Secret weapon for small business exports

By Jerry Cook

   In my last column, I wrote about the recent study by Prof. Matthew Slaughter of Dartmouth University on American participation in complex global supply networks, and how this engagement with the world benefits our economy here at home. One of the most interesting findings of that report was that over 25 percent of U.S. global companies fit the definition of small or midsized enterprises (SMEs), meaning that they employ fewer than 500 people.