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Starbucks is Exiting Russia, Shutting 130 Stores
Starbucks is leaving Russia after 15 years in business. The coffee chain had temporarily shut down its stores in March over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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- Entrepreneurship
- Region
- Europe & Eurasia
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Kenyan E-Health Startup Zuri Raises $1.3 Million Pre-Seed to Expand Product, Launch in New Markets
Kenyan e-health startup Zuri Health has raised a US$1.3 million pre-seed round of funding to grow its product offerings and expand into new markets.
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- Entrepreneurship, Health Care, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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London-Based Lightrock Looks to Fuel Latin American Growth With New $300 Million Fund
London private equity firm Lightrock unveiled a fresh $300m Latin America fund today as it looks to spur growth in ‘purpose-driven’ entrepreneurs across the region.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
- Region
- Latin America
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In Defense of Wealth Creators: Why Globalization, Outsourcing – And Rich People – Are a Good Thing for Developed and Emerging Economies
International trade breaks down borders and provides societal and economic advancements in countries around the world. But as Derek Bullen at S.i. Systems points out, despite these benefits, there's a widespread perception that the businesses and individuals that drive this globalized, free market system only bring wealth to themselves. He argues that criticisms of globalization – and the outsourcing and wealth concentration it involves – are fundamentally flawed, and explains how wealthy individuals and their businesses benefit both affluent and emerging economies.
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- Entrepreneurship
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Implementing Effective Innovation Challenges: Three Lessons from the Last Mile Distribution Sector
Last mile distributors (LMDs) are key to bringing life-changing products to hard-to-reach consumers, and innovation is essential to their work. But as Emma Colenbrander and Charlotte Taylor at the Global Distributors Collective and Gerwin Jansen at Bopinc explain, these innovations are often not replicated, leading LMDs to spend time and resources reinventing the wheel. They explore how innovation challenges can foster greater replicability and inclusivity, and share three key insights for LMDs and other businesses and organizations working to support innovation at the last mile.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
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Walmart and Flipkart Present a Roadmap for Indian Sellers to Export via Cross-Border E-Commerce
650 Sellers attend Seller Summit in New Delhi to explore the opportunity for export growth on Walmart Marketplace in the U.S.
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- Entrepreneurship
- Region
- Asia Pacific
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Oneport 365 Secures $5 Million in Seed Funding to Help Digitise Africa’s Freight Management
OnePort 365 has bagged $5 Million in seed funding to build an operating system for cross-border trade in Africa.
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- Entrepreneurship, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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How Canadian Clothing Entrepreneurs Are Disrupting ‘Fast Fashion’
They co-founded Thriftsome, an online thrift store that allows Canadians to make more sustainable fashion choices.
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- Entrepreneurship, Environment
- Region
- Global
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