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Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

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If you're capable of seeing past the old stones of Paris and the picturesque rural villages, you'll realize that France is every bit as technologically advanced as any other Western country - more so in some areas. Want to start up in France? billion online in the first quarter of this year. So what are you waiting for?

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

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This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. So, you’re a small or medium-sized business, and you want to build a Facebook, mobile or web app. Image credits: Flickr, goincase.

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What Can You Learn from the 4-Hour Workweek?

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It took more than a year to make this happen (I’ll cover how I did this in a different post) but January 2nd, 1995 I flew to France for 2 years and didn’t move back to the US for 11 years. During this period of time I found ways to get my firm to staff me in Italy, France, Hungary, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain and the UK.

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Your Small Business News Roundup 8.7.15

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Bringing you the latest news on small business and more—this week it’s startups at the White House, why it’s freezing cold in your office, and the “right to be forgotten.” Now, France and other countries are pushing Google to extend these protections to its global sites. The shifting internet. Falling giants.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

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I got a job at a bank, and I worked in their corporate finance group. We had a finance group for all of the bank branches based in San Diego, and I wrote programs to download stuff from the mainframe so we could do analysis three days faster than they could send us the data. I had someone willing to offer me a job in France.

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

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Frances McInnis is a journalist and crossword enthusiast based in New York City. 38 New Social Media Resources You May. Groupon Adds Self-Serve Deal Platform.

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HOW TO: Connect with Other Entrepreneurs Online

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Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.