Mary Schnack is a four-time uterine cancer survivor. She wrote this speech for a survivor's day event which was held after her second surgery and 5 ½ weeks of daily radiation treatments. Mary owns Mary Schnack Media Services, Inc., a public relations agency with offices in Los Angeles and Arizona. | read more

China has managed to change its global economic standing in a very short period of time. The country has pulled itself from the ranks of a developing nation into a major economic world power. According to the US Department of Commerce, China has a population of 1.3 billion and a $2.6 trillion dollar economy. China is now considered the 4th largest economy in the world. | read more

The official language is Icelandic. Not to worry, English is widely spoken and understood. Business practices are very similar to Western European and North American practices. Communication is direct, casual and comfortable. Since Iceland is an island, the country is very familiar and at ease with engaging in international business. | read more

You've been selling a great product on the market for 3 years now. With wholesale orders from boutiques, retailers and other small businesses, you start to realize that producing the products yourself is no longer feasible. The labor time is too great, the material storage is difficult, and product delivery has become a job in itself. | read more

If we were to ask a random sample of business owners the motivating factor as to why they went into business, there would be a wide variety of answers, including the drive to make money. However, I believe one of the prime motivators is that of legacy. We all like to think that whether it's in business or within our own families we are making a positive impact and are creating environments in which we can be proud. | read more

Many businesses think that taking the plunge into off shore product sourcing or manufacturing is only open to the big companies. In reality, today's market is so connected that any size business can consider going global from the start. | read more

Men will never carry our children and despite the men's maternity leave there will never be the same link between a child and a mother or father. The men don't carry the children and therefore they do not undergo all the changes that the female body goes through during pregnancy. | read more