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[Review] The Rise Of The New East

YoungUpstarts

Faced with the rising costs of labour, materials and land in Chinese cities, companies are increasingly sourcing from other Asian countries like Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan and Bangladesh. A key point to note here is that developing halal products doesn’t limit a company from cross-selling to non-Muslims.

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Remote Jobs: The Fair Pay Rate Dilemma

Transformify

‘’ABC, a US company, signs an agreement with Mr ‘’X’’, a citizen of Bangladesh. ABC pays Mr ’’X’’ a US median market pay rate which is times above the pay rate in Bangladesh stating that the company wants to support the local community. ’’ Round-tripping.

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How a startup should leverage a personal assistant

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

There are two key points during the life of your startup where your life will be much easier if you use a virtual assistant (VA): While proving out your product/market. After your product launch. Point #1: Developing a Proof of Concept. Let's look at each one. Step1: Finding a VA. This is not to say that the U.S.,