Businesses which engage in international trade are generally more productive and innovative. Yet evidence suggests Britain is not fulfilling its trade potential, and entrepreneurs tell us of barriers that prevent them from exporting.
In Access All Areas: Markets we examine the ways in which importing and exporting can help SMEs succeed, assess the recent trends in international trade, and provide a series of recommendations for what the government could do to ensure Britain’s small firms have the best conditions possible to flourish on the international stage.