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The Global Rise of Female Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

That''s 224 million women impacting the global economy — and this survey counts only 67 of the 188 countries recognized by the World Bank. Innovation : When defining innovation as "offering products that are new to some or all customers" in some regions — including the U.S. And in the U.S., more than half of the 9.72

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Social Media Influence | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Jerry Anderson, CCIM We are closing a $4million office building next week as a direct contact from my Twitter tweets about distressed real estate situations and the FDIC taking over banks. Our Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate advisors in Florida are believers. What more proof does one need? EC Sheedy Fascinating!

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Africa's Chance to Leapfrog the West

Harvard Business Review

These concerns get polite nods here and there but, mostly, serious Africans ignore them and firmly redirect the conversation back to private equity, or franchise deals, or something along those lines. What matters is how entrepreneurs and innovators, especially social innovators, employ this set of tools within prevailing constraints.