Comments on: Russian Women Find New Ways of Entrepreneurship http://siberianlight.net/russian-women-entrepreneurs/ The Russia Blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:11:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Yulia http://siberianlight.net/russian-women-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-1575 Yulia Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:08:32 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=1500#comment-1575 dear Anna! my husband found that article of yours (he often surfs through the internet to find anything related to our precious trendography :)) uki hasn't seen it yet, but i'm going to post your article in our journal. of course it's always nice to hear some kind words addressed to you, but leaving all that pride aside, i must say, that this is a great article, providing a real view on our reality. thank you! yulia dear Anna!
my husband found that article of yours (he often surfs through the internet to find anything related to our precious trendography :) )
uki hasn’t seen it yet, but i’m going to post your article in our journal.
of course it’s always nice to hear some kind words addressed to you, but leaving all that pride aside, i must say, that this is a great article, providing a real view on our reality.

thank you!

yulia

]]> By: Global Voices Online » Russia: Second-Hand Shopping http://siberianlight.net/russian-women-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-1574 Global Voices Online » Russia: Second-Hand Shopping Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:16:53 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=1500#comment-1574 [...] Ershova of Anna’s Out of Town News blogs at Siberian Light about second-hand shops in Russia – and the option of second-hand shopping via LiveJournal. Posted by Veronica Khokhlova Share [...]

]]> By: Anna Ershova http://siberianlight.net/russian-women-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-1573 Anna Ershova Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:39:45 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=1500#comment-1573 Might be. They all go through the Baltic States (there are processing factories there); most are resold in Russia and Ukraine, because it's much easier and cheaper to mail things to them than to, say, Africa. Well, as I said, it's still a charitable cause for the Russian women (and men). The problem when you donate clothes to Red Cross, Salvation Army or whatever, is that they are mostly operated by franchise companies; so you actually donate to the companies that make tons of money off of it. Might be. They all go through the Baltic States (there are processing factories there); most are resold in Russia and Ukraine, because it’s much easier and cheaper to mail things to them than to, say, Africa. Well, as I said, it’s still a charitable cause for the Russian women (and men).

The problem when you donate clothes to Red Cross, Salvation Army or whatever, is that they are mostly operated by franchise companies; so you actually donate to the companies that make tons of money off of it.

]]> By: Andy http://siberianlight.net/russian-women-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-1572 Andy Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:23:49 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=1500#comment-1572 Someone posted a leaflet through my door the other day, asking for clothes. The way it was worded made it seem like any clothes collected were destined for the third world, but closer inspection of the small print made it clear that the company collecting the clothes were actually planning to sell them. I wonder if any ended up in Russia...? Someone posted a leaflet through my door the other day, asking for clothes.

The way it was worded made it seem like any clothes collected were destined for the third world, but closer inspection of the small print made it clear that the company collecting the clothes were actually planning to sell them.

I wonder if any ended up in Russia…?

]]> By: Russian Female Enterpreneurs — and Another Blog For Which I Will Be Writing at Anna’s Out of Town News http://siberianlight.net/russian-women-entrepreneurs/comment-page-1/#comment-1571 Russian Female Enterpreneurs — and Another Blog For Which I Will Be Writing at Anna’s Out of Town News Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:41:31 +0000 http://www.siberianlight.net/?p=1500#comment-1571 [...] My article is about a very unusual way women in Russian start their own businesses and can be found here. How Russian women are running their own online businesses that make fashion affordable - and make [...] [...] My article is about a very unusual way women in Russian start their own businesses and can be found here. How Russian women are running their own online businesses that make fashion affordable – and make [...]

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