You cannot protect something by building a fence around it and thinking that this will help it survive. Wim Wenders
In America there is a push to provide protectionist status to American positions to ensure the viability of American business as well as American jobs.
Does this idea make sense for the entrepreneur?
The Internet has provided a means of tapping into a radical new business model. This model relies on the ability of a business to reach beyond the borders of their town, county, state, region and country. The Internet is proving theres a large, but shrinking global economy.
Where once it was only societys elite that made international purchases its now commonplace to find international stores that make items available to a much larger segment of the buying public.
For instance if you were to visit New Zealand and discovered the Whittakers Peanut Slab and fell in love with the taste and texture of the candy bar you could go online and have the product delivered to your door. If you discovered a European clock design you liked you could also go online and conduct a search for the product that could also be delivered to your...