As a Chilean married to a Russian, working with students from the United States, Israel, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Chile, Argentina, Germany, and India, I am a living example of the benefits that the existence of a global hub language. I’ve been flipping through a bunch of books that people have sent me. A few recent ones on my Kindle that I read in full: 1. How: Why How We Do Anything Means Everything by Dov Seidman. MORE

Another example is Macedonia, which ranks sixth in the report for ease of starting a business. How can the U.S. ease the process of starting a business? Take a note from countries like New Zealand that are using a "one-stop shop" approach encourage entrepreneurship. MORE

This is the third in a series of articles in The Startup Magazine discussing side businesses and some great advice on side business income opportunities. MORE

For this edition Central Macedonia, Ile de France and the Northern and Western Region of Ireland convinced the EER jury with their credible, forward-thinking and promising plan for the year 2018. As with their colleagues across the globe, European Union leaders are keenly interested in entrepreneurial ecosystems and see the regional level as a good approach. MORE

It's easier to start a company in Rwanda, Singapore, or Macedonia than it is to do so in the United States, according to the World Bank's latest report on start-up friendly economies. MORE

Kaplan writes: Macedonia defines the principal illness of the Balkans: conflicting dreams of lost imperial glory. Do not tell me about Macedonia,” the Bulgarian diplomat in Athens had raged. There is no Macedonia. Throughout Macedonia it was the same. MORE