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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 27th, 2010 / Features, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on A concierge in your pocket: SocialStay app keeps guest, hotel connected
SocialStay developed a mobile application that delivers hotel-specific concierge services to guests
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 20th, 2010 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on A lucrative base of operations
Guidance on how to do business with Vandenberg, from the base itself and companies who have done it for years
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, December 20th, 2010 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on The toast of Lompoc
A handful of world-class wineries have poured into an unassuming industrial park in Lompoc
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, December 17th, 2010 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on A win for the little guys
Santa Barbara’s independent bookstores are claiming victory in the latest battle against big-box chains
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Monday, December 13th, 2010 / Features, Small Business, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Raising the bar: ThinkThin goes from home kitchen to big chain stores
Ventura-based energy bar company ThinkThin went from a home startup to a $30 million-a-year business
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By Pacific Coast Business Times Staff / Monday, November 29th, 2010 / Small Business / Comments Off on A tasty comeback: Habit veteran returns with Hook Burger Bistro
Habit Burger veteran Brent Reichard recently came out of semi-retirement to launch a new, more upscale burger restaurant, which recently opened its first store in Oxnard.
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By Stephen Nellis / Monday, November 22nd, 2010 / Features, Small Business, Technology / Comments Off on Main Street, online: Coupeez brings e-coupons to small businesses
Matthew Graczyk wants to bring online coupons to mom-and-pop shops across the nation, and he’s starting with downtown Ventura. Graczyk is the founder of Coupeez, an online service that lets companies post coupons and discounts. The site launched in October. So far, it has signed up about 100 businesses, many within walking distance of Coupeez’s Read More →