“Houston, we have a problem” is a phrase erroneously attributed to Apollo 13 astronaut Jack Swigert and an incident that occurred during a spaceflight back in 1970. Even though that’s not what Swigert actually said, the phrase has come to mean something very important: we have a big problem that needs to be fixed right now. With that in mind, …

Because of growing globalization of companies within the U.S. and around the world, more independently held U.S. companies are expanding worldwide. In an announcement dated 9/13/2011, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP reported that “most (51%) of U.S.private companies surveyed for PwC US’ Private Company Trendsetter Barometer expect to do business abroad within the next one or two years, and 48% curently have an …