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TuesdayNov 29, 2016 12:45 pm

Monaker Group (MKGI) Tapping into Fast-Growing $200 Billion Millennial Travel Market

The travel industry is growing exponentially, but must also be ready to become more flexible and make more changes to cater to the needs and requirements of the market segment currently driving its growth – the Millennials. This new generation of travelers has hit an average annual spending of $200 billion on tourism and travel, according to a FutureCast report titled ‘Millennial Brief on Travel & Lodging’ (http://nnw.fm/8uCmY). The figure is the largest average the tourism industry has ever seen, a trend that’s likely to be maintained, provided that the industry’s operators are able to meet the needs of this…

TuesdayNov 29, 2016 11:28 am

OurPet’s Company (OPCO) is Growing Organically

At last month’s MicroCap Conference in Philadelphia, the technological prowess of OurPet’s Company (OTCQX: OPCO) was on display. A presentation (http://nnw.fm/y7mQ3) by the company’s chief financial officer, Scott Mendes, showed the many innovative products for cats and dogs, who are the rainmakers of OurPet’s Company. The CFO also gave an account of OPCO’s history of growth, from its genesis in 1985 as Napro, Inc. to the present. The company has grown both organically and through acquisitions. CEO Dr. Steve Tsengas wants to double its size and, to support that expansion, has invested heavily in distribution and marketing infrastructure. The company…

TuesdayNov 29, 2016 10:39 am

Net Element, Inc. (NETE) Selects Conformance Technologies as Preferred Provider for Data Compliance Solutions

Before the opening bell, Net Element, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETE) announced its selection of Conformance Technologies, a fast-growing provider of operating systems, education systems and expertise used in managing business compliance requirements, as its preferred provider for data compliance solutions. Moving forward, Net Element will be offering Conformance’s patented PCI ToolKit solution for Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard merchant portfolio assessments in a number of languages, including Chinese, English, Russian and Spanish. The company and its merchant clients will also have access to the Cyber Attack Readiness ToolKit™ and InConRadar™ toolsets, which allow for primary account number scanning and real-time…

TuesdayNov 29, 2016 9:03 am

Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (HOTR) Preparing for Grand Opening of Little Big Burger in Portland, Oregon

Chanticleer Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOTR) kicked off November with the announcement that, during the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2016, the company achieved its second consecutive quarter of adjusted EBITDA profitability. This milestone came alongside an 18.3 percent year-over-year increase in total revenue, which was attributed primarily to Chanticleer’s rapidly expanding fast casual better burger segment. In a news release, Mike Pruitt, chairman and chief executive officer of Chanticleer, noted that the company’s Little Big Burger restaurants were performing “particularly well” before adding that the brand contributed “significantly to the 19% sequential growth in Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations” and…

MondayNov 28, 2016 4:03 pm

bBooth, Inc. (BBTH) Introduces Virtual Representatives to the Marketing Mix

Hollywood-based entertainment technology company bBooth, Inc. (OTCQB: BBTH) is set to disrupt the entire Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), and sales lead generation software industry with its novel bNotifi platform. With bNotifi, marketers get two boons for the price of one. First, marketing reach is expanded with the employment of virtual representatives and, second, the message gets told with motion pictures, which, as we now know, are worth much, much more than a thousand words. The bNotifi technology has completely re-invented what a CRM, lead-generation tool should be in today’s video-centric social environment. If, in today’s online marketing realm,…

MondayNov 28, 2016 3:33 pm

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (CRBP) is “One to Watch”

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBP), a clinical stage drug development company targeting rare, chronic, and serious inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, recently reported its third quarter financial results (http://nnw.fm/ewaP8) for the three months ended September 30, 2016. CRBP reported a net loss for the third quarter due to increased spending on clinical studies for systemic sclerosis and CF, plus increased staffing costs, bonuses, and other expenditures. However, the company ended the third quarter with just under $19 million in cash and cash equivalents, which it believes to be sufficient to meet its operating and capital requirements through the end of…

MondayNov 28, 2016 12:39 pm

OurPet’s Company (OPCO) Brings Innovative Smart Tech Products to Pet Care Market

Smart technology has become an integral part of our lives, from our phones, computers and watches to our cars and homes, which now have more features and can do more than even the smartest computer could 20 years ago. It was an expected and natural step that we carried this passion for smart tech and interconnectivity over to the pet industry as well. Intelligent pet products such as the ones offered by leading pet care solutions provider OurPet’s Company, Inc. (OTCQX: OPCO) are becoming increasingly common, as they enable pet parents to develop a stronger bond with their pets for…

MondayNov 28, 2016 12:00 pm

Trans-Lux Corp. (TNLX) is Helping America Flick the Switch to LED Lighting

LED (Light-Emitting Diode) lighting is brightening the homes, offices, factories and public spaces of America. A report from ResearchandMarkets (http://nnw.fm/j5Gm2), issued last month, estimates that the U.S. LED market is set to grow at a CAGR of 8.8 percent from 2016, reaching $8.9 billion by 2022, with as much as half of this growth coming from general lighting. And America is just the beginning. As the world switches from incandescent and fluorescent lighting, the market to replace these legacy systems globally is set to grow even faster. This forecast growth is lighting a bright future for Trans-Lux Corp. (OTC: TNLX),…

MondayNov 28, 2016 10:47 am

ClearOne, Inc. (CLRO) is “One to Watch”

ClearOne, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLRO), a company that designs, develops, and commercializes conferencing, collaboration, and network streaming and signage solutions for voice and visual communications, recently announced its quarterly earnings, reporting a $0.22 earnings per share for the third quarter of 2016. Although slightly lower than during the same period of the previous year, ClearOne reported revenue of $12.9 million for the quarter with a net margin of 9.78% and a return on equity of 8.5%. Gross profit for the third quarter of 2016 came in at $7.7 million, with net income of $1.2 million and a non-GAAP net income of…

MondayNov 28, 2016 9:50 am

MiMedx Group, Inc. (MDXG) set to Triple Revenues by Healing Wounds Faster

To paraphrase the renowned German playwright, Bertolt Brecht, nature does not remember kisses on the cheek. Wounds, on the other hand, perversely leave scars. Perhaps fortunately, kisses leave no mark, but injuries to the body do. And the scars of such damage not only disfigure appearances but result in adhesion, which occurs when scars bind with surrounding tissue. Luckily, however, advances in the field of regenerative medicine may soon relegate scar tissue to the indecipherable lyrics of a Red Hot Chili Peppers ballad. MiMedx Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDXG) is now bringing comfort to the wounded with its groundbreaking amniotic tissue…