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Taking stock of the Dutch tech cluster: What The Netherlands needs to win the European startup scene

The Next Web

Mr. Willink would later bank roll the Louisiana Purchase - in someway a ‘super angel’ of the 18th century. The Next Web and the Next Women) and several government backed initiatives. It was the first foreign loan in US history. But forget the quaint history facts. The Dutch have a solid business environment today.

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Navigating the volunteer board member lifecycle for effective collaboration

Board Effect

At the Louisiana Restaurant Association , leaders also sought new strategies and tools to manage access to documents and data as board members ended their terms or resigned. Governance technology is a key factor in protecting your organization’s sensitive data. The administrator championed new solutions for easing the honeymoon period.

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10 Amazing Microfinance Success Stories

YoungUpstarts

In two years she has hired eight full-time employees, secured lucrative government contracts, and is able to support seven households besides her own in Amman. She started a business selling gas cylinders with a loan from MFW that helped her buy two cars to make deliveries. She is even mulling a run for office in the gas providers’ union.

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Does Your Small Business Need Workers’ Compensation Insurance?

YoungUpstarts

In Texas, workers’ compensation insurance is optional unless the business is a construction company on contract for the government. These include Arkansas, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah. The Size of Your Business Might Matter.

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Finding Your Fire And Igniting Change

Duct Tape Marketing

Terri is an executive with 20 years of experience specializing in government relations, social impact strategy, corporate social responsibility, public affairs, and innovative business operations to further the organizational mission. Marketing Podcast with Terri Broussard Williams. Marketing Podcast with Terri Broussard Williams.

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Public Hospital Modern Woes – Aging Infrastructure, Unions, Pensions, High Regulation. 

The Startup Magazine

This article will focus on the impact of hospitals in that equation, specifically those public health system owned and controlled by local Governments. [2]. Further into their lifecycle, though, they found themselves beholden to certain financial and governance handicaps. Hospital System Roots. Unions often cast an outsized presence.

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A New Idea for Black Friday

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

The harder news, like the protests at Walmart in Ontario, Louisiana, got a lot less air time. While I have much sympathy for the protestors in Louisiana, I don’t have much hope for their getting better pay. I guess it is the story of the day, but how much can you make of it, what is there to say?

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