If you’re setting up a new business or just thinking about it, now’s the time to consider a business travel credit card. There’s no need to wait until your business is established to apply. Getting the right card early can help you earn points and establish the financial foundation your business needs to grow and […]
Every fast-casual franchise has to deal with competing forces. At the corporate level, the company has brand standards to enforce. But at the level of the individual store, franchisees want at least some degree of autonomy. Jamaican fast-food chain Juici Patties has managed to strike the right balance between the two. When a franchisee opens […]
Across real estate investor forums, social media channels, and borrower networks, one name is appearing with increasing frequency: Acqua Funding. The company has quickly established itself as a growing presence in the private lending market for investors financing one- to four-unit residential properties. Founded in 2022, the direct lender has originated more than $250 million […]
They met over a piece of jewelry. Not in a store, not on a planned date, but at a church event, where a children’s choir from Africa was performing to raise money for their village. Patty Malcolm almost didn’t go. Living in Hollywood at the time, she remembers thinking she didn’t want to “drive over […]
Mark Chahwan, Jad Sayegh, and Nadine Mezher started Sarwa in 2017, at a time when retail investing in the MENA region was still considered rare. Traditional firms largely still catered to wealthier clients, account minimums were proven barriers for ordinary earners, and skeptics questioned whether the region had the appetite for a personal finance platform […]
Cannes, France(Hexa PR Wire–May 12, 2026)–Grammy-winning violinist, producer, and music-tech entrepreneur Miri Ben-Ari will serve as Music Director and featured performer for the opening segment of the 79th Cannes Film Festival, appearing alongside actress Eye Haidara. The performance is scheduled for May 12 at 7 p.m. at the Palais des Festivals, where the Opening Ceremony will […]
Some careers grow from a plan. Others take shape one experience at a time, with each step revealing what matters most. For these five Marquis Who’s Who honorees, the work may look very different on the surface, but each story points back to the same idea: a desire to be useful, to keep learning, and […]
Finding the right maintenance system for an enterprise is no simple feat. The software you pick will directly affect asset management, team operations, and cost control. Yet most companies rush into a choice based on surface features and annual pricing, only to realize that the software is unable to handle their operational needs and complexities. […]
Miami, Florida(Hexa PR Wire–May 7, 2026)–Karen Leos joins The Michael Peres Podcast to discuss Optical LAN and why network infrastructure is often missing from sustainability and long-term building strategy conversations. Leos, vice president of global sales and professional services at Tellabs, explains how Optical LAN differs from copper-based enterprise networks and why connectivity choices can […]
The hardest problem in any marketplace is not growth — it is knowing what caused it. Nihar V. Patel, a product data scientist at Etsy, has spent years wrestling with that exact question. His portfolio of six research papers, several already published and the rest nearing completion, tackles the messiest corners of marketplace experimentation: spillovers […]
