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Battery gives back to Israeli entrepreneurial community with venture creation workshop

VC Cafe

Danny is an entrepreneur, investor and Brown University Professor of Entrepreneurship , and has recently held similar workshops in China, Egypt and Portugal. B attery Ventures held its first Entrepreneurship and Venture Creation Workshop in Tel Aviv on July 1 and 2 (see VC Café’s previous coverage of the workshop here ).

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

To address the internal migration trends, in 2013 the government adopted ‘’Marshall Plan’’ The plan forces the companies to hire locally and create jobs for the local communities. Egypt is highly dependent on oil production and the economy is very sensitive to the oil price fluctuations.

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How Do Educational Leaders Motivate Aspiring Students?

The Startup Magazine

Or perhaps, you remember how your history teacher’s lights lit up and shone every time she discussed the Pharaohs of Egypt? Do you remember your English teacher’s passion for Shakespeare’s sonnets? We all remember genuinely passionate teachers about their subjects and their animated teaching styles.

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4 Networking Tips for New Nonprofits

Up and Running

Better yet, identify community need. When you understand the needs of your community, you can adjust your mission to address these needs. Local businesses can then fall in line, as most business owners want to enrich and strengthen the same community. Another aspect of any strong fundraising strategy is community presence.

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Episode 107: Is the Recession Over Yet? with James Coyle

Mike Michalowicz

Mr. Coyle’s columns are considered a highlight of the paper and forcefully expound on issues of importance to the business community. He played a major role in Governor Whitman’s 1993 election campaign, and has managed or advised numerous legislative, county and local campaigns on issues management and communications strategy.

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Episode 5 on Sirius XM Channel 111: Pete Newell, John Kuhn, Matt Weingart, Takashi Tsutsmi and Masato Iino

Steve Blank

During his military career he served in Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Arabian peninsula, Egypt, and the Horn of Africa. He connects the Lab with the defense user community. . — Or, click on the links to hear Pete discuss: — — — — John Kuhn served 20 years in U.S.

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Should Your Small Business Engage In Newsjacking?

YoungUpstarts

Just last year, fashion designer Kenneth Cole’s Twitter account joked about the beginning of the Arab Spring protests in Egypt , tweeting, “Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Small businesses looking for examples of big brands behaving badly can look past Hurricane Sandy to see other newsjacking controversies.