Are Small Business Owners Convinced of the Benefits to Going Global?

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Despite technology removing barriers to overseas expansion, it appears that SME owners in Australia and New Zealand are not yet convinced of the benefits. Recent data from Bentleys, an accounting and business advisory firm, found that only 19% of Australian and New Zealand businesses operated in overseas markets.

Why is that?  Are they risk-adverse?  Do they lack interest?  Are they underestimating the benefits to going global?

What's holding SMEs back?  What's needed to get them going in the global marketplace?

Find out all the answers here:  Australian SMEs Slow to Move Into Global Expansion