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How To Start A Medical Tourism Business

YoungUpstarts

In 1994 it formed the Joint Commission International (JCI), which works with medical tourism businesses and healthcare organizations in over 100 countries today. Countries outside the United States and Europe apply JCI accreditation rules to international hospitals.

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. You say what is this?

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What we can learn from the UK’s top franchises

The Startup Magazine

By 1994, the chain had reached an impressive 100 pubs and ventured as far north as the Midlands. Over recent years, Quiz have also branched out into a worldwide operation and have now got well over 50 franchises in both Europe and Asia. 1998 saw the 300 th pub open and its rapid expansion saw them reach 500 pubs being open by 2001.

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Revolution at the Edge

Ben's Blog

Today, the end of Communism in Eastern Europe seems so obvious, but in my home country of Romania, until the day Nicolae Ceausescu was shot dead, I thought he would rule forever. A review of the technology press in 1993 and 1994 reveals that almost nobody believed the Internet would be important. Public Enemy, Fight The Power.

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Umbrella People wins Startup Weekend Women’s edition in London

The Next Web

El Salem started her digital career in 1994 when she co-founded Clockwork, a Stockholm based multimedia agency which built the first music websites for artists, she then moved on to co-found Yahoo Europe, launching some 48 products in her time with the company. El Salem’s banter was refreshingly straight and entertaining.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. Spotify came to the the US from Europe this year, and TaskRabbit and Outbrain just raised money to grow beyond the US.

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Box launches Box Accelerator as its COO reflects on working with young entrepreneurs

The Next Web

Box has seen impressive growth throughout the United States and now in Europe. Levin acknowledges that the expansion in Europe may involve a fair amount of hard work. “I I think we have a bit of a challenge in Europe because we are not as well-known here as we are in the United States”, he says. Rapid expansion.

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