1 Small firm, glocalization strategy and proximity

This article aims at clarifying the reasons for territorialisation of SME export strategies. The explanation lies, on the one hand, in the leading role that proximity exerts on SME management and, on the other hand, in the increasing role of local governments in the global insertion of local economies. Both dimensions form the strategic foundations of SME glocalization strategies and intensify the dialectics between the SMEs ' International Management and the Territories ' International Management. In order to illustrate this double dimension,