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Export Online Without Frontiers: A Global Map of B2B Marketplaces

The Startup Magazine

In fact, the Connecticut-based firm does not charge any fee for buyers willing to place orders. Founded in New York City in 2012, Kinnek bases its business model on quality over quantity. It is actually half Chinese: while based in Dallas, Texas, it has main offices also in Wuhan and Shanghai. Kinnek is the newcomer.

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29 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

My entire staff had been laid off due to an acquisition by an aggressive v.c. After our initial shock ended, we decided that we were doing some of the best marketing in the technology channel and wanted to take it to other companies like ours. When I began my company 5+ years ago, it was not really a choice. 14- A number of reasons.