YouTube Resource: Microsoft's next CEO - Who is Satya Nadella?

Today, Microsoft announced its next CEO, Satya Nadella. He becomes the third leader in the company's 38 year history, replacing Steve Ballmer. The video below is an interview Microsoft posted today on its website as interviewed by Microsoft's Steve Clayton.

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YouTube Resource: Indian Companies Doing Business in USA - Foreign Direct Investment Success Stories

I have been away from my blog for a while now as I have been busy with a new project. Recently, I came upon a resource while researching for a project, that I wanted share with my readers. This video resource discusses how Indian companies are making a difference on American soil. As many of my readers know I am actively involved in strategic international business initiatives and specialize in helping American companies wishing to do business with technology & manufacturing companies in India and vice versa.  It is my hope you find this video insightful. If you are interested in learning more about how to get started, please feel free to email me directly or leave me a comment below.

This video clip is approximately 13 minutes long and is developed by the Confederation of Indian Industry.  The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) works to create and sustain an environment conducive to the development of India, partnering industry, Government, and civil society, through advisory and consultative processes.

To learn more on how to find a local chapter or to become a member, please visit CII Website.

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Video: Exploring the Middle India Opportunity - An Urban Revolution!

Another great resource by Nielsen India describing a new phenomenon that is rapidly developing in India.

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Video: Is there an Indian Way of doing Business?

Have you ever wondered, if there was such a thing as an Indian way of doing business? Dr.Devdutt Pattanaik has a title of Chief Belief Officer at the Future Group. Business Sutra is a special series on CNBC TV18 India presented by Dr. Pattanaik where he attempts to answer this question in a conversational setting facilitated by Ms. Menaka Doshi.

Business Sutra discusses the purpose of a corporation, short term goals versus long term ideals, leadership qualities, dharma sankat and modern day business conflicts, ownership versus management, the lifecycle of a business and similiar issues pertaining to Leadership & Governance.



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Related Links:
Dr. Devdutt Pattanai
Business Sutra-Leadership

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International Business: Doing Business in India

By: Shabana Wollin

Today I attended a great informational briefing on the International Business Development Trade Mission to India. It was sponsored by the newly created Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation.  The mission is scheduled to travel to India tentatively April 21-May 2 2012 to explore ways to tackle the rapidly expanding water and waste water market.  The mission will include visits to major mega cities in India namely: New Delhi, Mumbai and perhaps even Chennai. The trip will include market briefings, one-on-one business meetings with potential customers, facility tours, first-hand market intelligence on exporting, and investment & R&D opportunities.  To learn more about this trade mission visit the WEDC website.

The briefing today was presented by Mr. Arup Mitra, a senior Commercial Specialist in the US Commercial Service office from Kolkata, India.  It was insightful to learn about challenges and opportunities that are currently being created in India as a result of the growing water crisis. Access to fresh, clean, safe drinking water has been always been a known challenge in India.  With its growing population at 1.2 billion with a GDP of over $1 trillion, India continues to grow at a steady rate of over 7%.  This growth adds to the growing stress of the steadily diminishing natural resource - water!  The key issues that India faces with water resources are: declining availability, increasing demand and the general water quality. These issues give rise to opportunities for companies in USA and other advanced countries to help address this immediate critical need. This need can be addressed by means of technology innovation, infrastructure installation, community education, successful foreign partnerships, government subsidies etc.

I eagerly look forward to continue learning about this trade mission as additional information becomes available to me in the upcoming weeks.

Are you are a US based company thinking about doing business in India? If so, what are some of the markets sectors you have considered ? What do you think would be your biggest challenge in doing business with India ?
Please share with us your thoughts in the comments section below.

Links of Related Interest:
U.S Commercial Service
Milwaukee Water Council
Doing Business in India
Aquatech India Conference 2012

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