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Resources for Global Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

On Bplans, we often share information about United States’ specific resources, like SBDCs (small business development centers), but those resources probably aren’t as helpful to global entrepreneurs. Is it a sales pitch or an opinion? Global Entrepreneurship Network. The Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand.

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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. As of year-end, Foursquare had over 15 million users, with an exponential growth rate globally.

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10 Entertaining Things to Check out While You’re Waiting in Line Today

Up and Running

billion in retail sales and even more the year before. In today’s incredibly busy, globally interconnected world, it can be easy to unintentionally start taking things for granted. As we reported last week, this was the year of the inaugural Women’s Entrepreneurship Day during Global Entrepreneurship Week. No, really. .

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30 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

At every one of them I was the person who wrote the proposals, did the technical interviewed on candidates, went on sales calls with the Account Managers to make them look good and got put on troubled projects to help right the ship. 9- Desire to go global. I wanted to be the first Indian beauty/wellness brand to go truly global.

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DataSift Announces Mega-Round. Apple Buys Topsy for $200 Million. Here’s What You Need to Know

Both Sides of the Table

It is the oil pipeline explosion in Nigeria that is Tweeted before people even know a disruption may happen. ” How can businesses not incorporate information into their marketing and sales funnels? Tim, my former co-founder and long-time colleague & friend who joined as global head of products. should I go Audi or BMW?”

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THINK. TECH. DISCOVER.

Austin Startup

Now we see weird case of designer from Nigeria collaborating with APP developer from Romania building a product which Intellectual Property is registered in Netherlands and LLC registered in Boston. Global Innovation Exchange : Great place for people looking to promote their ideas and get funding. Just how cool is that?

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What Asia and Facebook’s Free Internet Project Have in Common?

Transformify

“The services are bad,” said Zheng Linyun, who works in a sales company in Beijing and commutes about five hours a day. Women represent two-thirds of all illiterate adults globally. . “He is exhausted every day, so if I can help him get a bit more rest, I’ll do it.”

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