A generation ago, exporting required agents, warehouses and months of paperwork. Today, a workshop of five people can ship handmade goods to dozens of countries.
Logistics and customs, however, remain the hardest part of the journey.
Digital marketplaces are lowering the barriers for family firms that want to sell abroad.

A generation ago, exporting required agents, warehouses and months of paperwork. Today, a workshop of five people can ship handmade goods to dozens of countries.
Logistics and customs, however, remain the hardest part of the journey.