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		<title>Fresh from the HuffPO: Have Skype. Will do International Business&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/02/14/fresh-from-the-huffpo-have-skype-will-do-international-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:07:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Antoinette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is my latest column in the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/valerie-bersetprice/have-skype-will-do-intern_b_1274855.html#es_share_ended Virtual interactions have gained a lot of traction in the past five years, and nowadays companies heavily rely on them to communicate internally with employees scattered all around the world. Some &#8230; <a href="http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/02/14/fresh-from-the-huffpo-have-skype-will-do-international-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.valerie-antoinette.com&amp;blog=15234566&amp;post=354&amp;subd=valerieantoinette&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;A Pervasive Lack of Knowledge and Foreign Languages is Threatening Us at Our Core&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/02/10/a-pervasive-lack-of-knowledge-and-foreign-languages-is-threatening-us-at-our-core/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:55:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Antoinette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A white paper published by the National Education Association in 2004 states &#8220;A pervasive lack of knowledge about foreign cultures and foreign languages threatens the security of the United States as well as its ability to compete in the global &#8230; <a href="http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/02/10/a-pervasive-lack-of-knowledge-and-foreign-languages-is-threatening-us-at-our-core/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.valerie-antoinette.com&amp;blog=15234566&amp;post=346&amp;subd=valerieantoinette&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fresh from the HuffPo! Going International? Read on&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/02/01/fresh-from-the-huffpo-going-international-read-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:40:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Antoinette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the link to my newest article, published a few minutes ago by the Huffington Post and also posted below: President Obama said it again last week in his State of the Union Address: the Export Initiative is still &#8230; <a href="http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/02/01/fresh-from-the-huffpo-going-international-read-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.valerie-antoinette.com&amp;blog=15234566&amp;post=339&amp;subd=valerieantoinette&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Success of Ethnic Minorities in International Business</title>
		<link>http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/01/26/the-success-of-ethnic-minorities-in-international-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:16:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Antoinette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last December an article in The Economist discussing advertising to ethnic minorities caught my attention. The article discusses at one point how “ethnic origin is the key to people’s identity, much more than education, income, religion, sex and sexual orientation.” &#8230; <a href="http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/01/26/the-success-of-ethnic-minorities-in-international-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.valerie-antoinette.com&amp;blog=15234566&amp;post=332&amp;subd=valerieantoinette&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>HuffPo Post: Building the Case for Business Class Travels</title>
		<link>http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/01/18/huffpo-post-building-the-case-for-business-class-travels/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:40:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Antoinette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International Business Practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International business travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the link to another article of mine, published today in the Huffington Post or&#8230; keep on reading: It&#8217;s very common in the United States for companies to entrust management of their international department to someone who knows how to &#8230; <a href="http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/01/18/huffpo-post-building-the-case-for-business-class-travels/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.valerie-antoinette.com&amp;blog=15234566&amp;post=324&amp;subd=valerieantoinette&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Cross-Cultural Concept of Community</title>
		<link>http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/01/11/the-cross-cultural-concept-of-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:34:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Antoinette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cross-Cultural Communication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 13 U.S. states, one can hear the voice of the benevolent Tom Shane on the radio trying to convince listeners that “you now have a friend in the diamond business.” I often wondered if that tag line sells, as &#8230; <a href="http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/01/11/the-cross-cultural-concept-of-community/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.valerie-antoinette.com&amp;blog=15234566&amp;post=316&amp;subd=valerieantoinette&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Knee-Jerk Reflex of Internationalization</title>
		<link>http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/01/05/the-knee-jerk-reflex-of-internationalization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Antoinette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cultural Intelligence]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those of you of have missed it, here is a copy of my article, published today in the Business Section of the Huffington Post: For American companies of all sizes, 2012 will be remembered as the year that forced &#8230; <a href="http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2012/01/05/the-knee-jerk-reflex-of-internationalization/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.valerie-antoinette.com&amp;blog=15234566&amp;post=309&amp;subd=valerieantoinette&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>NOT Selling Internationally IS Your Biggest Risk</title>
		<link>http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2011/12/19/not-selling-internationally-is-your-biggest-risk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:25:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Antoinette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read an article that talks about Australian companies setting up purchasing offices in the U.S. to purchase goods that American companies refuse to sell internationally. While the article praises the ingenuity of those Australian entrepreneurs and the appeal of American &#8230; <a href="http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2011/12/19/not-selling-internationally-is-your-biggest-risk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.valerie-antoinette.com&amp;blog=15234566&amp;post=299&amp;subd=valerieantoinette&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The FCPA and, Yes, Wal-Mart</title>
		<link>http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2011/12/13/the-fcpa-and-yes-wal-mart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Antoinette</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Foreign Corrupt Practices Act]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of you wrote to me observing that dissecting the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) was a bit depressing so close to the Holidays.  You have a point. But giving you access to this important information that could keep you &#8230; <a href="http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2011/12/13/the-fcpa-and-yes-wal-mart/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.valerie-antoinette.com&amp;blog=15234566&amp;post=291&amp;subd=valerieantoinette&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Law that Could Put You Out of Business</title>
		<link>http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2011/12/06/the-law-that-could-put-you-out-of-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Antoinette</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week&#8217;s post on the risk unprepared companies run with regard to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act brought many questions and inquiries to my Inbox. Many of you manage companies or are trusted advisers to your CEO and Board of &#8230; <a href="http://blog.valerie-antoinette.com/2011/12/06/the-law-that-could-put-you-out-of-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.valerie-antoinette.com&amp;blog=15234566&amp;post=282&amp;subd=valerieantoinette&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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