
If you’ve been feeling left out by all the major daily deals sites like Groupon, Living Social, Gilt.com, and Bloomspot, it’s time to check out something new. Kowabunga.com is bringing coupons to areas those other sites forgot about. While Groupon has been focusing on over-expansion overseas, Kowabunga has quietly established itself in 52 markets across the United States with an inventory of over 900 offers. Continue reading
You may not have ever heard the name SPAR Group before, but this company that could have been making sure your in-store experience has been top notch since 1967. At first an underdog, over time they have grown into one of the most reputable and profitable companies of their kind. SPAR began as a small diversified merchandising and marketing services firm, helping clients around America improve sales, efficiency, and profit by visiting stores and providing research and merchandising support. They developed SPARLine, a trade promotion productivity software, and other algorithms to more efficiently and effectively deliver results years before offices even dreamed of a computer at every desk. Continue reading
In a recent article written in “The Economist” the opening sentence says it all, “Roadside billboards, posters on buses and subway escalators, ads in airport terminals – a type of publicity known as out-of-home advertising – used to be the dull end of the industry. NO MORE.” Continue reading

700 Million users is nothing to scoff at, which is why so many companies have beeneagerly creating pages and gathering fans the world over using one and only one tool – Facebook. But like a Facebook friend you have never met in real life, being a fan of something doesn’t necessarily translate into loyalty to that particular movie, musician, or philosopher. So how effective can advertising and Facebook pages really be in increasing revenue? Continue reading
Man Shing (Stock Symbol: MSAH) is a U.S. publicly listed Chinese farmer and processer of high quality ginger and frozen vegetables. The Company exports its products to Japan, the UK and the Netherlands.
For the fiscal year ending June 30th, Man Shing has net income guidance of $8.8 million or $0.18 per fully diluted share (50.5 million fully diluted shares outstanding). This would be a 66% increase to last year’s net income. This represents a price to earnings ratio of less than 2X. Continue reading
With clean water becoming a scarce commodity, more and more countries are seeking alternative methods to secure the resource. One method that is rapidly establishing itself an attractive option is wastewater treatment. Wastewater treatment is the process of physically, chemically, and biologically removing contaminants from wastewater and household sewage, both runoff (effluents) and domestic. Its objective is to produce an environmentally-safe fluid waste stream (or treated effluent) and a solid waste (or treated sludge) suitable for disposal or reuse (such as farm fertilizer). Continue reading