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[ADV] Neil Billock On Rebuilding Puerto Rico: A Viable Market For SMBs To Penetrate

YoungUpstarts

Puerto Rico is a US colony but the lack of competition makes it a viable country for mainland-based entrepreneurs to penetrate. The World Bank has once placed Puerto Rico as one of the most competitive markets in Latin America with high economic growth. Puerto Rico is a key US economic and military asset.

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How Companies Can Claim R&D Tax Credits Software Benefits

The Startup Magazine

Puerto Rico, or a U.S. Research done after the start of commercial production. Copying an existing product or process. Surveys or studies. Research related to some internal-use computer software. Research done outside the U.S., Research funded by a private individual or governmental organization. Conclusion.

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“I will say that a lot of tension arose from Googler’s expectations that the company’s culture had to be exactly the same as what it was when the company was one fifth the size” Former GOOG & MSFT executive (and multiple time founder) Javier Soltero on Career Advice, Big Company Culture, and Startup Hiring Tips

Hunter Walker

On a personal level, the idea that I had started my first professional job in an industry and an area that I had been so passionate about since I was a kid growing up in Puerto Rico. I suspect a lot of people my age who entered the industry at that time and who were not from California felt similarly.

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The Cybersecurity Risk for Nonprofits and Fundraisers Is Increasing

Board Effect

Every state , along with the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, has laws that require organizations to notify individuals of data breaches involving personally identifiable information, and nonprofit boards should be aware of the data breach regulations in their states.

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3 Ways To Build Philanthropy Into Your Culture

YoungUpstarts

When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico in September 2017, it devastated the island. What made our efforts in Puerto Rico so transformative wasn’t the money or effort we put in, but the fact that we could travel there with a team of people from all over our organization.

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4 Ways To Find Tranquility In Stressful Times

YoungUpstarts

by Jane Bernard, author of “ Lucid Living: in The Virtual Age “ Americans have experienced tense times lately as Mother Nature unleashed her fury with a series of hurricanes that pummeled Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Meanwhile, wildfires ravaged California and the Northwest U.S.

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Doki Doki Announces Donation of $15,000 For the Stand with Austin Fund and the National Federation…

Austin Startup

They are headquartered in Baltimore, but the NFB consists of affiliates, chapters, and divisions in all fifty states, as well as the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. .” — Takahito Iguchi, Doki Doki CEO The National Federation of the Blind is the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind Americans.