Research
Working paper
Transnational ventures: businesses that live in two countries
A look at founders who build companies across their origin and destination countries, and what that means for support and policy.
Some immigrant founders don’t choose between two economies — they build across both, sourcing, selling or investing in each. This working paper looks at what makes these ventures different.
Questions
- Which advantages come from operating in two places at once?
- Where do regulation and support systems fail to see these firms?
- How do founders manage trust, finance and time across borders?
The paper closes with an agenda for data collection, since most business statistics record a firm in only one country.