December 22, 2024

		

Guest Commentary


| Friday, August 4th, 2017

How pirate tactics built an entrepreneurial ecosystem

Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Real Estate

By Reneé Rock “It’s better to be a pirate than to join the navy.” When Steve Jobs uttered this phrase, he was speaking to the Mac team, which had become a kind of splinter group with its own identity within Apple. Jobs knew what he was up against at fast-growing Apple and intuitively understood that Read More →

| Friday, July 28th, 2017

Clean and safe downtowns require coordinated effort

Latest news, Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor: Thank you for the excellent piece in the July 21 issue of the Business Times. Santa Barbara and Ventura have much in common, and I enjoy reading your thoughts on our intertwined economies. When I was mayor of Ventura, one of my main goals was to establish the Downtown Ventura Partners, a property-based Read More →

| Friday, July 28th, 2017

Time for the Fed to get out of the way

Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion

By Gerry Frigon A recent article by Anthony Mirhaydari, published in The Fiscal Times,  wonders if the Federal Reserve is about to begin a “war on the rich.” Mirhaydari cites Merrill Lynch Chief Investment Strategist Michael Hartnett, who appears to suggest that such is the case in his call for a “big top” in stocks Read More →

| Friday, July 21st, 2017

Residents can learn from international students

Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion

By Loredana Carson International students planning to attend colleges and universities in the tri-county area may fear being unwelcome due to media coverage of negative comments, but once they arrive they are generally met with a lack of attention. Students in my classes have expressed dismay to me that they don’t often have the opportunity Read More →

| Friday, July 14th, 2017

Housing should be for residents, not tourists

Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion

By Anna Marie Gott “The use of residential units as short-term vacation rentals and/or only occupied as second homes poses a housing challenge to the city because these uses decrease available long-term housing opportunities for local residents as well as contribute to the increase in housing costs.” This quote comes directly from the Santa Barbara’s Read More →

| Friday, July 7th, 2017

Storytelling can breathe life into your business

Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds

By Jodi Hill Marketing is an essential component of starting a small business. However, many entrepreneurs find themselves with a great product or service but little funding and no idea where to start. A familiar term associated with low-cost promotion is grassroots marketing, a process that involves targeting a small niche group of people and Read More →

| Friday, June 30th, 2017

CFOs recognize value of diversity, inclusion

Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion

By Mark Riley Many middle market companies are considering ways to create a diverse and inclusive environment.  But their employees aren’t the only ones to benefit. Companies are seeing the advantages of embracing the different ages, ethnicities, genders and education levels of their employees to create an inclusive, creative and collaborative workplace. Those currently entering Read More →