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Export Online Without Frontiers: A Global Map of B2B Marketplaces

The Startup Magazine

That could be a standard sale contract, i.e. buy and sell single items or batches, or a partnership agreement, i.e. contract manufacturing, sales agency, or distribution agreement. The largest ones are Alibaba, Global Sources, DHgate, EC21, Tradekey, Asia Trade Hub, and go4WorldBusiness. B2B Marketplaces in Asia.

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How Gold Investment Saved My Small Business

YoungUpstarts

Famous investor Warren Buffett is noted for his dislike of gold, having said: “It doesn’t do anything but sit there and look at you” Try telling that to global investors, who have piled into gold leading to a seven-year high of around $1,745 in recent days. by Alan Jenkins, founder and CEO of Quadrant2Design.

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A Guide to Funding a Business in the U.K.

Up and Running

But then the credit crunch and global recession took hold, and 2015 is a markedly different landscape for small businesses in need of finance. Generally, these grants will be funded by either the British government or the European Union, but the distribution mechanisms tend to be very local in their scope. In the U.K., Business Grants.