July 16, 2024

		

			
				

				   	

				    
				    
				    

					
Henry Dubroff

				    

				    Henry Dubroff is the chairman, editor and majority owner of the Pacific Coast Business Times.				    	
				    

				


			

		

		
		
 
			

				
												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Thursday, November 8th, 2012

								
Former Facebook manager shares social media secrets

								Latest news, Small Business, Technology								
Facebook is an excellent tool for small businesses looking to grow revenue through customer engagement. But it takes time, thought and a touch of discretion to succeed. That was the message that Matt Hicks, former marketing and public relations manager for Facebook, brought to an audience of about 150 in Santa Barbara on Nov. 7.  Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Tuesday, November 6th, 2012

								
Rollins: South Coast a fertile field for cloud computing

								Latest news, Technology								
Cloud computing companies are remaking the technology landscape of the Tri-Counties and creating a “fertile” environment for entrepreneurs and computer scientists. That was the message serial entrepreneur and investor Woody Rollins brought to about 150 area executives on Nov. 6 as California Lutheran University hosted the first Santa Barbara version of its successful Corporate Leaders Read More →

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, November 2nd, 2012

								
Control of Congress is the bottom line for two Central Coast races

								Columns, Opinion								
There is just one reason why House Speaker John Boehner has been on the Central Coast stumping for GOP Congressional candidates Abel Maldonado and Sen. Tony Strickland.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, October 26th, 2012

								
Here are five key issues to watch closely this economic forecast season

								Columns, Health Care & Life Science, Opinion								
In an effort to cut through the noise to some real issues facing our region, I’ll offer up five of the key indicators that I’ll be watching in the weeks ahead.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, October 19th, 2012

								
Chamber has Santa Maria-style recipe for economic development

								Columns, Opinion								
Politicians, business types and pundits have been searching for a model that’s cost-effective and politically viable.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, October 12th, 2012

								
Partnerships begin to emerge in race for drone technology business

								Columns								
The promise and risk in what could be the next aerospace boom in Southern California.

							

						        

							


							

							


					        

					     

							
					       


					     


												


								
								

								
																
								
 | Friday, October 5th, 2012

								
Prop. 30 draws battle line between education and business leaders

								Columns, Opinion								
Whether it passes or fails, the Proposition 30 debate has drawn some battle lines that won’t easily be erased.