It's a small world after all

Reading this article in the "St. Petersburg Times" about an upcoming small business forum, I thought it was about a group of Florida entrepreneurs getting together to discuss challenges and opportunities. It turns out, however, the gathering is taking place in St. Petersburg, Russia. However, some issues are universal -- granted, with some local nuance -- if you look at what the group will be discussing: "Participants will discuss state support of small business and ways to overcome administrative barriers, how the reform of the housing maintenance system will affect small business, the role of small business in the high-tech industry and industrial production, development of small business in retail, credit schemes and sources of financing, as well as women entrepreneurs."