome one political, macroeconomic and business challenge after another. Privatization, liberalization, a new stable currency, the smooth handover of political power, to name but a few achievements, coupled with a boom in global demand for Brazil’s copious supplies of commodities, have boosted foreign currency earnings and fired up consumer spending. Brazil has been transformed from “country of tomorrow” to “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity”.

The transition is, of course, far from over: education, bureaucracy, corruption, infrastructure and fractious politics, to list just a few deep-seated problems, will take years to address. But its new-found economic and political stability – which helped the economy withstand recent global financial shocks – allows policymakers to make a serious start on addressing these issues. Moreover, the country’s natural riches in agriculture and mining – and potentially offshore oil too – will, if used wisely, provide the cash needed for vital investments for years to come.

The read the report in its entirety, please follow the link to Doing Business In Brazil: How Investors See Brazil and Brazil Sees The World

Doing Business In Brazil: Global Research Report

The New Geography Of Science: Research And Collaboration In Brazil

The following is an excerpt from a Global Research Report by Thomson Reuters, discussing Brazil's involvement as an emerging economic player in research, labeled a BRIC country, by some (Brazil, Russia, India, China)

To hear the excerpt, presented by the editor of Doing Business In..., The Global Business Professor, please click on the image below.

Brazil is an increasingly important and competitive research economy. Its research workforce capacity and R&D investment are expanding rapidly, offering many new possibilities in a diversifying research portfolio. It has received much less policy attention than China, however, and the research base in Latin America, in general, is unfamiliar to many in Europe and Asia.

The report shows that Brazil’s output has doubled in ten years prior to 2007, part of a long-term trend of growth that far exceeds established G7 economies. Relative to the rest of the world, Brazil has exceptional capacity in biology-based disciplines and research related to natural resources.

Brazil’s main international partners are led by G7 economies with very large research bases of their own. It also has excellent and fast growing links with Portugal, and appears to be a key player in an emerging regional network. The organizations which underpin this collaborative web are internationally excellent in their own countries.

The read the report in its entirety, please follow the link to Doing Business In Brazil: The New Geography Of Science: Research And Collaboration In Brazil

Doing Business In India: Changing Face Of Terrorism

Corporate India and The Changing Face of Terrorism


The following is an excerpt from a report by KPMG India, discussing changes in corporate policy following the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India.


To hear the excerpt, presented by the editor of Doing Business In..., The Global Business Professor, please click on the image below.

Terror, terrorism, terrorist - the dictionary tells us that the words are rooted in fear and India, the emerging economic superpower, is waking up to certain hard realities. We were recently witness to how terrorism, equipped with the latest communications technology and firepower can disrupt our lives and businesses.

The recent terrorist attacks have forced corporate cultures to transform dramatically, from a business-as-usual approach to the one in which security issues have come to the forefront. Although the fight against terrorism might be seen primarily as the role of the government; with corporate assets and executives becoming vulnerable, organizations can no longer live in a belief  that security is a state responsibility. They will have to assume accountability for the security of their premises and personnel.

But where do corporates begin their defense? The answer is found in how the terrorists attack.  While the gravity of the attacks has variated, what is significant to note is that this new kind of terrorism is very different in form, motive, and scale from what we have experienced decades ago.

The read the report in its entirety, please follow the link to Doing Business In India: Corporate India and The Changing Face Of Terrorism.

Doing Business In Europe: Waking Up

Waking Up In The New Economy

Ernst & Young's 2010 European Attractiveness Survey

To hear an excerpt from the Editorial forward of the report, presented by the editor of Doing Business In..., The Global Business Professor, please click on the image below.

Our global economy has turned into a multi-polar world, in which China, India, Brazil and the Middle-East have joined the traditional players of North America, Europe and Japan as both the destinations and sources of global investment.

Capital is now clearly flowing in multiple directions. New corporate giants are emerging to compete. Opportunities and challenges have grown as a consequence. Old assumptions have been found wanting but the new rules of competitive success have yet to be established.  In this new environment, Europe is still perceived as lacking clarity in direction or the necessary commitment and speed to adapt.

Our interviews with 814 of the world’s most demanding businessleaders, all in search of their next international investment opportunities, indicate that Europe needs a wake-up call, if it is not to lose ground to its more dynamic competitors.

Ernst & Young’s 2010 European Attractiveness Survey shows that Europe is vulnerable both on its Eastern front (left to rebuild its financial and social systems) and Western front (less cost competitive by the minute and not perceived as a “hot spot” for knowledge-intensive investments).

To read the entire report, please follow the link to Doing Business In Europe: Waking Up In The New Economy.

Doing Business In China: An Overview

Doing Business In China: A Report From The China Alliance Regarding Strategy And Investment In China

The following is an excerpt from The China Alliance report on Doing Business In China, which is intended as a Summary of the key issues relating to business strategy and investment in China.  The Alliance is comprised of four legal firms: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP, Armstrong Teasdale, LLP, Blake, Cassels & Graydon, LLP, and Butzel Long.

To hear a brief summary of the article, from the editor of Doing Business In..., The Global Business Professor, please click on the image below.

Foreign Direct Investment and Business Vehicles

In practice, representative offices are the cheapest and easiest way for a foreign business to enter the Chinese market. Generally speaking, approvals are granted relatively quickly and as a matter of routine. Most foreign businesses choose to open a representative office in China as a preliminary investment. 

Representative offices provide foreign companies with the opportunity to explore the Chinese market without making the more sizeable investment and commitments that are required when establishing Chinese business entities. Under Chinese law, a representative office may be established to act as a liaison between the Chinese market and the foreign company.

A representative office's liaison activities are restricted to research, marketing and other activities that facilitate business between the Chinese market and the foreign company. Representative offices are not permitted to engage in any direct business activities. In other words, the representative office is not permitted to accept payment for goods, issue invoices or contract for sales on behalf of the head office. All sales contracts must be signed by the foreign company and payment must be remitted directly to the foreign company overseas.

Generally, once the application is submitted, a local branch of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Co-operation (MOFTEC) will review the documents and examine the credibility of the applicant, and an approval will normally be granted within approximately one month.

To view the article in its entirety please follow the link to Doing Business in China: An Overview