Entrepreneurs starting out 2017 with ambitious thoughts might want to think about having a crack at the US market, which is more accessible than ever for business travellers as Real Business discovered.
Despite making up just 0.5 per cent of UK businesses, medium-sized businesses (MSBs) account for a fifth of employment and 25 per cent of UK turnover. In 2013 it was believed that a disturbing gap in export finance was shackling the international ambitions of MSBs and could damage the UK economy’s long-term prospects. This pattern seems to have shifted.
Research compiled by UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) has revealed that starting your own business is seen as the most desirable career path for today’s youth.
Chinese-speaking students are working with small businesses to provide language skills and cultural knowledge and help them break into the Chinese market.
