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Volunteering in Costa Rica

David Cohen

We just returned from a week in the Orisi Valley of Costa Rica. two hours on the connection then on to San Jose, Costa Rica. Delaney noticed the American music and said her first impressions were that Costa Rica was very high tech and familiar. Camisa de futbol, equipe de Costa Rica official.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Incubators Are Reaching Out To 1M/1M

ReadWriteStart

Next, Douglas Villalobos from Costa Rica pitched GeoInvenio, a mobile application development platform. Douglas has identified about 50 software companies in Costa Rica that may be willing to develop apps on top of the GeoInvenio platform. GeoInvenio.

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How To Start A Medical Tourism Business

YoungUpstarts

As the name suggests, the report will help to determine how practical it is for you to launch a startup company based on various factors. Costa Rica: Cosmetic surgery. Let’s discuss the basic steps to launch a medical tourism business. Step #1: Get a Feasibility Analyst Report. Hungary/Philippines: Advanced dentistry.

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Twitter Link Roundup #60 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

The image above shows the label for Buttface Amber Ale – one of a number of ridiculous beer names in the marketplace (see full post in the Random Fun section below) from huffingtonpost.com. Google Maps triggers military dispute between Costa Rica & Nicaragua – [link]. Totally Look Alikes – [link].

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Don’t Pay Bribes to Get International Expansion

Startup Professionals Musings

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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3 Brands To Inspire Your Next Social Contest!

Brandanew

The contest was simple and nudged their followers to tell them why their friend represented real beauty by simply filling in their friend’s name, and two things that made them feel they are beautiful. Their ‘Real Beauty Should Be Shared’ contest on Facebook is as big a hit as their video campaign – Real Beauty Sketches. Inspired?

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How to Build a Boss Brand [Part I]

Up and Running

This has included serving both sole practitioners and multi-million and billion-dollar brands in multiple industries—retail, consulting, energy, and education, to name a few. Pick a name. I’ve seen several successful companies that have changed names along the way—even Nike use to be called something else!