There's a Lot More Opportunity Outside the United States

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When the going got tough for PureFit, a three-employee, just under $10 million Irvine, California-based company that makes nutrition bars, they took their business outside the United States. Why not?  There's plenty of room for growth outside your own borders.

Today, PureFit exports to 20 countries from Switzerland to Singapore. Foreign sales rose 53 percent in two years, accounting for a quarter of revenue and making up for domestic losses.

Find out how international business saved PureFit.  See how it can save or grow your business too.

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How Jack and Jill Went Global

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Justin and Rachel Bernhaut decided to reinvigorate their Jack N' Jill toothpaste business, owned by Justin's father and familiar to many growing up in Australia the 1950s.

The Bernhauts invested $150,000 in formulating the product, relaunching the brand and then using the original machinery to make the first 50,000 tubes by hand.

From day one the couple created Jack N' Jill as a global brand, setting up websites overseas and now more than half the business' sales are generated overseas, with a turn of more than $8 million a year.

Read more:  How small family business Jack N' Jill went global