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Late to the Party, Global Banks Try to Muscle Into India's Startup Boom

by Reuters • May 11, 2015 • 0 Comments

The banks missed out on the initial flurry of deal-making to their better-connected but much smaller domestic rivals.

Barbara Corcoran's Quirky Team-Building Trick: Your Weekly Tips Roundup

by Tanya Benedicto Klich • May 11, 2015 • 0 Comments

Leaders like Barbara Corcoran and the SBA chief share their secrets to building solid teams.

9 Things True Thought Leaders Always Do

by Neil Patel • May 11, 2015 • 0 Comments

Entrepreneurs possess the character and persona to become great thought leaders. Here’s how.

Working at Home as a Crafter – Interview with Bethan Davies

by wahanelson • May 11, 2015 • 0 Comments

Tell us a little bit about yourself and your entrepreneurial journey. I’ve always been a crafter. My mom says she can remember me “gluing things together” from around 4 years old. My career however was in broadcasting and I spent over 25 years producing TV and Radio shows … most recently for Ryan Seacrest and […]

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Tupperware Is Joining UN In Fight For Gender Equality

by Tina Williams • May 11, 2015 • 0 Comments

Tupperware is one of three companies to announce a new partnership with UN Women’s HeForShe program.
Rick Goings, the chairman and chief executive of Tupperware Brands TUP 0.93% , would like his fellow CEOs to look at promoting women the way Wall Street looks at investing in undervalued companies: It’s not about doing the right thing or scoring PR points, it’s simply good business.

“I want them to see the business case for gender parity,” Goings told Fortune. “In business, women are under-appreciated assets, and there will be a business advantage for those who seize the opportunity to develop them. ”

That’s one reason why Tupperware Brands, which has a business model that relies on a predominantly female sales force around the globe, has signed on as one of the first companies participating in HeForShe, the UN Women’s program in support of

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Amway India’s Focus On Skincare Expected To Bring 18% Growth

by Tina Williams • May 11, 2015 • 0 Comments

Amway India is betting big on its skin whitening range, which accounts for around 60 per cent of the Rs 7,500-crore skincare market.
The direct-selling FMCG company expects to clock an 18 per cent growth in its beauty brand Attitude on the back of its new “Be Bright” range of products. It will also invest Rs 20 crore on the marketing for Attitude, slated to be worth Rs 200 crore in three years.

“Beauty and personal care for Amway India is important. In India, the market for whitening is around 57-60 per cent of the total facial care market. We felt we were underrepresented. Our portfolio was not complete.

“We did a research with our consumers. Our research centres were – Calcutta, Nagpur and Chennai. And, we came out with the Be Bright range,” said