Conference Boards Global Commerce Centre and Medium-Sized Businesses

medium-sized businesses: The Conference Board of Canada investigated 15,000 small and medium-sized businesses to determine how companies begun by immigrants who have arrived within the past five years compare to other businesses of the same size. , according to CBC. "Canadas trade agenda is focused on opening up markets beyond the United States. Immigrants are often touted as a potential way to boost Canadas exports beyond the U.S., but few have looked at the actual experience of Canadas immigrant exporters, said Danielle Goldfarb of the Conference Boards Global Commerce Centre. More likely to export Recent immigrants to Canada who begin small or medium-sized businesses are more likely to export and more likely to target markets other than the U.S., according to a new study. It found Canadas diverse pool of immigrants is a source of strength in expanding into new markets, in part because of understanding the language and culture of business in their country of origin. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.