SMEs increasingly going international, says EIU report

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The Loadstar is as guilty as the next publication of being starstruck by the big names, while the small and medium enterprises actually remain the backbone of most developed economies (a pretty glaring omission, given that we’re one as well!). One of the fascinating trends of the last few years, with the disruptive technologies redefining how trade works, is the access to global markets that SMEs have suddenly found themselves with. It’s a big world out there for all us Lilliputians – although there is certain irony in this report being sponsored by DHL, but there you go.