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Paper and Plastic Bag Ban and the Impact on Entrepreneurs

The San Jose City Council are in agreement- they are going to begin banning the use of paper and plastic bags in their municipality. Not only is this California bay area city banning the bags they are hoping to carry over the ban to surrounding municipalities. San Jose is not the first city in California to take steps to help the environment with a ban like this. Palo Alto’s bag ban went into effect at the end of September and plastic bags have been banned in San Francisco since 2007. The ban in San Jose will not be fully in effect until 2011. The mayor is expected to bring green entrepreneurs in to help with implementing the transition.

Free Advice on Doing Business with India

The U.S. Commercial Service, a division of The Commerce Department is offering a free webinar to help business owners who are looking to tap into overseas markets, specifically India. With a population of over a billion people there could be an opportunity for growth for entrepreneurs. Click here to sign up for the webinar that is scheduled to take place on Thursday, October 8^th from 2-3p.m.

Topics to be covered include:

Familiarizing yourself with the Indian market
Reaping the benefits of conducting business in India
Finding the right buyers in India
Discovering which industries are thriving in India right now

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