Visit the government agency or ministry in your country responsible for supporting international business. For example, in the United States, visit the Department of Commerce (www.doc.gov). In Canada, visit Industry Canada (www.ic.gc.ca). In Denmark, visit the Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs. Identify and describe the most important support functions that the agency provides to companies that do international business. One approach is to sketch out a typical value chain and then systematically identify the support services the agency offers. For example, for the distribution link in the value chain, numerous governments provide “matchmaker” services, trade missions, and commercial services that link manufacturing firms with appropriate distributors located abroad.