Op/ed: Planning can help protect your life, business and family when disaster strikes
Op/Eds, OpinionBy Jean-Luc Bourdon on July 6, 2012 With fires threatening major cities in Colorado this summer and with dry conditions across the Tri-Counties, it’s time for business owners and managers to reassess their preparedness for disaster. The purpose of planning is to strategically pursue best-case scenarios while preventing worst-case scenarios. Which matters most? According to Read More →
Op/ed: Education and capital will provide the fuel for region’s economy
Op/Eds, OpinionBy John K. Paglia on June 29, 2012 On June 1, the federal government released surprisingly bleak job numbers for the United States. With only 69,000 jobs added in May, the national unemployment rate rose to 8.2 percent. In California, the joblessness rate remains a stubbornly high 10.9 percent. Closer to home the numbers are Read More →
Op/ed: In business, sometimes it’s about learning how to let go
Op/Eds, OpinionIt’s the idea of taking a small loss for a potentially huge gain.
Op/ed: The fiscal cliff is the perfect financial storm of 2013
Op/Eds, OpinionA toxic combination of tax increases and spending cuts that happen on Jan. 1.
Op/ed: A bond for Cuesta is not a matter of if but when
Op/Eds, OpinionA bond is in the college’s immediate future.
Op/ed: The seven deadly sins of marketing communications
Op/Eds, OpinionBy Darrel Kachan on June 8, 2012 Most business owners and other professionals have a goodwill ambassador or lead generator that often works 24/7 without salary or complaints. But the way they treat this invaluable contributor to their success can be downright sinful. I’m referring not to a person, but to your public and industry Read More →
Op/ed: Franchisee or independent, the choice is yours
Op/Eds, OpinionBy Barry Kurtz on May 11, 2012 If you’re like many ambitious middle-managers and c-level employees who find themselves “in transition” as the recession drags on, you may face a stark choice — whether to downsize your lifestyle and your ego by working an unfulfilling job or, in the alternative, start your own business. If Read More →
