A recent article in online business journal Portfolio.com explores the attractiveness of a Sonoma location for entrepreneurs with global markets, and profiles local businesses Vode Lighting, ClickMarkets, and South American Secrets.  The article notes that "entrepreneurs in this town of of 9,000 - and anecdotally at least, they seem to be everywhere - may be onto something.  You don't have to be situated in a big city to have global ambitions." 

Sonoma Valley is a place where entrepreneurs can "get a company off the ground from a home base in the heart of one of the most beautiful regions in the United States—without insane commutes or compromises to the quality of their product."

Read the full article, "Small Town, Big World" at Portfolio.com.