Archives 2011

Merar Invites Its Members to the 2nd Offshore Wind Supply Chain Conference

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Merar Invites Its Members to the 2nd Offshore Wind Supply Chain Conference

Discussing various ways to create a greater value to our members we at Merar decided to introduce the new practice of keeping you regularly updated on business-related events and initiatives that may help you meet investors and partners or find out more about the trends and best practices in your industry.

Despite being an online ...

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With a Major Change Merar Undertakes Further Steps for the Improvement of the Project Quality and the Investment Talk

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With a Major Change Merar Undertakes Further Steps for the Improvement of the Project Quality and the Investment Talk

Slightly more than a year after its formal launch Merar hits the best upgrade any investment network site would like to have. By making the contact establishment the core paid service on the network we are significantly improving its quality, reliability and trustfulness.

As from today (18 November 2011) Merar is changing its business model ...

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Merar.com May Raise Equity to Finance Expansion (Merger Market Article)

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Merar.com May Raise Equity to Finance Expansion (Merger Market Article)

This is a copy of an article released in November 2011.

Merar.com, an online platform connecting entrepreneurs and investors, may need additional equity to finance the planned geographic expansion and to pay for the launch of new services, according to Managing Director Petko Karamotchev.

A start-up launched in October 2010 with the seed funding ...

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‘1000 Active Projects’ Milestone Hit, Merar Member Profile Redesigned to Answer User Feedback

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‘1000 Active Projects’ Milestone Hit, Merar Member Profile Redesigned to Answer User Feedback

We are extremely happy and excited to inform you that 1,000 businesses already shared their investment projects on Merar. The team worked very hard to make this happen. We would also like to thank all of our members and supporters.

Guys, we would like to keep seeing you on https://www.merar.com

We ...

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The Economic Importance of Venture Capital-Backed Companies to the U.S. Economy

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The Economic Importance of Venture Capital-Backed Companies to the U.S. Economy

One of Merar's long-term objectives is to keep it's members and blog readers updated about new interesting and useful readings, relevant both to the entrepreneurs and the investment community. This for example is a report from IHS Global Insight, produced provided to Merar several days ago by the National Venture Capital Association of ...

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What It Takes To Be a Successful Investor?

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What It Takes To Be a Successful Investor?

When we saw the video on TechCrunch, we immediately decided to share it with you. In this footage you will see five VCs from the Silicon Valley gathered to talk about the state of investing and what skills and qualities make a successful venture capitalist.

As Robert Hof from Forbes quoted last week “It’s ...

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The Numbers behind China

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The Numbers behind China

Back in 2010 China’s economy exceeded Japan’s, raising its position to 2nd place among the big 5 economic nations leaving the 1st place, US in a close range. During the past 30 years China's economy has changed from a centrally planned system that was largely closed to international trade to a more ...

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Pursue Your Passions but Remember Entrepreneurship Isn’t Sexy While it Does Look Rosy from the Other Side

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Pursue Your Passions but Remember Entrepreneurship Isn’t Sexy While it Does Look Rosy from the Other Side

We got this video from Stanford Technology Ventures Program and it is Mark Suster on it, a Silicon Valley veteran - a man passionate about technology who was once on the cover of the Financial Times. Mark is now a VC and serial entrepreneur trying to teach us the lessons on starting a company saying “Being ...

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7 Steps of How to Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Investors and Internet Scam

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7 Steps of How to Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Investors and Internet Scam

Protect yourself from fraud! Don't let the scammers take you for a ride! Image courtesy of Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier.

At Merar we received numerous emails and calls, containing questions like “Is Investor X legitimate?” or “Investor Y wants me to pay money beforehand. What should I do? Should I pay?” We wanted to address ...

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Winning China's Markets - An SME Guide

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Winning China's Markets - An SME Guide

This report is written from the perspective of European small and medium-sized enterprises considering operation in, or already  operating in China. However, it also takes into account the wider context of EU-China relations, as they may influence Chinese company policy.

This brief starts off from this wider horizon, beginning with the observation that senior management ...

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