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8 startups that leveraged products for social good, and where they’re headed in 2014

The Next Web

Now connecting consumers to global markets in 2014, the team is excited about the possibility to contribute to a growing e-commerce platform that not only has stellar products, but can help women in Africa and third world countries fashion a better world for themselves. 4) The startup that uses fashion to aid women in third world countries.

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Micro-Multinationals, And How They Will Define Our Era

YoungUpstarts

by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services. “No No new business is worth starting in these times unless it can go global.” – Sir Richard Branson, founder, Virgin Group. Today, all you need is a mobile device, a shipping platform and a big idea.