California blocks workers’ path to small business ownership
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, October 7th, 2016 / Columns, Latest news, Small Business / Comments Off on California blocks workers’ path to small business ownership
The lack of serious attention to the dismal state of small business formation in California and across the nation has been one of the most disappointing aspects of the 2016 campaign. Small business gets a lot of lip service but scant real attention. Meanwhile, the number of small business failures continues to outpace new starts. Read More →
Women’s Economic Ventures celebrates 25th anniversary
By Marissa Nall / Friday, September 23rd, 2016 / right, Small Business, South Coast, Women Inc. / Comments Off on Women’s Economic Ventures celebrates 25th anniversary
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Brown should not sign farmworker overtime bill
By Henry Dubroff / Friday, September 2nd, 2016 / Agribusiness, Editorials, Higher Education, Latest news, Opinion, Small Business, Top Stories / Comments Off on Brown should not sign farmworker overtime bill
With the farmworker overtime pay bill headed to Gov. Jerry Brown’s desk, we’re writing to warn that many of the quick fixes to contemporary problems are not what they appear to be. In a year where Bernie Sanders ignited the Democratic Party with his appeal to the issue of social injustice, the impulse to seize Read More →
Plains oil spill plaintiffs seek class certification
By pacbiztimes / Friday, September 2nd, 2016 / Energy, right, Small Business, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Plains oil spill plaintiffs seek class certification
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Businesses in the Tri-Counties want to keep 805 area code
By Supriya Yelimeli / Friday, September 2nd, 2016 / middle, Restaurants, Small Business, Top Stories, Tourism, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Businesses in the Tri-Counties want to keep 805 area code
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Growing fast: 29 private tri-county companies make Inc. 5000 list
By Philip Joens / Friday, September 2nd, 2016 / Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Growing fast: 29 private tri-county companies make Inc. 5000 list
More than two dozen companies from around the Tri-Counties earned national recognition once again when they were named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America. In all, 29 companies from around the region were named to the list, which tracks revenue growth over a three-year span, slightly down from Read More →
Santa Barbara clinic tackles opioid abuse epidemic
By pacbiztimes / Friday, August 26th, 2016 / Health Care & Life Science, right, Small Business / Comments Off on Santa Barbara clinic tackles opioid abuse epidemic
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