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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

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The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999. Image source ).

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5 Lessons Learned Launching a Startup With No Plan, No Cash, and No MBA

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Six months before starting our business, my wife and I moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina with no solid plans, no place to live, and no jobs. You might feel like a bit of a wet blanket when you start pushing people to hire a lawyer and write up contracts or an operating agreement. From backpackers to business owners.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2011 Edition

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Broadcom Corporation, a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, is acquiring Provigent, an Israeli company which develops system-on-a-chip products that enable wireless system vendors to deliver broadband wireless backhaul systems to network operators. FACEBOOK BUYS ISRAELI FEATURE PHONE MAKER SNAPTU.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

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billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. billion), and 33 percent lower than proceeds in 2007 ($3.79 Amdocs is an Israeli founded provider of software and services for billing, customer relationship management (CRM) and operations support systems (OSS).

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Invest in Israel Newsletter June 2010 Edition

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Albaugh, which was founded in 1979, has six plants in the US, Brazil, Mexico, and Argentina, and a joint venture in China, and its South American sales in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile complement Makhteshim’s business in Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. billion in 2007 and de-listed from Nasdaq. billion), or 2.5