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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

How big is the market for Muslim-friendly products and services? To tap this burgeoning market, companies should consider working with local partners who possess a more intimate knowledge of each market. Rising consumer demand in China itself has also led its own manufacturers to favour selling domestically.

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When Third is First

thebarefootvc

Take a look at these innovations which were first implemented in the emerging markets and are now making their way to the “first world”: Mobile Money: Six years ago, mPesa launched in Kenya to transfer money via cellphone. The ethos behind microcredit has reached a market well beyond the poor, rural woman in an emerging market.

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Generate and Transformify: Umbrella Solutions to Help Businesses Hire Top Talent Worldwide

Transformify

The CEO of Transformify, Lilia Stoyanov, said ‘’ An umbrella or contract staffing solution is perfectly addressing the needs of those businesses facing skilled labor shortages on their local markets. However, a typical umbrella solution doesn’t address the candidate sourcing needs. All visa, relocation, etc. About Generate.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions. A giant fork in the road.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

If there was any doubt among the teams about the value of what they’re learning, Blinken put it to rest with a compelling overview of how so many of today’s complex global problems – from stopping Ebola to monitoring cease-fires and improving food security – demand innovative, tech-based solutions. A giant fork in the road.

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When Third is First

thebarefootvc

Take a look at these innovations which were first implemented in the emerging markets and are now making their way to the “first world”: Mobile Money: Six years ago, mPesa launched in Kenya to transfer money via cellphone. The ethos behind microcredit has reached a market well beyond the poor, rural woman in an emerging market.

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29 Seriously Inspiring Interviews For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

13, 2006: This distinguished Nobel Peace Prize recipient pioneered the use of microcredits through the Grameen Bank, which he established in his native Bangladesh in 1983; many for-profit and nonprofit ventures these days utilize the same concept when investing in underprivileged regions. Jane Chen at Social Capital Markets , Dec.