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5 Big Problems Faced By Small-To-Medium US Manufacturers

YoungUpstarts

In its first year in business, a Florida Rock Industries management team faced a huge problem at their rock plant in Newberry when the high moisture content of raw materials caused a processing flow problem. They are often short of human resource personnel and engineers, struggle with marketing and don’t have enough legal protection.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Spotlight on Latin and Central America

ReadWriteStart

Overall, I like this notion of social shipping, since as we become a more global world, and as e-commerce takes off in more geographies, this could be a service not only applicable to Costa Rica, but much more broadly in many nations. Words To Live By. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes.

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Founder Interview: Richard Lavina Innovating Accounting Services with Taxfyle

The Startup Magazine

To be successful in today’s fast-paced, globalized, digital economy, companies – and the industries around them – you need to be leveraging not just your industry expertise but also groundbreaking technological advancements that enable you to compete within the modern marketplace.

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Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitú as CEO.

Both Sides of the Table

Hint: 60 million US Latinos driving US growth engine) I am beyond excited to announce the Herb Scannell has agreed to move from NYC to Los Angeles to take on the role of CEO at mitú, the fast growing Latino digital media company, serving more than 100 million monthly unique viewers. Why the Former President of Nickelodeon Joined mitú as CEO.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: 2 Really Cool Companies

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Next, Dan Stewart from Safety Harbor, Florida, pitched Happy Grasshopper , an email-based referral marketing service. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Happy Grasshopper. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. Photo by svilen001.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Free is Not a Business Model

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Debra Cortese, from Miami, Florida, discussed Cortese Design Bags , a designer of tote bags with natural designs. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It is much better to grow organically with revenue. Cortese Design Bags. Photo by Gisela Giardano.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Crowd Sourced Funding Exchanges - An Emerging Trend

ReadWriteStart

Today, Andrew Rachmell from Boca Raton, Florida, discussed peerbackers , a crowdsourced fund raising platform to help very early stage entrepreneurs raise small denomination funding ($50, $100) from friends, family, and peers to help finance the prototype development phase with about $25,000 in seed financing. peerbackers. Discuss.

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