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Opportunities For Wealth Building In Newcastle

YoungUpstarts

The early miners in the area were government convicts and miners from Britain and Wales. Mining and steelworks have dominated the industry in Newcastle up until BHP closed in 1999. It was in 1791 when coal was discovered in Australia in the Hunter Region by William Bryant, a Cornish fisherman and convict.

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Entrepreneurship in the Fast Lane

Growthink Blog

Try these statistics on for size, from 1999 to today Asia’s share of the world’s Initial Public Offerings grew from 12% to 66%. IPO by far this year will be the government ward General Motors. and of Green Dot CANNOT be retroactively analyzed for guidance as to what the next new thing will be. Pursue Global Markets. In the U.S.

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

thebarefootvc

2011 was finally the year when the media spotlight shone on how under-represented women are in almost all power structures in business, government, technology and media – and how crucial it is that we leverage the leadership skill set that they bring to the table to tackle the problems facing the world today.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

Greene, Land Carroll & Blair PC ! #20 We use a patented, proprietary ingredient Floralux which is naturally derived from chlorophyll (the green stuff in plants). Floralux is what makes our Restore Gel green. My oldest son, Coby Joshua, was born with Down syndrome in 1999. Image Credit: Nancy D. Thanks to Nancy D.

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Reflections of America this July 4th

Both Sides of the Table

The funniest experience I ever had on July 4th (US Independence Day) was in 1999. I know we have a budget deficit and as an economic conservative I believe in smaller government. Every government form in England seemed to ask questions about my parents. In American we have people like Charles Best. At least not in California.

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The Gender Issue Part II

thebarefootvc

That’s why I sat on the board of the Forum for Women Entrepreneurs in 1999 in Silicon Valley when I started my venture career, and continue to support women entrepreneurs through Astia , Girls in Tech and a host of other organizations.

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Make Election Day a Holiday: It’s the American Thing to Do

Reid Hoffman

Over time, we shifted from festive gatherings where people celebrated, listened to music, and voted publicly, by voice, to private polling booths and standardized, government-printed ballots. Obtaining the “consent of the governed,” to use Lincoln’s phrase, is how our leaders achieve their moral legitimacy to act on our behalf.