Yes, although small business might be an operative word. I'm thinking of Germany's Samwer brothers who have had great success in cloning successful US startups:

Yes, although small business might be an operative word. I'm thinking of Germany's Samwer brothers who have had great success in cloning successful US startups: http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/07/31/samwer-brothers-billionaires-rocket-internet-ipo/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/07/31/samwer-brothe... Then again, they're not copying ideas as much as successful implementations.