Will you consider an applicant who applies through his tweet? One company will. To write an impressive resume and a comprehensive one is one of most applicants’ weapon in getting themselves the job of their dreams. These days however, getting a job gets more and more paperless. In this digitalized world, companies and applicants connect …
MEPs will vote today on the proposed policy for data protection and online privacy. EU’s proposed data protection policy has raised questions amongst the SMEs in the region. The particular regulation to which companies processing more than 500 data subjects yearly must appoint a data protection officer will cost a lot for the small medium …
The European Union has aimed to tap more of the Asian markets’ potential by training European companies and executives with Japan’s and Korea’s business culture. Despite the great interest for EU companies to expand/export to SE Asian nations like Japan and South Korea, the lack of knowledge for doing business in these countries has proved …
The successes of Spotify , Mojang and Wrapp have brought more investors to Sweden. Based on the data from European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, almost 20% of the venture capital investments went to Sweden in the first 3 quarters of 2012 ( Reuters.com) In addition to its 3 strong suits mentioned earlier, Sweden’s …
Are you looking for a business partner? Why not join match-up sites. Online dating has been geared towards singles who are looking for their partners in life. Yet now, online dating sites for future business partners are becoming an IN thing. Yes. Entrepreneurs are into online dating now too.. Why not? Business relationships like personal …
Electronic companies like Flextronics seeks to help start up entrepreneurs make their ideas come to life in a quicker “time to market” period. Electronic companies like Flextronics seeks to help start up entrepreneurs make their ideas come to life in a quicker “time to market” period. Over the years, due to the lower labor costs, …
A Belgian company offers hotel accommodation in containers. Transforming the container into a hotel space, Sleeping Around provides accommodation for Antwerp tourists and travelers. Apart from the rooms being a reinvented metal space, the hotel rooms have no permanent location. Once the booking is confirmed, the guest will then get the location information via GPS …
New York Times opens TimeSpace as an incubation program for journalism and digital media startups. The 4-month program will be held at the NY Times HQ. The goal is to provide access to the NY Times staff expertise as well as open up opportunities for these startups. With this collaboration, the 5 chosen companies will teach and …
Canada has set up a program for entrepreneurs, said to be the first in the world. Aiming to align their immigration system with the nation’s economic goals, the government has newly offered the start-up visa. To avail of this visa, one must be supported by any Canadian venture capital fund or angel investor group. Within …
“When you go through hell, keep going”. Limor Fried, the founder of Adafruit Industries, developers of DIY open-source hardware kits shares how it is to start and run a business as an engineer. Adafruit Industries started in 2005 by producing kits for people to make different electronic devices using simple technology. By the year, 2012, …
In an interview during the 2013 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting at Davos,Switzerland, Marissa Mayer, Yahoo CEO, talks about the importance of culture, design and innovation for a company to grow. Here are some things she pointed out: A company should focus on its culture. Like what she did with Yahoo, a company should focus on its …
Well in India at least. Who would have thought that the man considered to be one of the most evil persons in the world can become a marketing tool. A store opened up in India and named itself Hitler. Read related article on Huffington News. Although the store owners refused to change the name, the …
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The UEAPME, the European crafts and SMEs organization, has asked the European Parliament’s LIBE Committee on a change of their proposed policy for data protection. The Parliament is set to vote today on this said data protection policy. While awaiting for the results let’s take a quick look at UEAPME views who have spoken … Continue reading
Will you wear a piece of jewelry made by a blind designer? Commonly, blind people are trained with massage therapy to help them interact with the rest of the world as well as earn their own means of living. Today, blind women in India are designing jewelry. Made in the Dark is an initiative that … Continue reading
One gym chain has found a way not to intimidate overweight customers. While overweight people may want to go to the gym to lose weight, some of them might feel shy, anxious or embarrassed to do so. Downsize Fitness has made a change in this. Their new program— only customers that are 50 pounds overweight … Continue reading
We have seen a lot of wonderfully designed business cards and one can only wonder, “what is there next to amaze us”. Well, here is one more- a heat activated business card from Under Consideration . Once a heat source touches the card, the mark is there permanently. Now, you can personalize your business cards … Continue reading
More and more youngsters are becoming fans of the funky city guides from USE-IT, a non-profile group that originated from Denmark. What makes them cool? Designed by local artists and contributors, the maps are designed with colorful and fun markings. Something that should appeal to young tourists and should supposedly not “appeal to grandmother’s”, as … Continue reading
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