NEPALESE NETWORKING BUSINESS STARTUPS AND INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION

The research aims to identify the business networking practices used by Nepalese startups on international expansion. It encompasses the factor that stop the Nepalese startup to become global. The research provides the answer to specific business strategies adopted by the Nepalese startups to expand themselves in the international market. The research methodology used in this study is qualitative research. The findings of this research show that people are optimistic towards business networking practices that Nepalese startup used when expanding their business in the international market and challenge faced by Nepalese startup during expansion. This study shows specific business strategies applied by and current status of Nepalese startups. Similarly, use of local knowledge, skills, IP, innovation as well as other things are major factors that are responsible for expanding international business network. The Startups should focus on collaboration as well as joint venturing strategy while expanding their business through international business network. The additional factors like funding, vision, language, culture & tradition, international trade policy, etc. are responsible for international business network.