Bruce Niswander, who as the head of three business incubators helped dozens of startups get off the ground, has left his post at the Polytechnic Institute of New York University to perform on a larger stage. Named director of economic development initiatives for United Nations media organization South-South News, Mr. Niswander is focusing these days on bringing entrepreneurial savvy to the less-developed world. His mission: to work with universities, businesses and governments to help entrepreneurs in developing countries gain access to world markets. The idea is to identify promising businesses and products, help them find customers in other countries around the world and, in exchange, get a percentage of a company's sales.
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