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Export Online Without Frontiers: A Global Map of B2B Marketplaces

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In fact, the Connecticut-based firm does not charge any fee for buyers willing to place orders. This makes it completely free, but it works with partners, i.e. government agencies that somehow act as middlemen. It is actually half Chinese: while based in Dallas, Texas, it has main offices also in Wuhan and Shanghai.

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Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

YoungUpstarts

These include Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri (all businesses except construction), Tennessee (if not construction, coal mining, or trades), West Virginia (if agriculture), In Florida, if you have an agricultural business and have six (6) or more employees and twelve (12) or more seasonal employees , you must carry workers’ compensation insurance.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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Small Business. SMALL BUSINESS. more in Small Business. Harvard professor Noam Wasserman and WSJ small-business editor Vanessa OConnell took reader questions about avoiding start-up pitfalls on Sept. Small Business » Subscriber Content Read Preview. Loading… Careers.

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How Women Can Achieve Success In Male Dominated Professions

YoungUpstarts

However, once I got married, my career path changed, as my husband’s job was transferred back up to Connecticut (where I’m originally from). In Connecticut I chose to make the transition from working at a large public accounting firm, to a small privately owned company. Kathy Jensen joined CST Group in 2012 as Senior Manager.