You may think that exporting is just for the big boys, but the truth is that approximately 98% of United States exporters are small- to mid-sized businesses, accounting for one-third of United States ...

With 95% of the world’s consumers living outside the United States, exporting presents a huge opportunity for growth for small businesses. The complexity and challenges of exporting, however, can ...

Many entrepreneurs and small business owners who are considering exporting for the first time feel unsure about the best way to approach their export market and how to manage a complex marketing and ...

Having specialized in U.S. and Canadian vehicle exporting for several years, I have gained a deep knowledge of why certain people support the practice, and also why many people don’t. For the latter ...

When the U.S. economy spun into a free fall three years ago, business owners across the country were forced to retool niches to keep their doors open. Many owners also expanded into markets outside ...

00:28 Bob LaPointe: When I am asked the question, why export? I guess I would answer with another question, which is why find a new customer? Why find another new market? Why grow your business? 00:40 ...

With industry experts claiming that exporting goods abroad makes small businesses more competitive, innovative and productive, winning trade overseas is a key way for companies to kickstart growth and ...

Exporting isn’t just for the big multinationals anymore. The expansion of e-commerce and evolving global value chains are opening up new export opportunities for small and midsize enterprises (SMEs), ...

Editor’s note: This article was excerpted from our Import/Export Business start-up guide, available from the Entrepreneur Bookstore. International trade is one of the hot industries of the new ...