Going Global Can Take Place Anywhere in the World

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Repeat: You can take your business global from any point in the world (such as this small town shown above) provided you have access to the Internet to help facilitate things. Got it?

Read this Portfolio (now available only online) article:

Small Town, Big World

Entrepreneurs in Sonoma have figured something out. You don’t have to be in New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles to go global. Sometimes, you can do it right in the backyard of your own little California town.

Small Business Can Be Borderless

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Remember when E.F. Schumacher wrote the classic Small is Beautiful? I think about that all the time now with small businesses going global. One of Schumacher's philosophies was: "Why use the computer if you can make the calculation on the back of an envelope."

If he were to revise his book today, he might offer this: "Why remain local with a business if you can easily go global?"

Apparently Dan Brutto thinks along the same line with his commentary over at Forbes entitled, Small Business, Big World. which is about how international clients can keep a company buoyant in tough times.

Here's one of his comments:

Clearly, entrepreneurs are recognizing the benefits of trade, and we should do what we can to help them harness the power of trade to grow their businesses.