Start Up Nation

Start Up Nation

• IDF Trains Managers & Entrepreneurs, Propels  Creativity (Apollo Mentality)
• BYRD Foundation launched 780 projects / $250mm invested / produced $8 billion sales
• Israel globally teaches: Economics, Agriculture, Transportation, Security, Technology, Medicine, etc.

Profitable Patriotism

• ICQ $407mm exit to AOL
• Iscar - Warren Buffet
• Every major banking service is currently represented along with many Fortune 100 ops

American billionaires including Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Donald Trump have each praised Israel’s economic environment.  Israel was Berkshire Hathaway's first investment outside of the USA when it purchased ISCAR. The first R & D centers outside the USA for Intel and Microsoft & more. "Silicon Wadi" is second in importance only to its Californian counterpart.

Economy Rankings

• As of 2010, Israel has the 24th largest economy in the world, and ranks 15th among 169 world nations on the UN's Human Development Index. 
• Israel's economy ranks 17th among the world's most economically developed nations, according to IMD's World Competitiveness Yearbook rankings. The Israeli economy was ranked as the world's most durable economy in the face of crises, and was also ranked first in the rate R & D center investments.
• The Bank of Israel was ranked first among central banks for its efficient functioning, up from the 8th place in 2009. Israel was ranked first also in its supply of skilled manpower.
• Israeli companies, particularly in the high-tech area, have enjoyed considerable success raising money on Wall Street and other world financial markets; As of 2010 Israel ranked second among foreign countries in the number of its companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges.

Shimon Peres -The most careful thing is to dare.

AI - Dare to farm high-tech crops in Israel.

 
Aliyah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aliyah