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A niche on the shelf: Specialty food companies thrive

By   /  Friday, October 28th, 2011  /  Features, Small Business  /  1 Comment

Two of the Tri-Counties’ quirkiest food producers are proving that bigger isn’t necessarily better.

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On the fast track: Ex-Copelands execs power up LeftLaneSports

By   /  Friday, October 14th, 2011  /  Features, Small Business, Technology  /  Comments Off on On the fast track: Ex-Copelands execs power up LeftLaneSports

A San Luis Obispo-based outdoor gear startup has made its first acquisition, buying up a rival online retailer.

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Scan this, eat that: Honest Label launches nutrition app

By   /  Friday, September 30th, 2011  /  Features, Small Business, Technology  /  Comments Off on Scan this, eat that: Honest Label launches nutrition app

Honest Label Foods launched a smart phone app earlier this year that helps users make sense of the nutrition labels on the back of grocery store foods.

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Rich yet? Nope: Ojai taxidermist becomes Internet famous

By   /  Friday, September 30th, 2011  /  Features, Small Business  /  Comments Off on Rich yet? Nope: Ojai taxidermist becomes Internet famous

Does being famous on YouTube instantly lead to higher sales for your small business?

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Healthy and growing: B.R.A.T drink gears up for national expansion

By   /  Friday, September 23rd, 2011  /  Features, Small Business  /  Comments Off on Healthy and growing: B.R.A.T drink gears up for national expansion

B.R.A.T, a “feel better” drink based in San Luis Obispo, is seeing sales and distribution grow.

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Built recession-proof: PODS franchises are profitable, CEO says

By   /  Friday, September 16th, 2011  /  Features, Small Business  /  Comments Off on Built recession-proof: PODS franchises are profitable, CEO says

The big white storage containers built by PODS Enterprises are sturdy enough to have withstood the crushing economic pressures of the Great Recession.

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Hold that thought: Thousand Oaks entrepreneur Turpel pens book

By   /  Friday, September 9th, 2011  /  Latest news, Small Business  /  1 Comment

Pete Turpel opens “Holding Power,” his recently released book, with a story about how he did something all of us think about doing — sometimes more than once a day. He threw away his smart phone. In fairness to smart phones, it was a BlackBerry, a less cool and perhaps more intrusive device than the Read More →