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Author: Richard L. Daft
Publisher: South-Western College Pub
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Somnio, a start-up running shoe company in California, decided to start selling its products around the world from the very beginning. In general terms name some of the challenges that a start-up company such as Somnio might face internationally?
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Starting a business from scratch and running it internationally is really a big challenge. Being a start-up you will face a lots of challenges as marketing, branding, human resource, investors etc.
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