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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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In 2011, while living in South Florida, Dickson got the idea for Flat Out of Heels during an event she was attending. In 2013, Dickson had placed her first smart machine for a beta test in a concourse of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where it would be highly visible to travelers with sore feet.

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How Immersive Art Has Transformed the Ways People Experience Creativity??????????

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The umbrellas marked a seminal moment in the history of art installations, costing an astounding and self-funded $26 million to accomplish and becoming an international sensation. That 23-day celebration has drawn millions of attendees each year since 2009 (except for the pandemic years).

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How Immersive Art Has Transformed the Ways People Experience Creativity??????????

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The umbrellas marked a seminal moment in the history of art installations, costing an astounding and self-funded $26 million to accomplish and becoming an international sensation. That 23-day celebration has drawn millions of attendees each year since 2009 (except for the pandemic years).

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The Stunning Growth of Small Business Globalization

Small Business Labs

Key "wow" producing quote: the share of exports by large multinational corporations dropped from 84 percent in 1977 to 50 percent in 2013.  percent of all identified US importers in 2011. Companies with fewer than 500 employees accounted for 97.8 percent

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Thursday Morning & 20 Years of Celebrating You & Your Profession!

Office Dynamics

They talked about mental energy (what you think is what you live); physical energy (energize your life); team energy (walking your talk); leadership energy (creating a culture of cooperation and respect; personal energy (internal drive, because motivation is an inside job!) And that brought us up to the present, 2013.

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Why India Is a Rising Star Among Exporting Nations

The Small Business Blog

The average Indian factory worker was paid about 90 cents an hour in 2011, among the lowest rates in the world. percent between 2006 and 2011. My company, international trading website Alibaba.com, currently has 2.9 South Korea and Taiwan. Awareness of the country’s growing prowess is increasing. Small businesses in the U.S.

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Small Business Labs: Gartner's Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends.

Small Business Labs

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Software "Super Vendors" and Barbell Industrial Structures | Main | Why Global Poverty is Declining » October 22, 2010 Gartners Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2011 Is it just me, or is it too early for 2011 top trends lists? 

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