At their core —an organization that aims to empower and support the growth and success of an early stage startup by giving them access to resources and opportunities that those young companies otherwise wouldn't necessarily have. In an era where roughly many of these entrepreneurs would agree that they need all the help they can get. A business incubator by its design aims to support those early …
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Frequent travelers to the Asia Pacific region for business purposes may want to consider the benefits of an APEC Business Travel Card. Focused on improving travel experiences and speeds for frequent business travelers the APEC Business Travel Card provides several benefits that save time aggravation and money.What exactly is the APEC Business Travel Card who needs one and how do you get one? We …
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On January 1 2018 the United Arab Emirates imposed a Value Added Tax or VAT on goods and services joining around the world in imposing such a tax. Understanding how the UAE VAT is structured—and how it will impact businesses looking to expand into the UAE—can help identify both challenges and opportunities in the country. What is a Value Added Tax? A value added tax is a form of consumption tax. …
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If a business is exploring opportunities to expand into Asia it could be forgiven for assuming China to be the sole country to offer major economic growth and a wealth of opportunities. However that while China does offer investment opportunities another Asian country is poised to offer much in terms of tech renewables healthcare and a skilled workforce Vietnam. This Southeast Asian republic …
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In May 2018 Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE Sheikh Mohammed announced some sweeping changes to the United Arab Emirates' visa laws designed to attract outside investments by boosting innovation and scientific development within the UAE. The first of these changes are just beginning to take effect and may permanently shape this area's unique economy. For global investors the early …
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The term Ease of Doing Business may sound straightforward but it actually represents a great deal more than most think. It describes both the quantity of business regulations in a particular country or region as well as the overall quality of those regulations. To put it another way it's an attempt to pinpoint how easy or difficult it can be to run a business in a particular place compared to …
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Human capital management is always a time-consuming expensive affair but these challenges become exponentially more difficult to manage when you're in the middle of a global expansion. For most businesses at this stage in their lifecycle human resources professionals will become an invaluable asset on their quest to position themselves for success.But at the same time the challenges faced by HR …
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Western Europe has for many years been an attractive destination for companies that are looking to expand their operations overseas. For U.S. companies in particular the region offers a similar pro-business climate and a history of stable political and economic environments. While this is still largely the case Western Europe isn’t the only region on the Continent that offers attractive climes …
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For decades both in terms of allowing businesses to find the right candidates and to help get a much better idea of someone's general abilities. By taking a deep dive into someone's employment history their education their criminal records their credit history and their reference checks employers come away with a much more vivid picture of someone's viability as a candidate than a simple job …
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Within the context of modern monetary policy the definition of the term currency devaluation is actually quite straightforward. It simply describes the practice of This can happen due to a wide range of reasons like if one country attempted to combat a trade imbalance with one of its partners in the region for example. The costs of the original country's exports would be decreased allowing them …
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