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  • UK/US Cultural Differences

    UK/US Cultural Differences

    Excerpt from Chapter 2 of “Pond Business: How to Succeed Across the Atlantic” by Mark Sutherland, available from Dunrobin Publishing on Amazon and Amazon UK and in bookstores in the UK and the US. Ricky Gervais, the British award-winning comedian, wrote a rather interesting article for Time in November 2011 that gives us a…

  • Pond Business: How to Succeed Across the Atlantic

    Pond Business: How to Succeed Across the Atlantic

    Pond Business, my latest book, releases today! This is a book that has been 30 years in the making. Ever since immigrating to the US from the UK, I have been driven by a desire for others to see the opportunities that exist a short hop across the Atlantic, or The Pond as I…

  • A Scottish Diplomatic Visit to St. Louis

    A Scottish Diplomatic Visit to St. Louis

    This past weekend, St. Louis was honored to host Donnie Jack, the Scottish Government’s senior diplomat in the Americas, during a diplomatic visit. Tours were made of local tech and startup companies, speeches were given, media was conversed with, and introductions were made. The purpose? Promoting Scotland as a great place to do business,…

  • Meet the Scottish Government During St. Louis Visit

    Meet the Scottish Government During St. Louis Visit

    The Scottish Government’s senior diplomat in the America’s, Donnie Jack, is set to make an official visit to St. Louis, Missouri, on Sept. 12 & 13. During the visit, which takes place less than a week before the historic Independence Referendum in Scotland, Mr. Jack will speak at the SLU Boeing Institute of International…

  • The Shrinking Atlantic

    The Shrinking Atlantic

    Looking to expand your US business overseas? The UK might be a good fit for you. “Britain and the USA do a huge amount of business together. Perhaps that’s what you would expect from two of the largest, most advanced and most open economies in the world. But you needn’t take my word for…

  • Why Should a Company Care About Social Media?

    Why Should a Company Care About Social Media?

    Social media is everywhere, in many forms. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, blogs, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Flickr and on and on, with new creations coming along quite often. And people are usually exposed to more than one social media channel, even if they don’t know it. For example, you may be on Facebook and that’s it.…