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The @TWTFelipe Story – A Tale of US Visa Policy Gone Awry (#startupvisa)

Both Sides of the Table

“Staple green cards to the diplomas of foreign students who graduate from any U.S. In 2005 he was graduated and took a job in South Carolina working for technology company while he started his own web design company on the side. university in math or science&# (Thomas Friedman). He spent a bunch of this time in Canada.

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

thebarefootvc

In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world. Rickshaw drivers in India have cell phones as do camel drivers in the remote Rajasthan desert. Farmers subscribed to daily updates via SMS on weather and crop prices.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I am also in a few select boutiques and Hotel Gift shops including the famous Mohonk Mountain House and a design collective in Australia) My collection features unexpected combinations of raw and polished gemstones, opulent pearls, precious metals, custom clasps, and exotic minerals from the world’s treasure troves. (I Image Credit: Nancy D.

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25 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Photo credit: Jenna Green. Thanks to Jenna Green, Moscow Muled ! #12- 17- India is quite an interesting name. The business idea to do technology-driven customized and personalized trips for travelers coming to India was born sometime in 2009 just before I had to go to study and do my MBA. 11- Flagship product.

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Sustainability and Business, the Hong Kong Imperative

The Startup Magazine

Hong Kong, for instance, has been ranked 16 th overall in the world in design firm Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index, but in the breakdown of that score, its liveability was a “mere” 81 st. While Hong Kong does indeed have concerns regarding liveability, there is no denying the strong push that the city has overall for environmental design.

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Swedish Start-Up to Fight China’s Polluted Air – But The Movement Is Nation-Wide

YoungUpstarts

We think of it as a free commodity, but countries like India and China prove us wrong day after day. Johannes says that the inspiration for the start-ups’ new breathing mask came after one of his co-founder colleagues experienced severe asthma symptoms after a couple of days spent in India.

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17 Entrepreneurs Celebrate Summer Business Accomplishments

Hearpreneur

I have been working on Popwish over the summer and created the brand, partly coded the website, took the pictures and i have done all graphic design. Thanks to Shel Horowitz, Green and Profitable ! #7 I also had to deal with explaining my vision to developers in India and trying to find quality support on a budget.