Santa Barbara’s lone dance shop struts its stuff
Joie Krintzman is used to being in a dance store. In her youth, she took up competitive dance, an art she kept going through high school. Now, her two daughters have now followed suit, with her eldest starting at the age of 6. “Her favorite thing to do was to go inside the dance shop. Read More →
Bipartisan practices are necessary to help U.S. businesses recover from COVID-19
Business, especially small businesses, is trying to make a comeback from the COVID-19 pandemic that hampered them for the past couple of years. But, holding it back, even more, is government gridlock, several speakers at The State of American Business conference said on Jan. 12, with many of them sharing their views on what lies Read More →
Briefcase: ‘Tis the season to write business plans
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Vital Signs: Small business path to higher holiday sales
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Business groups push State Street improvement
Two influential Santa Barbara business organizations are proposing an improvement district for the city’s ailing downtown area, but some business owners have expressed reservations. The Downtown Organization of Santa Barbara and the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce have proposed a Community Benefit Improvement District aimed at reversing the decline of the area, including Read More →
Opinion: Veteran-owned businesses are an economic powerhouse
By Dawn Golik Along the coast and across the country, businesses owned by former military members are an economic powerhouse. There are more than 1.76 million veteran-owned businesses in the United States. They employ nearly 5.3 million workers, with an annual payroll exceeding $232 million. Their approximately $1 trillion dollars in annual sales & receipts Read More →
