Starting business in Europe
A Start Of Consulting Business Demands Your Knowledge And Skills
How the modern dictionary explains and defines such occupation as consultant - "an expert or specialist in a certain area who works as an advisor either to a company or either individually." This definition sounds understandable as well as consultant‘s job is to consult.
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2013: a breakthrough year for startups
For the first time in the history of Lithuania, the IT startups that had the most impact on the country's image, economy and development of technologies in 2013 were awarded last week. Based on a survey of startups conducted by Enterprise Lithuania at the beginning of the year, the advisory board of the Startup Lithuania community selected winners in eight categories. Only companies that were established in the past three years and that have existing products or prototypes thereof were assessed.
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12 Surprising Signs You Could Be an Entrepreneur
Almost every article ever written about entrepreneurship suggests that it's not for everyone. And yet the articles go on to list attributes that many successful people possess as the traits commonly associated with great entrepreneurs, such as a strong work ethic, persistence, persuasiveness and discipline.
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Shorter duration of license and authorization issue to businessmen procedure proposed by Ministry of Economy
One month time which is approximately required for a license to be issued affects both the businessmen and the State and gives reasons to incur nearly LTL 24 million (0.02%) annual loss of the GDP during the said period. We cannot afford such losses and therefore have to create conditions which could help business function more efficiently and smoothly.
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From pain-inspired idea to herbal pill on a saturated market
One man against pharmacy giants. 28-year-old Andrius Kavaliauskas held his ground in the competitive combat and is now very glad that he did. “I hold it in my hand and I know how to sell it,” he says, extending a box with a herbal drug he has developed. First comes an idea, than research to test it, labs, scouting for a manufacturer and financing, contracts with pharmacy chains.
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H&M establish branch in Lithuania
On Tuesday, retail clothing chain Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) established a branch of the network company UAB H&M Hennes & Mauritz in Lithuania.The company is registered in Vilnius. Its manager is Karl Johan Persson and company’s share capital is 10,000Lt, according to data provided by the Centre of Registers. It was previously announced that H&M is planning to open 2 stores in Lithuania in 2013.
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It is good to do business in Lithuania; Swedish business survey
Lithuania is a great country to do business, the Swedish business community state in a survey done by the Swedish Trade Council in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden in Lithuania. Over 30 per cent of all Swedish companies operating in Lithuania responded to the survey questions, and that is a great result, Mantas Zalatorius, the Vice President of Central and Eastern Europe of the Swedish Trade Council told the press on 23 August.
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Ilja Laurs: Crisis poses no threat to startup busines
“One of the greatest strengths of IT startups is that they are more resistant to economic crises than other businesses. If you have a good idea, you’ll always find investors,” says Ilja Laurs, 36, one of Europe’s most successful new businessmen. His company GetJar distributes free mobile apps and has been lauded as a great success story. Laurs gave interview to 15min, sharing advice on how to start a new and successful business.
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Lithuanian Agriculture Minister Kazys Starkevičius: Our agriculture is the best
More expensive Lithuanian apples can outdo the cheaper Polish ones with quality, says Lithuania’s Minister of Agriculture Kazys Starkevičius. The politician, who spends his evenings tending to his carrots, offers himself as an example for those who are dissatisfied with surging food prices – he suggests planting a small garden, Eglė Digrytė writes in 15min.lt.
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Japanese are looking into the possibility to start using Lithuanian port for freight transportation
Delegation of Japanese business executives are exploring possibilities of freight transit through Lithuania’s Klaipėda seaport, lrytas.lt reports. On Tuesday, Vice Minister of Transport, Arūnas Štaras presented Lithuanian transportation system and logistics capabilities to the visitors.
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President Grants Citizenship to 37 people
President Dalia Grybauskaitė granted citizenship to 37 people, the majority of whom—34—reside in Lithuania; one resides in Russia, and two reside in Latvia delfi.lt reported on August 5th.
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Ensuring equal opportunities
During the international conference “Gender, Science and Democracy” at the Presidential Palace on June 21, Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Evaldas Ignatavičius noted that ensuring equal rights and equal opportunities for women was a long-term priority of Lithuania’s foreign policy.
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