Category Archives: SME

In the traditional business roadmap, international expansion was often viewed as the “final frontier” — a move reserved for established companies that had already saturated their domestic markets. However, a new generation of “global native” companies is flipping this script. … Continue reading →

Go Global Ecommerce CEO Simone De Ruosi examines current challenges facing US exporters to Europe and offers a few strategic approaches for overcoming them. Expanding e-commerce options in EU markets offer lucrative opportunities for American indie exporters, but getting compliance … Continue reading →

Unshackled Ventures is a San Francisco-based venture fund specializing in serving immigrant founders. Through March 1, the company is accepting applications for a residency program for solo immigrant founders, including funding and immigration support. More info at Unshackled’s website.

Applications are now being accepted for the first round of State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) grants in 2024. The STEP program is designed to support small businesses seeking to start or expand exports to foreign markets. The program is funded … Continue reading →

Exporters often face challenges in financing their businesses that companies with purely domestic operations don’t have to deal with. For one thing, their receivables, and possibly a portion of their inventory and other physical assets, are located abroad. This can … Continue reading →

I’ve been quite impressed with the sophistication of Austin Community College’s international business programs, which go far beyond what I’ve seen elsewhere at the community college level. ACC’s Center for Experiential Learning is a new program that aims to create … Continue reading →

Export grants from the SBA The U.S. Small Business Administration is providing grants (free money!) of up to $5000 for qualified small businesses under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The grants are intended to help small businesses launch or … Continue reading →