Primerica Life Insurance Co., owned by Citigroup Inc., had its financial-strength grade cut by Fitch Ratings on prospects the unit will be sold. Comments by the New York-based bank’s management signal “a material probability that the company’s insurance assets, including Primerica Life, will be divested” over the near to intermediate term, the ratings firm said today [...] [...more]
A new product, if successful, can accelerate sales and earnings growth. Utah-based Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS) plans to roll out an anti-aging product in January that, if not a fountain of youth, might be at least a sprinkler of youth. Professors at Purdue University and the Stanford School of Medicine, along with Nu Skin researchers, discovered an [...] [...more]
One of the most important aspects of a quality business presentation (aka “meeting”) is a good PA system and some high energy music! The right music will help create an enthusiastic atmosphere, gets the crowd fired up, and is particularly useful during introductions. When choosing your meeting playlist upbeat and positive music is best, along [...] [...more]
The Antioch Company, parent company of Creative Memories, a leader in the memory celebration industry for more than 20 years, announced today that it has reached an agreement with its lenders to restructure its debt. To facilitate this agreement, The Antioch Company and six of its subsidiaries today filed voluntary petitions for Chapter 11 protection with [...] [...more]
TraVerus Travel is coming out with their own brand of product line called “VERUS”. CEO & President David Manning has bought into a manufacturing company that already produces travel related products for well known companies like Walmart, Neiman Marcus, and others. The TraVerus focus will always be about travel. These awesome products are designed to be [...] [...more]
Genewize Life Sciences has started selling personlized vitamins meant to counter one’s individual genetic deficiencies. For about $100 a month, customers can get vitamin capsules for their genetic risks for, say, heart attacks, breast cancer or muscular dystrophy. “Geneticists who’ve examined the science have some words of praise for the approach, but wonder if the [...] [...more]
