Alibaba Is Courting U.S. Small Businesses

Its pitch: global buyers—zero commissions

Ecommerce conglomerate Alibaba is pitching itself to U.S. small businesses as a new marketplace to buy and sell to businesses around the world.

According to Alibaba, its new tools, which are available today, can help the nearly 30 million small- and medium-sized businesses, or SMBs, in the U.S.—manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors, in particular—sell their wares to Alibaba.com buyers in countries including India, Canada, Brazil and Australia. The tools can also help businesses tap into the $23.9

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