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<p class=MsoNormal><i><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
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with potential applicants worldwide. Best, L.</span></font></i><font size=2
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Robert Fadel <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, December 03, 2006
12:46 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Official launching of the
MIT Arab Business plan competition in cooperation with Bader and LBCI
cooperation with Bader and LBCI<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Importance:</span></b> High</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003366'>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003366" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003366'>I am pleased to inform you that the <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>MIT Arab Business Plan Competition (</span></b><a
href="http://www.mitarabcompetition.com/">www.mitarabcompetition.com</a>) has
been officially launched last week in cooperation with <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>Bader </span></b>and <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>LBCI
</span></b>both<b><span style='font-weight:bold'> </span></b>in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Lebanon</st1:country-region></st1:place>
and the Arab world (see TV spot attached). This event is organized by the
Lebanese chapter of the <i><span style='font-style:italic'>MIT Enterprise Forum</span></i>
headed by two Bader members, <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Hala Fadel</st1:PersonName>
and Ziad Younes.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003366'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003366" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003366'>The MIT Business Plan Competition in the
Arab World is the first of its kind in the Arab region. It is designed to
encourage all entrepreneurs in the region to start their own company and
ultimately create a nest of leading firms in the Arab world. It is open to all
Arabs, of all ages. It brings to the Arab world all the MIT expertise in
entrepreneurship and in running such competitions. The equivalent of the MIT
Business Plan competition in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">US</st1:country-region></st1:place> at MIT is called the MIT $100K
competition and has created a number of leading firms and thousands of jobs.<u><o:p></o:p></u></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003366'><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></font></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003366" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003366'>Feel free to forward this email to
potential participants.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003366'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003366" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003366'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color="#003366" face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003366'>Robert<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#003366'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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