Hearpreneur

JANUARY 12, 2018

Ellison Eyewear offers designer quality sunglasses made in Greece using Italian components. We had a chance to interview Aristotle Loumis and asked about his story, how he started his business and the future of Ellison. Why did you start your business? I was inspired by the culture, beauty, and history of Greece.”.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2013

Organized by the National University of Singapore (NUS) Entrepreneurship Society and aimed at encouraging youth entrepreneurship, Start-Up@Singapore started in 1999 as a business plan but has now grown to be much bigger.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

With huge unemployment rates in countries like Spain, Greece and Portugal, coupled with risk-averseness and impractical education this leads to a circle of hopelessness. Failure plagues those who believe in the traditional business plan; the long-term planning model; the belief that sales and marketing numbers are facts.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 2, 2019

And speaking of capitalism, George Papandreou’s, the former Prime Minister of Greece and the poster child for the European economic crisis, TED Global talk is already live. Writing a business plan is a must; failed entrepreneurs rarely take that step. Edinburgh is, after all, one of the birthplaces of capitalism.

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Venture Chronicles

MAY 6, 2010

What we are seeing happen in Greece right now, both with the insolvency and citizenry on the dole fighting against any cuts, is California on a national level. Greece can’t devalue their currency or print money, like California.

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Tim Keane

MAY 27, 2010

In Italy, if you bankrupt your business, you lose your driving privileges until you get a job and pay off all of the creditors. In Greece, 10% of the populace works for the government at higher than average wages. The big money model of business development is utterly predominant.    Risk taking is discouraged.

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Babbling VC

MAY 13, 2010

Am I delusional to think that we’re not going to feel the effects of Greece in Europe or any of the other macroeconomic problems? Your chance of getting my attention for your business plan is significantly better if I can connect your email with a face. Trust me, I’m just as aware of the problems that we have as are all of you.

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