For the second year in a row, the SUBWAY restaurant chain has been awarded the Number One ranking in the Franchise Direct Top 100 Global Franchises Rankings, which recognized the brand for possessing “a clear business plan, a commitment to training and support, an ability to innovate and sensitivity to environmental issues.” The criteria to [...]
U.S.-based companies raised $6.3 billion through 717 venture capital deals during the first quarter of 2012, an 18% decline in capital and 9% decline in deals from the same period last year, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. “The declines were pretty evenly spread across industries so there weren’t any big winners or big losers in [...]
The Forex market is said to be one of the largest places known to the business people. Trading has become a part of man’s life since time immemorial. Needless to say, it is an opportunity that provides better earnings in relation to the released investment. Hence, it is an endeavor which requires you to gain [...]
Investors’ confidence rose during the first quarter of 2012, according to the John Hancock Investor Sentiment Index, which was released by John Hancock Financial Services. Investor sentiment improved to +21 in the first quarter of this year, compared with a score of +15 in the fourth quarter of 2011, the most substantial increase since the Index [...]