Visa Inc. is one of the worlds largest global payments technology companies. Contrary to popular belief, it does not issue credit cards but allows financial institutions to issue cards that Visa then processes transactions on. Visa started in 1970, d...
Twitter is one of the most popular social networking and micro-blogging services in the world. It allows account users to send 140-character updates on anything they choose, and for people to follow different users. It was created in 2006 by Jack Dor...
ToysRUs, Inc. is the worlds leading dedicated toy and juvenile products retailer, offering a differentiated shopping experience through its family of brands. It currently sells merchandise in more than 1,560 stores, including 848 ToysRUs? and BabiesR...
The Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational company. The bulk of its operations is in the production and sale of cars and trucks. In 2009, it became the worlds largest maker of cars, based on sales and number of automobiles produced, for...
The Tata Group is the largest corporation in India. It has a diverse range of business interests, including cars, steel, information technology, energy, tea and hotels. It was founded in 1868 by Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, who set up a company in Mumb...
Subway is the worlds most successful sandwich restaurant franchise. It was started in 1965 by Fred DeLuca who wanted to make extra cash selling sandwiches to finance his dream of becoming a doctor. They started franchising the Subway name and the com...
Starbucks is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain. It is the worlds best-known brand of coffee shop and has almost 20,000 stores in around 50 countries, employing close to 150,000 people. It was formed in Seattle, Washington in 1971 by Engli...
Sony Corporation is one of Japans biggest multinational conglomerates. It is renowned worldwide for high-tech innovation and quality electronics products, many of which are household names. It was founded by Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka in 1946. They...
Siemens is the largest engineering conglomerate in Europe. It is headquartered in Munich, Germany. It has three main areas of business. Its industry sector helps industry and infrastructure customers to increase their economic and environmental compe...
Royal Dutch Shell, known worldwide simply as Shell, is an Anglo-Dutch petroleum company. It is one of the six largest oil exploration, natural gas, and petroleum companies in the world and was listed as the world's eighth largest company in 2010. She...
