Author: OurCrowd

[Borro in Luxury Daily] Luxury assets immune to Brexit fallout: Borro

Jun 28, 2016 |

United Kingdom-based secured lender Borro is predicting hard luxury assets, including art and classic automobiles, to be tangible stores of wealth in the aftermath of the European Union referendum. Last week on June 23, U.K. citizens voted to leave the EU as the referendum passed with 52 percent of voters choosing to exit, the news of which caused a $2 trillion hit to global stocks, the pound to fall 10 percent to the dollar and the euro to drop 3 percent. Britain’s secession from the political-economic union will be a two-year process, but the impact of this time of uncertainty has been immediate. Read more on Luxury...

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[Boatbound in the Chicago Sun Times] Sharing boats: An idea with demand in Chicago

Jun 26, 2016 |

Boatbound founder Aaron Hall calls Chicago “No. 1 in the demand market” for the peer-to-peer boat sharing platform for good reason. “As it defrosts in Chicago, people want to be on the water,’’ he said. Between the thousands of slips along the Chicago lakefront, the iconic beauty of the lakefront and distinctive downtown skyline, and the multitude of things to do on the water during the boating season, his assertion makes sense. Read more on the Chicago Sun...

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[Highcon in Printing Impressions] Highcon Reports Successful drupa with $42M of Orders Taken, and 100 Proposals

Jun 24, 2016 | ,

YAVNE, Israel — June 24, 2016 — drupa 2016 was a major triumph for Highcon, with a staggering number of visitors and widespread interest which resulted in business success that will transform the company — founded only six years ago — by adding a record $42m of orders taken during the show. With 30 machines installed in 15 countries to date, Highcon is on the verge of doubling its installed base within months, delivering dozens of machines to new customers and into 11 new countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Africa. A further 100 sales proposals were issued at the show, many of which will come to fruition as new orders in the coming months. The company will be recruiting new distribution channels, as well as R&D, service and sales personnel to support this rapid growth and new customers. Read more on Printing...

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