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Whose Life are You Going to Change?

Both Sides of the Table

“Mark, I’m an Associate Partner. The only person who could carry you on his budget is the lead partner, Cory Van Wolvelaere.&#. He was American who had married a woman from Ireland and they had relocated to the South of France to set up an Internet practice servicing all of the European Andersen Consulting offices.

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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

Today, with the decentralising nature of the Internet, distributed cloud technology and a growing sentiment toward entrepreneurship, the global startup ecosystem has never been so dispersed. Dublin, Ireland. But have you heard of what’s going on in Cyprus, Sweden or North Carolina?

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Flexible VC, a New Model for Companies Targeting Profitability

David Teten

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. Similar to the explosion of seed funds in the past decade, we (and some limited partners too ) believe these Flexible VCs are on the forefront of what will become a major segment of the venture ecosystem. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5% return cap.

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Branching out: Why you shouldn’t limit your startup to just one location

The Next Web

Nicholas Petri is a market research analyst at OpenView Venture Partners , where he helps portfolio companies by providing in-depth research into their prospects and customer segments. The team opened up a second office for US sales and support in Plano, TX, while the engineering team and CEO stayed in Ireland.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – April 2012 Edition

VC Cafe

SWX: ORIDN) an Israeli manufacturer of capnography respiratory monitors and modules was bought by Ireland’s Covidienplc.(NYSE: The $222 million fund, which will be called the OrbiMed Israel Partners Limited Partnership, includes an investment of approximately $40m provided by the Israeli government. OridionSytems,Ltd.

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5 Critical Tips to Reduce Your Business Taxes This Year [WEBINAR]

Up and Running

The advantage there is that we can designate part of their net profit that they can distribute to the owner as either tax-free distributions, or as owner salary. Well, then you could probably look at me and say, “Hey, Ryan, why don’t we send it all through distributions? Then we don’t have to pay payroll tax.”

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The Pitfalls of Not Having an Export Business Plan

Up and Running

I urge you, however, to at some point consider formalizing a plan so that you can fully capitalize on your idea and leverage it for luring potential partners, lenders, and investors. For example, let’s say you select Ireland to export catfish to and find out two months later that the Irish don’t like catfish.