nETwoRK LIMITATIonS If SMPs have professional contacts in foreign countries, either personal contacts or through their membership of a professional body with international memoranda of understanding (MOUs), this could be of potential help to SME clients that need local support such as market intelligence and advice.
The UK is the location where SMPs have by far the most contacts, chosen by 34% of respondents with international clients. This is despite the earlier finding that more UK SMPs have clients doing business in the Eurozone,