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Presidential Innovation Fellows, round two

Startup Lessons Learned

Yes, there are Lean Startups even in the United States federal government. For my take on how this is possible, you can see my previous post on Lean Government here. MyUSA Simplifying the process of finding and accessing information and government services that are right for you. Take a look and judge for yourself.

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Most young people can’t afford to study abroad without government subsidies or scholarships. Data Warehousing, Database Administration, Game Development, Git, Google Maps API, HTML, HTML5, Internet Security, Javascript, jQuery / Prototype, Magento, Mobile App Testing. What are the most common skills in each category?

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Spirit of innovation demonstrated in land transport sector

NZ Entrepreneur

million in government funding. It will support a range of private and non-government sector innovators and innovations. This established world-leading, free public secure bike parking, charging, and wayfinding stations that show information about safe riding around the city, including new bike path infrastructure.

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

thebarefootvc

This is my recap of what stood out to me this year and what I’m looking forward to in 2012 — we are only in the beginning of many revolutions. What’s Next in 2012…. Yes, we have huge challenges ahead…but if you read these 10 trends it’s hard not to be optimistic about meeting these challenges.

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How to Open a Marijuana Dispensary

Up and Running

Furthermore, if medical marijuana is not legalized in your state, any dispensary is liable to be shut down by the federal government. In Colorado, we had a vote in 2012 on Amendment 64, which is the recreational law,” he says. “I The Green Solution: Wholesale medical marijuana supplier. Cost of license. Employee salary.

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These are the British Businesses Adopting Green and Sustainable Practices

The Startup Magazine

It appears as though consumer demand is motivating businesses to become more sustainable which is reinforced by government green tax breaks for energy-efficient SMEs. www.arcolatheatre.com/about/green. This was the start of the Green Arcola project, which began in 2007, that today has become a whole new enterprise of its own.

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5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

mashable.com

July 10, 2012 by Curt Finch. July 10, 2012 09:40:07. July 10, 2012 10:50:39. July 10, 2012 11:12:07. July 10, 2012 11:21:19. July 10, 2012 11:36:32. Apple Removes Green Certification From All Products. If Hackers Didn’t Exist, Governments Would Have to Invent Them. Like Tweet. Like Tweet.

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