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Canadian SME Exporters

Barbara Orser, Martine Spence and Allan Riding, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa;
Christine Carrington, Industry Canada

January 2008


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Table of Contents

Executive Summary

1. Introduction

2. Previous Research: Internationalization of SMEs
3. Research Methodology

4. Empirical Findings
5. Discussion of Findings
6. References

Acknowledgements

This report is one product of a collaborative partnership between the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa and the Small Business Policy Branch of Industry Canada (SBPB). The research team would like to acknowledge the important contributions of John Connell (Director General, SBPB), Peter Webber and Brad Belanger (both formally, SBPB) and contract analyst Miwako Nitani. All omissions and errors remain the responsibility of the report authors. Comments and questions about this report can be directed to Barbara Orser (Telfer School of Management) or John Connell (Small Business Policy Branch at Industry Canada).


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