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Dominican Central Bank Reports 29% Growth In Remittances

YoungUpstarts

annually since 1993. million between 1993 and 2020. Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) controls became stricter, which further reduced access to financial services. They are the only source of savings for a multitude of communities. Before COVID-19. In 2018 the country received $6.8

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dot429.com – Professional Networking For The LGBT Community

YoungUpstarts

We can’t deny there can still be some form of discrimination against the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community in the workplace (or elsewhere, for that matter), so perhaps it’s no wonder that they would come up with an online professional networking site – dot429 ( www.dot429.com

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30 Entrepreneurs and Business Owners Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

I am yet to be able to contribute venture capital and prioritize shifting the gender gap through funding, but what I can do right now is provide accessible business education and community to give women in business in Australia a better chance at success. Thanks to Silvia Borges, Regional Rural Finance ! #5-

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An Interview with Steve Ligouri, Serial Innovator

Startup Lessons Learned

I’m a partner in his latest venture, the Corporate Entrepreneur Community (CEC) , the newest addition to his long history of reinvention work that spans industries ranging from football to banking. This was in 1993, and I was the chief marketing officer at Frito-Lay North America. I hope you’ll enjoy the conversation as much as I did.

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Behind Every Great Product

SVPG

In 1993, Word 6.0 However, the Mac community was also very vocal, with passionate fans of their platform, and is also important to note that this community had very little love for Microsoft. I don’t think these stories have ever been shared publicly before, and they are stories that I believe deserve to be told.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

It took a while but after days of brainstorming, Financer became our brand, and years later we’re still very happy with the decision. Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Photo Credit: Johannes Larsson. We wanted to make sure the brand would be short and concise, easy to say, yet descriptive of what services we provide.

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Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you. In other words, the future of financing is continuous funding, not discrete. California Milk Processor Board) – 1993. Here’s why. Take a look at the chart below. 10 Blogging Tips. Make it unique. Not so bad.