For more information on this series, check out my April 2nd post, and to join this movement to grow the economy through large- and small-scale entrepreneurship, please check out The Startup Stand.
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Yet in the minds of many critics, even such gains do not justify the risks, great and small, of large-scale asset purchases.
So it is hardly surprising that the number of vaccines moving through the pipeline to large-scale trials has been small, and their progress sluggish.
This vision includes shutting down large-scale scientifically run farms and replacing them with small organic homesteads and urban gardens.
Food Hub has created an online marketplace that leads to offline face-to-face relationships with both large and small scale farmers.
The idea is to foster a combination of Linux (for large-scale software projects) and Wind River (for small, quick devices).
Each one of these UNESCO sponsored CLCs is located in a different province, typically in disadvantaged areas, and is normally complimented by a large number of small-scale satellite CLCs, established by communities, local authorities or NGOs.
Not surprisingly given Microsoft's big cloud push, the emphasis with the upgrade is on improving how well the software scales for internet hosting -- the company wants one common backbone that can handle as little as a small e-mail server to large-scale Azure deployments and virtualization.
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And not only are solo and small-cast plays increasingly taking the place of large-scale shows, but I've noticed in the past couple of years that many regional theaters are also opting for significantly less adventurous fare.
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The fear of large-scale farms is real, however, among small farming communities and indigenous peoples in Latin America.
At present, Dharavi has a large number of thriving small-scale industries that produce embroidered garments, export quality leather goods, pottery and plastic.
Businesses of this sort account for around a third of jobs and private-sector GDP, have a manufacturing and export bent (though less so in Britain) and combine the benefits of small-firm flexibility with large-firm economies of scale.
As with much of farming and food production, it is the large-scale industrial-commercial enterprises that draw more criticism than small family-run farms.
By having a tightly connected system of research, service providers, small and large companies and workforce, manufacturing innovation can be core to a successful scale-up of products within cluster companies.
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