Being 'Born Global' could mean thousands of new jobs for NSW
Small and medium sized businesses need to think global from the start to fulfil their promise of jobs growth acceleration, according to the NSW government.
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Catherine Armitage
Catherine Armitage is ideas and innovation writer and an editorial writer at The Sydney Morning Herald. She is a highly experienced career journalist who has won multiple awards for her work across a wide range of topics including business, science, higher education, social issues, education and legal affairs. She is former higher education editor and China correspondent.
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