MBA Program Course The Global Residency

By George Mason University Thu, Mar 14, 2013 2:00PM UTC 0 Comment

MBA Program Course The Global Residency

Posted on behalf of Josh Leiling

During George Mason’s Global Residency, one of the MBA program requirements, I learned that it’s much more difficult for foreign competitors to start a business in Brazil than American businesses may realize. As discussed by a panel of entrepreneurs we visited, Americans interested in doing business here are faced by a barrage of barriers, from a complex tax code that most Brazilians don’t understand, inability of most Brazilians to speak English (including Sao Paulo and Rio), and transportation or other...

MBA Program Course The Global Residency

By George Mason University Thu, Mar 14, 2013 2:00PM UTC 0 Comment

MBA Program Course The Global Residency

Posted on behalf of Josh Leiling

During George Mason’s Global Residency, one of the MBA program requirements, I learned that it’s much more difficult for foreign competitors to start a business in Brazil than American businesses may realize. As discussed by a panel of entrepreneurs we visited, Americans interested in doing business here are faced by a barrage of barriers, from a complex tax code that most Brazilians don’t understand, inability of most Brazilians to speak English (including Sao Paulo and Rio), and transportation or other...

Celebrating quinoa

By Le Cordon Bleu Australia Thu, Mar 07, 2013 9:42AM UTC 0 Comment

Le Cordon Bleu News, 03/05/2013

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Celebrating quinoa at Le Cordon Bleu Paris The United Nations has decreed 2013 the "Year of Quinoa" in recognition of the natives who have maintained, controlled, protected and safeguarded quinoa as an important and nutritious grain for both today's and future generations. To celebrate the occasion, Le Cordon Bleu was honored to welcome a delegation from CECUPE (Peruvian Cultural Center) for a conference by Yolanda Rigault (President of CECUPE) and Jason...

Celebrating quinoa

By Le Cordon Bleu Australia Thu, Mar 07, 2013 9:35AM UTC 0 Comment

Le Cordon Bleu News, 03/05/2013

In The News

Celebrating quinoa at Le Cordon Bleu Paris The United Nations has decreed 2013 the "Year of Quinoa" in recognition of the natives who have maintained, controlled, protected and safeguarded quinoa as an important and nutritious grain for both today's and future generations. To celebrate the occasion, Le Cordon Bleu was honored to welcome a delegation from CECUPE (Peruvian Cultural Center) for a conference by Yolanda Rigault (President of CECUPE) and Jason...

George Mason MBA program student in Brazil

By George Mason University Wed, Mar 06, 2013 3:00PM UTC 0 Comment

George Mason MBA program student in Brazil

Students in an MBA programs in Washington DC and Virginia likely will hear many reports of the growth potential for business opportunities in Brazil, among other fast growing economies. They would be correct to be optimistic, but won’t acquire all of the tools they need in their business school curriculum. They need to experience first-hand the countries in which they are interested.

In George Mason’s global residency, one of the key takeaways for me was that American businesses need to appreciate that not all...