The U.S. and European economies are weak and it seems that it will be a while before they begin to grow at a more respectable pace. Large companies are still doing well overall because they don’t only rely on these developed markets. Global brands like Coca-Cola are truly global and markets like the BRIC countries [...]
I was fully planning on discussing the economy and the fears of a double dip recession, following the big stock market drop and negative economic data yesterday. However, I came across this very interesting article (click here to read it) about a discovery at MIT of a potential cure for almost all viruses. I won’t [...]
The automotive industry is one of the most cut throat areas of business there is. It is dominated by large auto manufacturers with massive marketing budgets aimed at stealing market share from one another. However, there seems to one area that even these giants of industry have been overlooking. That is the actual sales experience. This also [...]
I read about a promising new discovery yesterday that could change the way we think about food-borne illnesses (click here if you want to read the article). Most of us are familiar with probiotics. We buy yogurts that contain them and we often pay more for it because of them. They are essentially bacteria that [...]
Cuba is in the beginning of a series of changes that will hopefully give it some more capitalism and less communism which has plagued it for decades. Fidel Castro is old and unhealthy and yesterday his country set the groundwork for a new future without him and even beyond his brother Raul who is currently [...]
I’m sure by now you are aware of the nuclear reactors in Japan that are failing due to the massive earthquake. Although the situation with the reactors is still unfolding and so far, nothing too serious has happened. Still, countries around the world are taking a second look at their own nuclear rectors, their energy [...]
When a natural disaster on the scale of what we saw in Japan occur, it is hard to see anything good. However, it is those times when looking for a light at the end of the tunnel becomes more important than usual. Japan will have a lot of cleaning up to do and no shortage [...]
A lot of people would like to invest in the growing marijuana industry. However, because marijuana is technically illegal except for some states in the U.S. where it is allowed but only for medicinal uses, investing in the drug is difficult. In order to profit from this emerging industry while avoiding legal problems, people are [...]
When you think of oil, gasoline and diesel the likely thoughts that come to your mind are awful supplier nations in the Middle East and an energy source that is slowly destroying the environment. However, there is a start-up company out of Cambridge, MA called Joule Unlimited that says they have figured out a way [...]
There is a growing industry in North America that I’d like to share with you today. It is pest control companies, specifically bed bug exterminators. I know it sounds gross to many people, but if you were to start a bed bug extermination business in many large cities across North America, you would have a [...]
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