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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

ISRAEL TO TRADE FREELY WITH MERCOSUR; ARGENTINA – ISRAEL SIGN FTA. Argentina became the last of the South American Mercosur trade block of four to sign a free trade agreement with Israel. Trade with Argentina, on the other hand, only reached $130 million due to high tariffs on Israeli goods there.

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Startup Strategy Roundtable: Where Should You Raise Money?

ReadWriteStart

Since 1M/1M is a global program, we have many entrepreneurs in various parts of the world who are building interesting businesses, and trying to determine how best to interface with the ecosystem that exists in Silicon Valley. Malaysia, India, China, Italy, Argentina, wherever), you are better off raising money locally.

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Four Things To Consider When Taking Your Startup Global

YoungUpstarts

If you’re wondering how to take your startup global, here’s some advice: 1. In fact you’ll most certainly need to get much language translation work done, from your sales kits and your website to your instruction manuals and marketing materials. But going international will be an entirely new ball game.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. real GDP growth for Israel in 2010 in the absence of extraordinary developments, and Fischer has said the economy may grow more than that if the global recovery accelerates. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8

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One Startup’s Story: The Evolution Of An Outsourcing Strategy

ReadWriteStart

So far so good, but soon my lead technologist decided to go back to Argentina for family reasons. See also The Pros And Cons Of IT Outsourcing: Globally, Nationally And Locally.). Front office teams (sales and marketing, for example) should be in their home market while the back office (IT and operations) can be anywhere.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

“Rare is the business that has a formal disaster plan, let alone one that covers a global Black Swan event.” Although the company created an incentive plan to boost sales, its sales growth fell from 19% before the recession to 8% after—five percentage points below Staples’ postrecession sales growth rate.

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Isidoro Quiroga: “South America’s Warren Buffet” Mogul Makes Next Move

The Startup Magazine

Chilean billionaire and entrepreneur Isidoro Quiroga has been called South America’s Warren Buffet for his near-perfect investment portfolio and his ability to transform businesses from small firms to global leaders. He currently owns businesses in Chile , Argentina, and Australia. He began his success in the agricultural industry.