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When Small Businesses Meet Big Opportunities

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It can, however, be easy to overlook the importance of small businesses like the Chatuchak stallholders, not just to their surrounding communities but also to the wider national economy. Today, the flea market features prominently in tourist guidebooks and makes a respectable contribution to the local economy.

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Startup Grind Turns the Tables on Mark Suster

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You know, there were a number of small businesses in San Diego that were producing hard drives and computer assemblies and, you know, a lot of stuff in the IT sector, and I had gone off to meet a bunch of them because I didn’t know if I could get a job. Not in Europe or South Korea. 20 years ago it mattered.

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Growing Smaller: How Smaller Retailers Are Thinking Beyond Fashion Weeks For #fashion To Compete

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Like many reading this, I’m always intrigued by the small business owners I meet across the world, many running generations-old boutiques selling one-of-a-kind treasures. by Raj Subramaniam, Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Communications, FedEx Services.