Think you're too young to sell overseas? You're probably not. Many fast-growing small companies are going global. A poll ofcompanies on the 1993 Inc. 500 list showed 38% doing business internationally, averaging 15% of sales from abroad.The Commerce Department seconds the finding with even more compelling numbers: "very small" companies--those with fewerthan 20 employees--accounted for 12% of U.S. exports as far back as 1987.
Number of Inc. 500 exporters doing business in ...
Canada 84
Asia 73
United Kingdom 59
Japan 51
Germany 41
Mexico 39
Australia 30
South America 25
France 27
Italy 15
Spain 9