Today in Global Small Business: Why Japan Is Doubling Down on E-Commerce Fashion

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Roughly 70% of the 4,505 worldwide small businesses polled in the GoDaddy Global Entrepreneurship Survey said they expected their prospects to grow by at least 25% in the next three to five years.  
• Quote of the week: “The limits of my language means the limits of my world.”— Ludwig Wittgenstein
• Canadian small businesses may benefit by thinking globally.
• Who are the top 25 global e-commerce power players?
• The ever-changing global payments landscape.
• Why Japan is doubling down on e-commerce fashion.

Today in Global Small Business: What CanExport Do for Canadian Exporters?

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What's affecting me, my clients, my colleagues and other global small business owners:

• Why innovators are more likely to achieve export success.
• Three must-have apps for global travelers.
• How the STEP program can help businesses export products.
• Learn more about the CanExport program for Canadian small businesses and what it can and cannot do.
• Can you export before you are ready?
• An international trade forecast by Orange County and South California Exports.

Exporting Boosts Canadian Small Businesses

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According to a new RBC Economics report entitled Doors open for Canada’s SME exporters, the time is right for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to grow their revenues, and support the Canadian economy, by increasing their exports of goods and services abroad.

Exporting represents a golden growth opportunity for small-and medium-sized businesses in Canada.

“This is a golden opportunity for small businesses who want to accelerate their growth,” says Sarah Adams, vice-president, Small Business, RBC. “The higher revenues earned by SME exporters should inspire other SMEs to grow faster by expanding exports, and market conditions couldn’t make it easier to start now.”

Adams has three recommendations for business owners looking to expand through exporting.  Read about them here.