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Guest Commentary


| Friday, December 8th, 2017

Rigali: Let backward thinking pull you forward

Higher Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Small Business

By Laura Azzalina Rigali When’s the last time you asked yourself where you want to be as a person and as an executive, and where you want your business to be? Why do you get up in the morning? What’s the point of all the work you do? As a business leader, it’s critical that Read More →

| Friday, December 8th, 2017

Carbajal: GOP tax cuts will hurt Central Coast

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| Friday, November 24th, 2017

There is more than one way to profit

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By Nanette Scarpellini Metz Following the recent economic crisis, MBA students and their corporate counterpart — the CEO — have been vilified for their short-sighted views based more on shareholders and their personal golden parachutes than stakeholders and even their own employees. However, the new era of graduate education is breaking the mold. While many Read More →

| Friday, November 17th, 2017

Following these employee benefit tips can help firms attract and retain talent

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| Friday, November 10th, 2017

Philanthropy is a quintessential American value

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By Sabith Khan In the more than six years that I have studied faith-based philanthropy through nonprofit and individual action, I have been amazed at the wide-ranging areas that it reaches. Especially now, with Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath in Texas and Irma wreaking havoc across Florida and the Caribbean, faith-based organizations are increasingly stepping up to Read More →

| Friday, November 3rd, 2017

Mintz: Marijuana businesses face ethical concerns

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By Steven Mintz Did Californians make the right decision when 57 percent of the voters approved Proposition 64, which legalized using and growing marijuana for personal use? The so-called Adult Use of Marijuana Act will allow for the sale and taxation of recreational marijuana. As Marissa Nall points out in her Oct. 27 article in Read More →

| Friday, October 27th, 2017

Martin Luther was an entrepreneur

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By Mike Panesis Oct. 31 marks the 500th anniversary of an important moment in human history. On that day in 1517, Martin Luther, a German priest and university professor, took action. Unhappy with corruption in the Catholic Church, Luther nailed his “95 Theses” to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, making clear his Read More →