Canada: The entry point into the North American market for Startups and businesses of Latin America

Quoting Mr. Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, during the APEC Summit last month, November, 2016, held in Lima, Peru: “We need to think beyond the United States and engage with Mexico in a positive way and engage beyond Mexico to Latin and South America. These are the things that I think are exciting about… Read More Canada: The entry point into the North American market for Startups and businesses of Latin America

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INVENTIONS THAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW CAME FROM BRAZIL

The website called Plus55 provides great articles highlighting news on politics, business, culture and other areas of interest regarding Brazil.  As quoted on their website, “plus55 is the first platform created to bring content about Brazil to foreign audiences. It was conceived by a group of Brazilian journalists and designers who wanted to help solve a… Read More INVENTIONS THAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW CAME FROM BRAZIL

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They Will be Giants -Developing and Strengthening your Business Ecosystem

The company Giants “was founded specifically to address the needs of entrepreneurs to help create and manage highly effective business ecosystems – driving growth and profitability.  Helping you and your network take off!” Both Giants and Occasio International Advisory Services (Occasio) are working together to help provide innovative and practical tools, along with personalized training programs… Read More They Will be Giants -Developing and Strengthening your Business Ecosystem

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Brazil IT sector to grow 8.8 percent in 2016

ZDNet describes how fast the IT sector in Brazil is growing, stating it could “reach 8.8 percent growth this year and generate about $54,6 billion in investments, according to research.” Also mentioned in the article – “Separate research from Frost & Sullivan predicts that the Brazilian cloud computing market should see a jump in market revenues from… Read More Brazil IT sector to grow 8.8 percent in 2016

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LatAm Startups Conference 3.0! Connecting Canadian and Latin American Startup Ecosystems!

The LatAm Startups Conference 3.0 took place in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 12-14, organized by LatAm Startups and several key partners and sponsors.  It was a huge success, with participants and speakers coming from all over the Latin America region and Canada. To see more details about the event, the speakers, videos presented, and… Read More LatAm Startups Conference 3.0! Connecting Canadian and Latin American Startup Ecosystems!

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Brazil section in The Guardian newspaper online – Read and learn more about Brazil!

The Guardian newspaper online serves as a great source of news and information regarding countries all over the world.  The Brazil section in particular, covers a mix of news on politics, business and cultural curiosities about the country. We highly recommend you subscribe to the website, and continue learning more about Brazil and all the updates… Read More Brazil section in The Guardian newspaper online – Read and learn more about Brazil!

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Rio 2016 raises the bar for Olympic and Paralympic sports

“Tourists from around the world in Rio for the Games highlighted the hospitality of Brazilians” The Brazilian government official website on the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games presents an overview of the experience provided during the games, and results achieved from hosting it. As quoted in the article, “A survey conducted by the Ministry of Tourism revealed… Read More Rio 2016 raises the bar for Olympic and Paralympic sports

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7 Things to Consider Before Hiring in Brazil

The Brazil Business explains further in this article how “it is very common to hear foreign business owners saying that the workforce in Brazil is very expensive. This is true, but not because Brazilian people make a lot of money, but because there are many other costs related to hiring and employment.” The article highlights more… Read More 7 Things to Consider Before Hiring in Brazil

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