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The Atlanta Mayor’s Office of International Affairs and United Parcel Service Inc. are banding together to build the resiliency of local female-owned businesses by helping them sell abroad.   

The free Women Export University program is to be held in four-hour increments over four months. It will include workshops, personal consultations and training and resources on exporting, with a heavy focus on optimizing the companies’ websites for global commerce.

Only 20 slots are available for companies that are at least 30 percent owned, managed and controlled by women. To be eligible, the company must be based in metro Atlanta (legally registered) and have existing sales (no pre-revenue startups), a functioning website and a clear business plan.

Higher revenue and income matter more than lower margins and difficult fourth-quarter comps.

United Parcel Service reported another fantastic quarter on Wednesday as America’s largest industrial stock by market capitalization continues to outpace expectations. Despite good results, shares of UPS finished the day down 8.8% on the news.

Let’s break down each of UPS’ segments to see how the company is doing and determine if the market was wrong to sell off the stock.

UPS announced next year’s rate hike, which actually goes into effect right after Christmas.

Rival FedEx announced its 2021 rates in September, which go into effect on January 4, 2021.

UPS maintains a record of pricing changes at rates.ups.com, which includes 2021 rates that take effect on December 27, 2020.

When a UPS delivery person found out that a teen in Jericho has been dressing as a UPS driver for Halloween, he wanted to make sure he had the right gear to complete the package.

Of all the places for a revelation, Kipp Youngman’s came driving a UPS truck. But when you think about it, being in that small space for thousands of hours during a 28-year career gives someone plenty of time to think. “It’s just an extension of my life. It’s not even a job. It never has been,” Youngman said. But he hasn’t had to go it alone during that time. He’s developed relationships with complete strangers. “This day and age, we’re at the same people’s house three or four times a week.”

One of those houses is where 14-year-old Max Finn lives. Finn is autistic and rarely speaks. Even getting him to smile on camera is pretty hard. “When Max was first diagnosed, we were pretty sad, because we didn’t know what it meant. We were worried about loss of potential and things he wouldn’t be able to do in life. And then we realized how much we’ve gained in our life from him, because he makes us more attuned and attentive to other people that we never recognized before,” said Wendy Radcliff, Finn’s mom.