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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Microsoft's $100K India Startup Challenge Grant

ReadWriteStart

The company has distribution through about 50 retailers in Chennai, and is looking for ways to market their product through online channels. Next week, the 1M/1M roundtable will focus on entrepreneurs in East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. We discussed guerilla p.r., You can register for the next roundtable here.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: miiCard

crowdSPRING Blog

miiCard provides one identity which you can use across the web where you need trust for example when trading on auction sites, online dating, in social networking and when applying for new financial products and services that require an identity check. It provides a safer, faster and more convenient way to transact online.

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Why our small businesses are a BIG deal

NZ Entrepreneur

But while it’s true that New Zealand needs more globally successful brands bringing us in mountains of foreign cash, there are some very real reasons we need to place more emphasis on valuing and supporting our small businesses and small business owners. 2) Small businesses keep profits in New Zealand.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Customers, for example, are recast as “beneficiaries,” and instead of identifying revenue streams, these diplo-preneurs are interested in defining “mission achievement.”). They shared their experiences of how technology has enhanced – and threatens to undermine – diplomatic work.

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Hacking for Diplomacy – The State Department Takes Notice

Steve Blank

Customers, for example, are recast as “beneficiaries,” and instead of identifying revenue streams, these diplo-preneurs are interested in defining “mission achievement.”). They shared their experiences of how technology has enhanced – and threatens to undermine – diplomatic work.

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2012 Valuation Survey of Angel Groups

Gust

This summer I conducted our third annual survey of the pre-money valuation of pre-revenue companies recently funded by angel groups in North America. For the first time, we asked for data from specific business sectors, as follows: All pre-revenue deals. Pre-revenue life Science, biotech and medical device deals. Number: 30.

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10 Mom-and-Pop Businesses That Turned Into Empires

YoungUpstarts

Darius Bikoff, who distributed his enhanced drinks to health food stores, independent retailers and mom-and-pop stores in the New York area. The idea took off and Bikoff responded to the success by expanding the drinks to national distribution. Energy Brands was founded in 1996 by J. Wrigley Company.