Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2011

In a very recent international bribery case, Alcatel-Lucent decided to pay $137 million to settle charges that it paid millions of dollars in bribes to foreign officials to win and maintain contracts in Costa Rica, Hondurus, Taiwan and Malaysia. The days of a “slap on the wrist” for offenders are gone.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2015

However some countries still maintain select quotas , such as Costa Rica, which controls trade in certain wool fabrics. In addition to this, many countries have supplemental laws that govern trade of animal products, which differ between markets. The textile industry has long been the subject of global trade negotiations.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

I have the unique opportunity to design my life the way I want to, travel the world, and live here in Costa Rica. I have been an entrepreneur for many years after working in City Government. Entrepreneurship allows me to express myself, be free, create, and control my own destiny. Thanks to Matt Wilson, Under30Experiences !

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

He also worked in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica and helped start a national health program in Haiti. He discovered a way to do it on a bus ride in Costa Rica. I came back to Costa Rica after that trip back home and honestly I felt a little jaded. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2016

Further, we had a very simple organization structure, so ease of governance and compliance drove our choice of corporate structure.”. Don Halbert, owner of Costa Rica Vacations, also funded his travel agency through venture capital. Why was an LLC the best choice? “We

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