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10 College Business Incubators We’re Most Excited About

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Boasting resources for life sciences, bio-tech, medical devices, photonics, clean energy, and engineering, BU can help to incubate businesses in just about any physical technology. Engineering Translational Technology Center. At Boston University, there’s an incredible array on business incubation opportunities.

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Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

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Most of the costs incurred by Microsoft in developing new versions of Windows involve paying engineers to write software codes. In 2000, the company had slightly more than 22,000 workers in the United States and nearly 30,000 workers overseas. Yet once the software is coded, it can be reproduced millions of times at virtually no cost.

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

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Engineers initially failed to understand the new possibilities of the new paradigm. Loyalty experts add social media to their programs in the same way that 19 th century engineers added combustion engines to their existing carriages. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank.

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A Conversation With Calgary Entrepreneur Ali Ghani: How Commitment To Health And Fitness Benefits His Work And His Life

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A graduate of SAIT Polytechnic with a diploma in electrical engineering and a bachelor’s degree in Applied Systems Technology, Ali spent several years working for several major corporations in the information technology sector. Then, in 2000, he shifted gears and founded a successful commercial property development company.

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Growth Hacks To Take Your Content Marketing To The Next Level

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In such a case, a reverse engineering process can be tried. While reverse engineering the already viral content is a way to understand the interest of your target audience, this is not the only way. A study conducted by SerpIQ revealed that articles of 2000 words or more are more likely to come up in the top 10 Google results.

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Bottoms Up Everyone: A New Economic Revolution Is Upon Us

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As a percentage of total US employment, proprietors have steadily increased every year since 2000. The US labor force gained over 10 million more working proprietors between 2000 and 2012—with over 21% of working Americans receiving at least part of their income through self-employment.

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To Infinity and Beyond: How Entrepreneurism is Making Space Tourism Viable

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In 1994 the American Society of Civil Engineers convened with business people in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to discuss the technical and financial feasibility of space tourism, then still a hypothetical concept. In 2000, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos established Blue Origin. Named after Alan B.