Enabling International Market Linkages : Lessons and Insights
Growth-oriented entrepreneurs, especially those in small countries and those that are highly innovative, often look to international markets to grow their business. From a development perspective, entrepreneurs successful expansion into internatio...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/01/22669153/enabling-international-market-linkages-lessons-insights-smart-lessons-supporting-internationalization-through-enablers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21080 |
| Summary: | Growth-oriented entrepreneurs,
especially those in small countries and those that are
highly innovative, often look to international markets to
grow their business. From a development perspective,
entrepreneurs successful expansion into international
markets can mean revenue growth and job creation at the
enterprise level, along with spillover effects into
innovation, industry competitiveness, and foreign exchange
on a broader economic level. However, entrepreneurs do not
always have the necessary know-how and networks to expand
beyond their national market, nor do they have effective
resources they can draw upon to gain access to the required
knowledge and contacts. InfoDev focuses on enabling the
growth of early-stage enterprises across the developing
world. During 2010 - 2013, infoDev piloted a few approaches
to enable international market access for small, relatively
early-stage, growth-oriented enterprises. In total, about
200 enterprises from more than 35 countries participated in
these pilots. The results and lessons from these pilot
projects summarized in this document provide insights for
practitioners who are considering increasing international
market access for early stage entrepreneurs. Recommendations
as to further research in this field are also provided. |
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