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Internet Growth Means Big Changes For How Businesses Connect

YoungUpstarts

By John Curran, President and CEO of the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN). When the Internet was first conceived as a better way for computers to communicate with one another, no one could predict the impact it would have on business communications. billion of them. Our region will not be the first to reach this milestone.

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FinTech and Forex – A Match Made in Heaven

The Startup Magazine

With increased flexibility offered by smart mobile devices and wireless Internet connection, traders can achieve today more than they were able to in the past. Traders can now monitor currency prices and changes in pip regardless of their location, as long as they have a decent Internet connection. Improvements brought by social media.

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Startup Nation: The Best Startup Capitals for Entrepreneurs in 2023 

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Europe Tallinn For decades Estonia has been at the forefront of technological and business innovation in the Baltic region. Asia Singapore Singapore has, in recent years, boasted as one of the best places in terms of standard of living and quality of lifestyle in Pacific Asia.

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Coping With Late Payment – Managing Asia’s Slow Payers

YoungUpstarts

Across Asia Pacific, the average number of days for an invoice to be paid rose from 48 to 56, compared to the same period in the previous year. In a survey conducted in Europe, 60% of respondents said intentional late payment was the major cause of hikes in DSO. Atradius, Payment Practices in Asia-Pacific, 2013.

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Find an Angel Investor, Without Going Through Hell

Startup Professionals Musings

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. The reach is very broad, however, with 30 branches worldwide covering over 80 countries in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia, and over 120,000 members worldwide. Here are the largest flocks: Angelsoft.

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What Are the Risks of Using Personal Email for Board Business?

Board Effect

By gathering information from the internet, spear phishers tailor an email to a specific individual using their name and other information they found out about you that you may have posted on a social media account or somewhere else on the web. European boards were slightly lower at 41% and the Asia Pacific was 48%.

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Asia Pacific SMEs Must Look To Cross-Border Trade

YoungUpstarts

Reddington, president, FedEx Express Asia Pacific. E-commerce is growing faster in Asia Pacific than any other region [1] – in fact, Asia Pacific is already the world’s largest regional e-commerce market [2] – which creates amazing opportunities for so many SMEs. 2] Ecommerce Europe, With a turnover of $567.3

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