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From email scams to e-commerce wins: How online shopping is helping Nigeria fix its Internet reputation

The Next Web

Nigeria itself is home to 170 million people, a figure that is expected to rise to 400 million by 2050, and the biggest market in Africa. According to Transparency International in 2013, Nigeria was the world’s 144th most corrupt country out of the 177 countries monitored. Slowly overcoming its reputation.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 39: Jeremy Johnson and Michael Eidsaune

Steve Blank

For the past 30 years great colleges have approached recruitment by creating a list of names from the PSATs and then sending out glossy brochures. I went to Nigeria to meet that first cohort, interview them and try to pick four from the six. The goal was to help low-income students better understand the college application process.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere Show No. 39: Jeremy Johnson and Michael Eidsaune

Steve Blank

For the past 30 years great colleges have approached recruitment by creating a list of names from the PSATs and then sending out glossy brochures. I went to Nigeria to meet that first cohort, interview them and try to pick four from the six. The goal was to help low-income students better understand the college application process.

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Resources for Global Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

It’s even better if you can make your search specific by including the name of the bank you’re looking for information on. Just make sure you can spot the advertisements: Look for “Ad” on the left side under the name of the website. Is it a sales pitch or an opinion? Let’s say you’re an entrepreneur in India.

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Steve and Kate the Remote Worker

Transformify

Steve one day decided to call on his marketing manager at the end of the year to give him report about their sales thus far from January to almost the end of the year. So he called his marketing manager, the manager whose name is Jack gave him the report with several strategies outlined which they applied to get better results.

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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. Al-Zahran is going to focus on labor and women’s rights cases, and was recently named one of the world’s most powerful Arab women. Last year, Thanksgiving weekend saw 54.7 This year, Black Friday is expected to gross a even more, with over 100 million people shopping.

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Episode 3: A Startup Comic Book Company, How to Find a Mentor, and #BigData – The Bcast

Up and Running

They actually didn’t say their name of their company, but they want to know if we need any design work… What do you think? People who love comic books and collect them, Dave Dorman is a household name. First, clarify what it is you want because you name it, it’s going to be easier to then go find those people.