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| Beaded Lily |
| Lily Mordà |
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In 2001, Americans Lily Mordà and her husband Timothy James took a two-month trip to Italy, and never returned. Since then, Lily and Tim have built a thriving bead business in the Oltrarno – Italy's artisan area in Florence. Students travel from all over the world to learn in their studio, and their beads are bought by the likes of Chanel, Ferragamo and Escada... |
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| The Suitcase Entrepreneur |
| Natalie Sisson |
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From body sculpting champion, to Dragon Boat racing champion and winner at the World Ultimate Beach Championships, it was Natalie’s determination to travel the world for adventure that inspired her blog and now portable six-figure business… |
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| Bellingham Explorer |
| Silvia Reed |
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As a Peruvian-American repatriate in Bellingham (Whatcom County, United States), Silvia runs a business that draws on the skills and knowledge she learnt while she was abroad. She helps to connect local residents and newcomers with the very best that her new hometown has to offer... |
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| Books & Company |
| Isabella Mousavizadeh Smith |
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Isabella Mousavizadeh Smith was brought up in Iran, Denmark and the United States. She later studied in France and then pursued a legal career in Denmark, before her husband's work took them to the Netherlands, the United States and Hong Kong. Now a repatriate in Denmark, Isabella runs Books & Company – an international book café near Copenhagen, servicing the area's large international community... |
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| Lilac Lingerie |
| Emilia Kutrovska |
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In 2001, Bulgarian Emilia Kutrovska and her husband moved to Ottawa, Canada, to pursue more opportunities for education and success. They planned to stay only a few years, but fate stepped in when Emilia decided to complete a communications degree and her husband later landed his ideal job. In August 2010, Emilia became an entrepreneur by opening Lilac Lingerie in trendy Westboro. We talked to Emilia about her new and satisfying career abroad... |
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| The Pajama Company |
| Ellie Badanes |
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Running a business that she loves, being able to wear her pajamas all day "for research", and having a portable career that she can take anywhere – this is the tale of how American Ellie Badanes reinvented herself from retail buyer to online entrepreneur, after accompanying her spouse on expat stints in Copenhagen, Denmark; and London, United Kingdom... |
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| Olive Kebab and Café |
| Elena Karoumpi |
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When Greek expat Elena Karoumpi left her career in the hospitality industry in London and relocated to Bangkok, Thailand in 1997, she loved the city's wide array of international cuisine, but wished the city offered her favorite food - Greek. Four years later she introduced Olive Kebab and Café to Thailand's gourmet industry. Olive can now be found at three retail centers and two stand-alone restaurants around the city... |
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| Words That Sell |
| Mel Henson |
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Once upon a time, Mel Henson lived in the hectic advertising world, employed as a full-time executive with leading London advertising agencies. But that all changed when Mel become a stay-at-home mother, retrained as a reflexologist, and moved to Luxembourg with her family. Unexpectedly, Mel later found herself working as a feature writer for a magazine in Luxembourg. This experience led her to start her copywriting business back in the UK, and to now launch her first book…
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| Alice in Cakeland |
| Rebecca Treherne |
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Following the birth of her son in 2008, Rebecca longed to start a creative business from home. Missing American sweets, cakes and desserts, she discovered this was a virtually untapped market in the Netherlands... |
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| Elana Jade Salon |
| Elana Schmid |
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Aspiring to see more of the world, aesthetician and personal trainer Elana Schmid sold her well-established Australia-based beauty business, Elana Jade Essential Beauty, in 2008 and moved to Japan. Two years later, Elana's passion for personal health and wellness led her to re-create Elana Jade, this time as an organic beauty salon in Tokyo... |
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| Business Idea |
| CAMENAE Group |
| Jill Walker and Brittany Callard |
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Brittany Callard and Jill Walker had been living parallel lives across Europe and South East Asia for the last two decades when they decided to embark on a new project together: CAMENAE. With their collective design training and international business experience, Jill and Brittany have built CAMENAE into a successful luxury brand of Italian-made leather handbags and accessories... |
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| Frasia Golf Training Center |
| Pascale Bon Yin |
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Pascale Bon Yin's expat journey began almost 20 years ago, when she relocated first from France to Taiwan, then to Mainland China. After a few moves within China, she now finds herself in Shanghai juggling her roles as wife to Chinese filmmaker Yin DaWei, mother to adopted daughter Jiajia, and busy entrepreneur running the Frasia Golf Training Center... |
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Shalini Ganendra Fine Art
Shalini Ganendra
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Born in Sri Lanka and educated in the US and the UK, Shalini Ganendra worked as a lawyer for a Wall Street law firm in New York and London, before finding a whole new calling in the art world when she moved to Malaysia... |
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Chef In Berlin
Jill DiGiovanni
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When growing up near Niagara Falls, Jill DiGiovanni dreamt of being happily swept away. Her dream came true; first when she began cooking as a chef on the seas, and now, while running her own business as a chef in Berlin... |
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emBoxed
Janet Dorey |
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Janet Dorey is a wonderful example of a woman who has reinvented herself abroad. Janet, who double-majored in music and biology, is now running a business in cartonnage – the art of making decorative boxes out of cardboard and paper... |
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EXPARTUS®
Chioma Isiadinso |
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Chioma Isiadinso, who was born in Nigeria, turned her admissions experience with Carnegie Mellon University and Harvard University into a new business: EXPARTUS®. In 2008, her business followed her and her family to London... |
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Imports Oriental
Jill Coyle |
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Four years after setting up home in Beijing, Jill started an import/export business that did so well that her corporate husband quit his job to join the company! In May 2010, Jill was chosen as the People's Choice Entrepreneur of the Year... |
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Sentinella Network & Word Queen
Keidi Keating |
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Tired of the rain and gloom of London, copywriter and editor Keidi Keating moved to the sunny beaches of Spain. After struggling to find work, an unexpected turn of events brought her to the helm of a popular local expat magazine... |
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Little Broadway
Tiffany Jansen |
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Trained in musical theater and dance, Tiffany Jansen started Little Broadway, a musical theater program for international school students in the Netherlands. Its mission, 'bringing a little bit of Broadway to the Netherlands', is fulfilled through a series of fun and interactive workshops... |
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Surf Haven Bali
Janine Hall |
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Janine Hall combined her career skills with her passion for coaching, surfing, yoga and well-being to create Surf Haven Bali, a luxury boutique surf and yoga spa retreat. Her guests experience an adventure of a lifetime and leave recharged and refreshed...
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Love Travel Guides
Fiona Caulfield |
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A self-confessed luxury vagabond, Fiona Caulfield is the creator of Love Travel guidebooks, designed for the discerning traveler. Already, Fiona has sold more than 15,000 books because unlike mass tourist books, her books are written like you are being chaperoned by a good friend... |
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Success Coaching
Masha Malka |
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Masha Malka is a former Soviet refugee who has gone from living life with little clarity and focus to becoming a successful entrepreneur, best-selling author, international speaker and a mentor to many. She is a resident coach for the national radio station Talk Radio Europe... |
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Francesca Chocolate
Cornelia Francesca Maeder |
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Swiss Master Chocolatier Cornelia Francesca Maeder is a talented expat entrepreneur with a big vision: she wants to create products (chocolate, seminars, books, CDs and more) that positively contribute to the health, success and happiness of everyone touched by her Francesca brand... |
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Stylemakers
Renée Coppinger |
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Fashion-lover Renée Coppinger is a shining example of an expat woman entrepreneur who is both following her passion and successfully reinventing herself, over and over. From electronics, to fashion, to care giving, to study, to artist and then back to fashion, Renée has set up businesses in three countries... |
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The French Paper
Nicola Wade |
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Five years ago Nicki and her family left London for rural France. A self-confessed magazine addict, Nicki now runs a publishing company in France with a glossy regional lifestyle magazine and a monthly English-language newspaper, with a combined readership of 45,000+... |
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Kampung Club
Susie Harvey |
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Susie Harvey is a Brit who started life as an expat in the beautiful beach area of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, as a newlywed of four days. Four years and two children later, her and her family moved to Lombok, Indonesia, where she and a friend started her children's clothing business... |
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Events & Company/French Links Tours
Rachel Kaplan |
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Rachel Kaplan is an expat woman in France who has tremendous energy and business nous. She oversees five successful businesses specializing in customized tours, events and concierge services. She has hosted a former US President, Hollywood Celebrities and... |
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RNG International Educational Consultants
Rebecca Grappo |
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Rebecca Grappo is a professional educator who has successfully combined her advocacy and teaching experience with her need to develop a portable career abroad. After living, working and teaching overseas, Rebecca started her business in 2006 in Oman... |
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Interiors By Sandra Espinet
Sandra Espinet |
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Sandra is an accomplished interior designer who has successfully set up several design businesses abroad. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, she runs businesses now in the US and Mexico and has been interviewed several times by the Martha Stewart Living Today radio show... |
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Ark International
Kate Lorenz |
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Kate Lorenz is the Managing Director and a Co-Founder of Ark International – a housing and orientation company based in Shanghai, China with a subsidiary office in Moscow, Russia. Kate is a Brit who grew up in Africa and the Middle East. She moved to China seven years ago... |
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La Tavola Marche
Ashley Bartner |
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After years of travel and eating their way through every state and country they visited, Ashley and Executive Chef Jason Bartner decided to share their love for food with others by setting up La Tavola Marche, an agriturismo establishment in Sant'Angelo in Vado, Italy... |
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Career By Choice
Megan Fitzgerald |
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We talk to Megan Fitzgerald, who is an expat career and personal branding coach and the founder of Career By Choice. She helps expats and international development professionals worldwide use their personal brand to build a career or business that 'fits' who they are and their international lifestyle... |
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Somnio Hotels
Lauren & Lee Gonzalez |
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Join us as we talk to Lauren and Lee Gonzalez, who are creating an upscale hostel chain in Barcelona, Spain. Learn from their experience as they share their five tips for budding entrepreneurs starting their businesses abroad... |
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Brandtman
Fiona Thomson |
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Single motherhood and aggressive, inflammatory breast cancer have not deterred this amazing entrepreneur in Bangkok, Thailand. Join us as we talk to Fiona about how she started her business in Thailand nearly twenty years ago and why she won't run home when times get tough... |
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HM Risk Group
Ashley Hunter |
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Join us as we talk to Ashley Hunter and find out how an African-American woman from Texas, classically-trained in violin and vocals, with an undergraduate degree in music, came to be working in insurance in Bahrain... |
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Curvas Peligrosas
Robina Oliver |
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If you have ever prayed for a gorgeous bathing suit to wear by your hotel pool, then Robina Oliver is a woman who is answering prayers like yours. Robina's dangerously curvy business in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, has become an instant hit amongst tourists and locals. |
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Family Manx Magazine
Amy Maguire |
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We talk to Amy Maguire, an American-British mother and music teacher who has transformed herself into a successful publisher of a family magazine that not only distributes 9,000 copies across the Isle of Man, but also pays her an income abroad... |
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Spice Marketing & PR
Caroline Garrett |
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When Caroline Garrett moved to Spain four years ago, she had no guarantee that her freelance marketing and public relations business would survive and she had no idea that she would become the president of a networking group for 500 international women in Spain... |
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Anupa
Anupa Horvil |
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Born in London, of Indian background and with an intense love of colour, Anupa Horvil is the brainchild behind anupa – a luxury brand currently making its mark in Vietnam. Anupa, which means "unique" in Skanskrit, conceptualizes and individually designs all her products...
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Rainforest Realty
Rev. Macarena Rose |
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Rev. Macarena Rose moved from the US to Belize, as the Director of her Church. Two years later, she runs Rainforest Realty, hosts a weekly TV show, has coached the Semi Pro Men's soccer team and is the voice on the cell phone system in Belize.
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For Goodness Sake
Vardit Kohn |
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Vardit Kohn has been interested in food for as long as she can remember. But it was not until after her linguistics studies in Israel, and her MBA studies in London, that she found her true calling and she now thrives as a Natural Nutritionist in The Netherlands...
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The Antiques Diva™
Toma Haines |
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Toma Haines believes that trailing spouses "have been offered the greatest gift on the planet: the time and resources to pursue their dreams". Toma's dream was to live abroad and create her own career in a suitcase. With The Antiques Diva™, that's exactly what she's done...
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Fiat 500 Touring Club
Sophie Bye |
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We talk to Brit Sophie Bye about her innovative business idea to set up a touring club in Italy, with a fleet of vintage 1950's and 1960's Fiat 500 cars. We ask Sophie her Top Five pieces of advice for expats setting up a business abroad.
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Firefly Coaching
Stephanie Ward |
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Stephanie Ward is an American living in the Netherlands. Her passion for helping people inspired her to start Firefly Coaching, which aims to help small business owners grow their businesses into long–term sustainable enterprises... and have a great life at the same time... |
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HowtoItaly
Emma Bird |
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We talk to Emma about why she moved to Italy, how to start a business in Italy and how she wrote a book about starting a business in Italy.
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Nest
Rebecca Kousky |
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Rebecca Kousky is the founder of Nest, a nonprofit with a mission of giving microfinance loans to female artists in developing countries and an online artistic community.
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Authentic Matters
Barbara Rogoski |
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Barbara, the founder of Authentic Matters, is a professional speaker, trainer, teacher and coach and is considered a "spiritual teacher in a business suit".
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Tarsian & Blinkle
Sarah Takesh |
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Iranian born, USA-bred, Sarah Takesh has a passion-- help Afghan women improve their livelihoods. From her offices in Kabul, she hires hundreds of Afghan women to make the beautiful clothing that she distributes in Europe, North America, and the Pacific rim. Thus helping the Afghan economy and improving the lives of Afghan people ...
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Bon - Luxe
Mina - Jacqueline Au |
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Starting an online store is definitely a great option for those who are no longer interested in traditional jobs. But one very important thing to keep in mind is not to have the mindset that starting an online store will cost less money or take up less of your time. The web is a very different world...
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Bella Vita Italia
Megan McCaffrey - Guerrera |
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Megan is an American expat loving life in Italy. Her company, Bella Vita Italia, llc, is a boutique travel concierge company for visitors to Italy. Their goal is to create the "Ultimate Italian Experience" for their clients. "
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M2G Designs
Moira & Michelle |
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These two sisters, both expats, created their company M2G Designs to create handcrafted colorful wall decor exclusively for children. Moira says "When visiting my sister Michelle in Botswana a couple years ago, I was struck by how vibrant colors are in Africa, and how they are used in textiles and wall hangings...
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Beautiful Minds
Marina Passalaris |
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Marina Passalaris, a South African expat in Australia, has answered the prayers of many Australian mothers with young, impressionable teens. Marina runs Beautiful Minds – a company whose self-development course provide role models, life-skills and huge confidence boosts....
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Bikini Boot Camp
Erica Gragg and Melissa Perlman |
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After years of traveling by myself and always finding myself saying this place would be great IF only they served healthy food or if only they had more comfortable beds or if only there were other healthy minded travelers ...
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Pink Ink
Sarah Howes and Ji Shin |
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Sarah and Ji tell us how they set up their greeting card business in Venezuela.
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| Expat Careers |
| Starting A Franchise Career Abroad |
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This month, we are including an extra feature – interviewing Fay Jones (in Marbella, Spain) and Fiona Butler (in the Algarve, Portugal) – to showcase two women who reinvented their career abroad as franchisees. They each share with us their top five tips for becoming franchisees abroad… |
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How Twitter Can Rock Your Business
Stephanie Ward |
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Marketing Coach Stephanie Ward shares with us ten reasons why you should be using Twitter as a new marketing strategy to boost your business profile and profits, wherever you live in the world...
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All Business
Showcases some great home-based business ideas.
Bizy Moms
Great web site to find inspiration and resources for home-based businesses for Mothers.
Business Women’s Networking
US site whose motto is “Solutions for the working woman of today”.
Cool Business Ideas
A fun blog/web site that displays lots of new gadget and business ideas.
CoreIndex.com
CoreIndex.com is a trade portal, market place and trade point
for exporters, manufacturers, importers and all others related to export
import trade.It has helped thousands of buyers and sellers to transact
business directly without middleman.
Entrepreneur
Full of great info, ideas and resources for all Entrepreneurs.
Free Patents Online
The site allows free patent searching, free patent PDF downloading, allows you to set up alerts, and organize and share documents.It is an excellent resource for patent searching, competetive intelligence research, research, etc.
Ladies Who Launch
US web site determined to help women all over the US to bring their ideas to life and launch them!
Latina Style
Ideas, articles and great information for Latino Women wanting to start/run businesses.
My Destination - Franchise Opportunity
http://www.mydestination.com/en/corporate/franchising
An award winning home-based franchise opportunity. My Destination is a global travel resource powered by a diverse community of local experts on the ground, providing unrivalled local knowledge and unique local deals.
Mom Inventors
Learn from and network with mothers who have now become inventors!
Nu Nomad
A new resource to inspire you to take your "at-home" job with you while you travel and live abroad.
Start Ups
Great UK-based site with info and resources for Start-Up companies.
Start Up Journal
Run by the Wall Street Journal, this site has lots of entrepreneurial news and links to get those ideas rolling.
US Small Business Administration
Great information for starting a business, writing a business plan, finance, marketing, legal etc.(regardless of whether your business will be in the United States or elsewhere).
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