By all accounts the hotel industry today is witnessing a period of sustained growth amid the efflorescence of travel industry technologies and options for consumers, with positive indicators up across the board that range from baseline metrics such as occupancy, to the average daily rate, and revenue per available room. The outlook through this May […]

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) dominate the video on demand market. MarketsandMarkets.com forecasts the video on demand market to grow from $25.3 billion in 2014 to $61.4 billion in 2019, achieving a compound annual growth rate of 19.4 percent during the forecast period. In terms of regions, North America is expected to be […]

Over one-third of people in the world start life without access to electricity and clean fuels for cooking, heating and lighting. United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon was one of them, studying at night by a dim oil lamp as a boy in 1950s post-war Korea. He now sees energy as “the golden thread that connects […]

When it comes to fast casuals, Giggles N’ Hugs (OTCQB: GIGL) is the cream floating to the top. Its restaurants are located in the best locations in Los Angeles. There’s one at Westfield Mall in Century City on Santa Monica Boulevard; there’s another at Westfield Topanga Shopping Center in Woodland Hills, Canoga Park; and there’s […]

Before the opening bell, Halitron, Inc. (OTC: HAON) announced the acquisition of ArchivalPhotoPages, a leading direct marketing brand focused on the sale of archival-grade scrapbooking supplies. As part of an asset acquisition, Halitron acquired a customer list totaling over 148,600 customers, the www.archivalphotopages.com website and a library of digital artwork files to be utilized for […]

Star Mountain Resources, Inc. (OTC: SMRS) focuses its efforts on acquiring mineral properties that have both high and valuable output potential. The company intends to grow by cultivating and consolidating mining claims, historic mines, mineral leases, and producing mines. Star Mountain Resources believes that the business climate is favorable for the low-cost acquisition of high […]

The king of retail for decades, the death of shopping malls was proclaimed as online shopping soared. Death predictions for brick and mortar malls are a bit premature, but in the battle of clicks vs. bricks, the clicks are taking an ever-increasing chunk of brick and mortar business. Online shopping was less than 2% of […]

Technology-driven Monaker Group (OTCQB: MKGI) is rapidly building a presence in the travel and alternative lodging marketplace with NextTrip.com. Travel and tourism are among the world’s largest industries, and alternative lodging is the fastest growing sector in this $1.25 trillion market. NextTrip.com is the first comprehensive booking solution to include conventional lodging, alternative lodging, and […]

As a young company, Giggles N’ Hugs, Inc. (OTCQB: GIGL) frequently has its eye on smart, continuous growth. Over the course of the last year, the company streamlined its operations, markedly improved its margins and increased year-over-year sales. This year, Giggles N’ Hugs intends to build on its 2015 achievements by taking advantage of even […]

Roll-ups are back now that Bernard Findley, chief executive officer of Halitron, Inc. (OTC: HAON), is in the driver’s seat. Making its first appearance back in the glorious nineties, the rollup, as a strategy, has had many successes. One such success is reported in the Wharton School Entrepreneurship Blog in an article titled ‘Why I […]