We announced our self-driving car project in 2010 to make driving safer, more enjoyable, and more efficient. Having safely completed over 200,000 miles of computer-led driving, we wanted to share one of our favorite moments. Here’s Steve, who joined us for a special drive on a carefully programmed route to experience being behind the wheel in a whole new way. We organized this test as a technical experiment, but we think it’s also a promising look at what autonomous technology may one day deliver if rigorous technology and safety standards can be met.
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The Future of Mobile
An excellent Slide Show from Business Intelligence, detailing the growing Mobile usage trends and how it is going to affect Internet and Mobile Usage in future !
10000 WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Launched by Goldman Sachs, 10,000 Women is a global initiative that will increase the number of under-served women entrepreneurs receiving a business and management education. This initiative is built on the premise that partnerships between education, development, and business experts can help bring about significant change through improved business education for women entrepreneurs.
PARTICIPANT PROFILE
To ensure that the initiative benefits the most deserving candidates, the program targets businesses and businesswomen that satisfy the following criteria:
- The business is owned or co-owned by the applicant
- The business has been in existence for at least a year
- The business has the potential to grow through the infusion of management techniques and know-how
- The revenue turnover of the business is between Rs.5,00,000 and Rs.75,00,000 per annum
- The entrepreneur who runs the business is proficient in English
- The entrepreneur is preferably not a post-graduate in business or a PhD in any discipline
- The entrepreneur is underserved in terms of family income and family circumstances
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Setup your company online
CompaniesInn makes Company Incorporation and Limited Liability Partnership Incorporation easy for entrepreneurs. CompaniesInn professionally registers Private Companies, Public Companies and Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) faster than anyone else. CompaniesInn is headquartered in Bangalore with satellite operations around the country.
CompaniesInn India is the first Online Company Registration and LLP registration portal committed to help entrepreneurs and small business owners to learn about online Incorporation and its benefits, as well as helping them easily and affordably undertake this important business step without sacrificing quality. Apart from Incorporation Services, CompaniesInn provides Corporate Law Compliance Services, Book Keeping and Accounting services and Tax Compliance Services.
Why CompaniesInn
CompaniesInn is the right and trusted choice for online Company Registration, LLP Registration and other business setup services. Our professional team, comprehensive services and exceptional value make CompaniesInn your ideal partner – not only for incorporation services, but for the support you need throughout the life of your business.
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“WOMENTORING” on Wednesday 7th March 2012
NHRDN International Women’s Day on “WOMENTORING” on Wednesday 7th March 2012 from 9.30 to 5.00 pm
As a part of Silver Jubilee Year, NHRDN Mumbai Chapter jointly with National HRD Network has decided to celebrate International Women’s Day on Wednesday 7th March 2012 by organizing a full day Conference in Mumbai. The theme of the Conference is “WOMENTORING”
Enclosed please find the invitation with names of the speakers and Registration Form.
For a full day Conference the fees are Rs. 500 per head for NHRDN Members, Rs 800/- for Non Members. About 25 Senior Personalities from different Business & Industries will address this day long conference and would be available for consultation at the unique session on “WOMENTORING”
Interested members are requested to book their seats by returning the enclosed registration form duly filled in together with cash / cheque towards delegation fee.
Please encourage women employees of your organization and self employed women to attend this conference in large number.
With Kind Regards.
Yours Sincerely.
Swati Datye,
General Secretary,
NHRDN Mumbai Chapter.
Women to Win More Government Contracts
Women to Win More Government Contracts Following WTO Agreement
Women entrepreneurs, with full or partial ownership of more than a third of global businesses, win just 1 percent of government contracts, according to Patricia Francis, executive director of the International Trade Centre.
The disparity is particularly pronounced in developing countries, although women in rich economies also get a disproportionately small share of such contracts, according to the ITC, the Geneva-based joint agency of the WTO and the United Nations. While 5 percent of federal contracts worth about $30 billion were to be allocated to female business owners in the U.S. last year, the actual number fell short of that figure.
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Seminar on ‘Capital Raising through SME Exchanges
Mark Zuckerberg’s 6 Ingredients For Success
Leadership guru Warren Bennis asked whether leaders are born or made. When asked if Wall Street would accept a young Mark Zuckerberg in his early 20s as CEO, Facebook investor Peter Thiel said: “Well, we’ll wait until he’s over 25 to file”. Wise move, considering that Mark’s title on his business cards read “I’m CEO, bitch”.
This week Facebook filed its S-1 to go public. Mark is 27. How Mark managed to launch a social networking site after Friendster had crashed during MySpace’s zenith has been widely chronicled. What’s been less discussed is how Mark mastered the six requirements to succeed, namely Ambition, Vision, Determination, Execution, Luck and Timing.
Start Coffee Roasting, Grinding & Packaging Units
TAKE A STEP FORWARD. START COFFEE ROASTING, GRINDING & PACKAGING UNITS.
Demand for coffee in the country has been growing very fast. Traditionally only South Indian States were considered as the market for coffee. In recent years coffee has acquired a national presence and demand for coffee is growing much faster in the non-south regions. Between 2003 and 2009 the coffee consumption has grown in the non-south regions @42% annually while it has grown by 3,5% p.a in the southern states. There are exciting business opportunities for coffee processing units especially in non-southern states.
Coffee Board provides 25% subsidy with a ceiling of Rs 25 Lakhs per unit to individuals and firms and 40% subsidy with a ceiling of Rs 40 Lakhs per unit to the self help groups and growers collectives or co operatives-on the total cost of the equipment.
The eligible items for support are Roasting, Grinding and Packaging machineries all together or either Roasting or Grinding machinery along with Packaging machinery.
Existing units can also avail this benefit for addition of any of the components.
Eligible Capacities of Machinery Roaster of 10kg per batch or more capacity. Commercial grinder of 15kg or more per hour capacity Packaging Machines (pedal sealing, continuous sealing, filling and Sealing form fill and sealing automatic or semi automatic Nitrogen flushing and sealing machine, amniotic and semiautomatic Vaccumissing sealing machine) are eligible for subsidy under the scheme.
Please obtain complete details of the scheme and the detailed conditions of eligibility, application procedure etc by accessing ‘Support for Coffee Processing’ from Coffee Board website www.indiacoffee.org.
India Engineering Sourcing Show
India Engineering Sourcing Show 2012
Mumbai : 22-24 March 2012
The Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India has announced India Engineering Sourcing Show 2012 (IESS) to be held in Mumbai during 22-24 March 2012. EEPC India will be organizing the event with support from several Indian & Foreign Governments, Trade Associations and private organizations.
This presents a great opportunity to:
1. Sell & Buy from India & other global partners
2. Technical collaboration, joint venture & alliances
3. Negotiate investments possibilities in participating countries
4. Platform for Third country trade
5. Identify manufacturing partners for cost benefits
6. Appoint agents for trade in selected countries.
IESS is essentially a partnership event with focus on collaborative opportunities in “technology hub” value chain for the manufacturing industry. This will be a unique opportunity for companies intending to do global business.
Opportunities for global connections will be in:
· Interaction with Business delegations from overseas countries
· Visiting the exposition.
· Participate in International Business Cooperation Days
· Participate in Business Matchmaking Activity
· Participate in Industrial Technological Summits
· Join the Special Networking Sessions
· Attend Buyer/Seller programs
· Meet Business delegations from Indian States
· Discuss with Ministers and Government officials
· Participate in Vendor Development Activities with major Indian Government organizations and Public Sector Undertakings viz. Infrastructure, Power, Ports, Railroad, etc.
The website www.iesshow.in provides complete details of IESS2012 (please click Visitors/Incentive for Sponsored Delegate)
The focus of the show is:
FACTORY AUTOMATION – Automation Tools and Mechanism
TECHNOLOGIES FOR BUSINESS – Industrial Machinery & equipments
CLEANTECH – Alternate Energy Solutions
INNOVATION – Science & Technology, R&D, Knowledge partnerships
INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES – Major supplies for the manufacturing sector
IESS GLOBAL SOURCING 2012 –Technology & Procurement in Government
For any additional information, please contact:
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Cell: +918130911222
E-mail :rroy@eepcindia.net
www.eepcindia.org
Best Wishes
Sudha Ravi
Commerce, Economic, Press and Women’s Issues
Consulate General of India
3 East 64 Street
New York 10065
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