Tom Currier is only 20 years old, but that doesn’t mean he is too young to nurture an innovative company which is lifting eyebrows among investors. As a matter of fact, he isn’t too young to have begun nine successful companies, beginning with ScanBoy which he started at the age of nine to finance his… Continue Reading
We past the summer solstice signifying that half the year is behind us. As we wind down with 2012 it is a great time to investigate some investments with great potential for the rest of the year, and even into 2013, which is not far away. The following companies have shown strong possibilities for growth… Continue Reading
Steve Klinsky founded New Mountain Capital in January, 2000 in New York. New Mountain’s first private equity fund was Mountain Partners, LP, with assets valued at $770 million. During the ensuing years Klinsky created two additional private equity funds; New Mountain Partners II, which was launched with $1.55 billion beginning in January 2005; and New… Continue Reading
Mario Draghi is the head of the European Central Bank. With the debt and economic crisis looming dangerously over several crucial European nations, the power Draghi wields is formidable. One observer, Franklin Allen, professor of finance at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business had this to say about Mario Draghi: “In terms of… Continue Reading
With thousands of apps available iPhone and smartphone users, it can be a daunting proposition to find the ones that can actually improve productivity or be in anyway useful and not just a gimmick. Here are a few apps which have been making a splash among business people who are not only interested in being… Continue Reading
The tablet marketplace just got a little more crowded as Google releases its own, modestly priced, eReader-type product called the Nexus 7. Unveiled at Google’s I/O developers’ conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, the seven-inch tablet was designed by Google engineers but is actually manufactured by Asus in Taiwan. The new product will be priced… Continue Reading
The financial ministers of the euro zone’s largest economies will meet on Tuesday prior to the upcoming full-blown summit of the European Union to be held on Thursday. The financial ministers of Germany, France, Spain and Italy hope to come up with a plan to shrink their differences on how to deal with the present… Continue Reading
A slow economy does not mean there are not lots of opportunities for entrepreneurs willing to do a little research into what industries are showing strong growth potential for the year approaching. Some businesses may be franchises, and others might be solely your own, but either way there is money to be made and success… Continue Reading
The economy is endlessly shifting and stability is a seemingly lost cause in the business world. Still, certain business trends stand out in today’s industries. Here is a list of the top ten business trends according to Frannet.com: Generation Y: Today’s youth have more purchasing power than any youngsters before them. Whether it’s their own… Continue Reading
When looking at the unemployment rate in America, it’s interesting to see where the average American places the blame. A Gallup poll from Thursday shows that most of them place it squarely at the feet of former U.S. President George W. Bush. Of the 1000 adults surveyed, about 68% of them placed the blame with… Continue Reading