Answer: Maybe you can't, and maybe you don't even want to, but we want you to think big and think global. KMPInternet has developed online translation services for China in hopes of bridging the language barrier that may seem ominous to most of us. The Los Angeles-based Altoon+Porter architectural firm we studied here was able to go global by identifying new Americans who introduced Altoon+Porter their country of origin. Altoon+Porter now does over 60% of their business outside of the US.

You have to want to travel internationally. You have to be curious and you have to have a product or service that is not available in the country you want to sell to. There are many web sources to help. Start with our US Department of Commerce at doc.gov and export.gov.

You think about it: Should you explore an international market?