The success stories and start up business ideas of the most famous entrepreneurs .
Do you need a medical help? Now you can visit an online doctor by using your mobile phone… The last time when I went to visit my doctor, I spent around 2 hours of my precious time, only to get diagnosed with a flue. In many cases, you have to wait for a day, before even arranging an appointment. Probably, waiting is a common and pesky problem for many of us, when visiting a doc. But the guys from American Well saw a great business opportunity in this. Adam Jackson, Pat Basu and Jay McGraw have made a mobile app,...
What Is A Mutual Fund And How Does It Work? A mutual fund is an investment company that allows a company to pool money from its investors and put it in various securities and financial instruments such as bonds, stocks, short-term debt, commodities, and stuff like these. All the holdings of any mutual fund are commonly referred to as a portfolio. Investors are allowed to buy shares in mutual funds and then each share the investor buys represents her portion of ownership in the fund and the revenue it generates. Mutual funds offer to ordinary people the opportunity for potential...
This is one new business concept, created by the Russians… Imagine that you can go to a cafe with friends and have everything there for a fixed price. You can get anything from the menu at no expense, you can surf the web, have a snack, and have as many cups of coffee as you wish. And not only nobody will ask you to leave, but you are welcome to stay as much as possible there. Why? Because you pay for your time in the cafe – several pence per minute. Every customer gets a clock when he/she enters the...
About the Currency Converter Money exchange rates are really important, especially if you pay, or get paid from abroad. As you know, they are constantly changing. That’s why having a reliable currency converter near at hand is a must. For this purpose, we developed this widget, which can make currency conversions in real-time using quotes from yahoo finance – a very reliable source. however, please note that the exchange rates from Yahoo are not the exact ones your broker would work with or your change will exchange your money at. This tool works with international rates that are used on...
The FruitGuys.com and their fresh fruits delivery service A common US company is a combination of the owner’s efforts and entrepreneurship and his employee’s work; together with the sweat and all the time, both sides can give they can create a successful business. Chris Mittelstaedt is the man behind the FruitGuys (www.fruitguys.com) – a company delivering fresh, organic fruits and fruit baskets around the United States in order to help the people live a healthier and more blossoming life. The FruitGuys was started back in 1998 when the urge to stop employees stuff themselves with cheap snacks and unhealthy fast...
Trading is a great business! You don’t need equipment, machines, or even an office. Today, you can practically trade from any place with an available Internet connection. You are not tied to a location, which means you can travel around the world while trading. And at the same time, you can earn a pretty good income, if you are good at it. There are so many things you can trade… You can trade on any capital market – currencies on the FOREX market, stocks on the NYSE, commodities on the CBOT,… you name it. Trading is almost the same everywhere...
You don’t need to be a genius if you want to be a good investor. Actually, investing is boring and a dummy thing, and everyone can do it! You need to stick to some rules and have some discipline, but it’s not rocket science at all. Here are some basic tips, that can significantly improve the performance of your portfolio. They are so simple and trivial, that many people would ignore them thinking they are too obvious to be true. But they are and can have some substantial effect on your returns. Don’t forget about the fees! Investors often don’t...
When Facebook is not allowed… Facebook is the biggest social network the world has ever witnessed so far. It has spread all around the globe and there is nothing that can stop it… Except for the Great Wall of China, which in this case can be easily renamed to the Great Firewall of China. After Facebook was banned within the online space in the Asian country back in 2009, many local businesses began taking in the empty slot for a social network. Qzone (also called just QQ) was one of them. Unlike the others, Qzone provides its users with a...
Most of us pay mortgages and all of us that do know what a burden such a loan could be. This is why it’s extremely important to plan thoroughly your payments in the future and try taking into account all potential risks and difficulties you may occur. First of all, you need a detailed look at your mortgage repayment plan. This amazing calculator below can show you in very detail how your loan and payments would look over time. It provides some wonderful charts that will give you a visual idea of the interest payments, principle, and the remaining balance...
How Zumba Was Born Four travels between Colombia and Miami were necessary for Beto Perez to find a place, where he could teach people the beautiful and healthy ways of Zumba. Yes, the newest fashion in the world came from this Columbian man who, through hard work and not giving up, managed to find a manager to help him get his own class in the United States. The one final trip when Perez got his place in Miami was a rather funny situation. In 1999, the manager, whom Perez was trying to convince that his workout class was going to...
