Hello all,

Over the summer, I had the opportunity to teach English in Rural China for a month. The one thing that I noticed (business wise) was that many of the products and ideas that I was use to knowing and using were very very new and in some cases unheard of the the local population.

A lot of small and mid sized businesses and organizations have new products and ideas that make life easier, more fun, etc. Yet, not many small businesses are able to get their ideas and products to the regions that needed them (ie foreign markets). I would assume that you, as a small business owner, have at one point thought "What if I could get my product/idea overseas and expand my customer base".

My question to you is, what has prevented you from expanding your business/organization into foreign markets?