In Honduras, the greatest compliment you can give a person is, “Listo” meaning, you’re ready. What does it take to create a big brand? What does it take to rebrand and follow your heart in doing something new? Can you change your brand DNA and begin to weave stories with customers? If you’ve been looking for answers to these questions, here’s the next edition of the Social Trends Show. MORE

Within a short period of time after enactment in Germany, the following countries joined the limited liability bandwagon: Portugal (1917); Brazil (1919); Chile (1923); France (1925); Turkey (1926); Cuba (1929); Argentina (1932); Uruguay (1933); Mexico (1934); Belgium (1935); Switzerland (1936); Italy ( 1936); Peru (1936); Columbia (1937); Costa Rica (1942); Guatemala (1942); and Honduras (1950). Note: For some time I have been meaning to publish my research and thoughts on the U.S. MORE

At the time he had been living with his long-time girlfriend from Honduras. July 4th. The funniest experience I ever had on July 4th (US Independence Day) was in 1999. That was the year I spent July 4th in Tokyo, where I was living for 6 months. MORE

Tegu was founded by Chris Haughey in Honduras (the name is derived from Tegucigalpa, the capital city). The founders of jewelry start-up Altruette know what a difference the holidays make for small business. Here are some of their favorite products from start-ups and small shops. MORE

DURHAM — A teen who says he risks death if he’s deported to his native Honduras should be released from the custody of immigration officials and returned to North Carolina so he can finish high school MORE

He returned to his Central American roots in 1997, when he started Mayorga Coffee, a Rockville, Maryland-based company that imports coffee mainly from small, eco-friendly farms in places such as Honduras and Nicaragua. MORE

Suggestions: India, Honduras, Korea, Thailand, South and Central America, Canada. Photo credit www.PatMurris.blogspot.com. How does one “go global?” Thomas Friedman’s book The World Is Flat showed us how our businesses are becoming global. MORE

Ned describes his organization’s work as creating new “water economies” in emerging markets like Rwanda and Honduras, and has leveraged the private sector to catalyze his market development efforts. John Saul over at Stanford Social Innovation Review blog shares his thoughts after attending the Skoll World Forum. He has some interesting insights: 1. It’s OK to make an economic return from solving social problems. MORE

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congressman says the deportation of a North Carolina teen to Honduras has been stayed by federal immigration officials DURHAM, N.C. (AP) AP) — A U.S. MORE

Buyers from Honduras accounted for 0.014% of projects last year. It is almost 3 years since we opened the doors to crowdSPRING and in that time we have grown dramatically. In May of 2008, we started out with fewer than 600 registered users. MORE

 We've all read about the shark feeding programs that have developed at dive sites around the world, from Cape Town to Honduras– and there is plenty of controversy about whether sharks should be fed by humans– especially in close proximity of divers. I also found a pretty interesting video on YouTube from a  shark dive in Roatan, Honduras. I've been a PADI certified scuba diver since 1991 and just recently obtained my advanced diver certification. MORE

Now hardcore globe trotters visit Afghanistan and Honduras to ensure their story gathers more kudos. Famed author and modern day renaissance man Nassim Taleb talks about Extremistan. MORE

Witness gives human rights activists around the world training and technology to effectively document and expose human rights abuses, from Burma to China to the United States, Israel, and Honduras. Last night I was at an amazing fundraiser for a cause I've supported since 2000. MORE

So he started doing missions for his church and eventually founded a nonprofit to plant educational programs in the poor villages of Honduras. Life After the Inc. MORE