Archive By Author - Sara Mitchell
Microloans help fill the lending gap
For businesses and startups that need a smaller amount to get on their feet or make payroll, the answer could be in a microloan.
Lunch & Learn shares the virtues of planning ahead
When starting a new business, it's important to have everything in place before a problem occurs, said Jeff Hacker at the SCV Chamber Lunch & Learn sponsored by Hacker Law Group.
Lunch & Learn shares the virtues of planning
When starting a new business, it's important to have everything in place before a problem occurs, said Jeff Hacker at the SCV Chamber Lunch & Learn sponsored by Hacker Law Group.
Agency creates jobs for the disabled
Hours before the first customer comes in, Becky Anderson is stocking condiments and wiping down tables at the Jersey Mike's Subs on Bouquet Canyon Road.
Friends and fashionistas
Contractor Ann Drexler and systems analyst Kathy Gonzales realized that despite their differing jobs, they shared a common bond - they occasionally tired of the contents of their closets.
Center encourages dreams, discovery at conference
Jill Phillips Cox has run Jill's Cake Creations on Bouquet Canyon Road for 35 years - but there's still plenty for her to learn about running a business, she said. So Phillips Cox decided to join the other 175 entrepreneurs and students at the Dream & Discover Conference, presented Thursday by the Small Business Development Center at the College of the Canyons. The fifth annual conference was funded through grants from the Business & Entrepreneurship ...
The doctor is in — and mobile
Three years ago, Dr. Glenn Lopez decided to take his act on the road. Lopez is not a musician or comedian, but a doctor whose routine involves reaching out to uninsured and poorly insured members of the San Fernando Valley - and soon, the Santa Clarita Valley. Lopez' company, OnSite Health Solutions, is currently located on an ever-moving 34-foot mobile clinic, with which he visits 11 communities and various companies on a regular basis to ...
County provides CalGreen training
Los Angeles County is now offering training about green-building practices for the state and county to comply with The state's green-building codes. The county held a free three-hour training session at the Santa Clarita Sports Complex on Wednesday, attended by about 20 local builders, engineers, utility representatives and developers. The session outlined the requirements within the California Green Building Standards, or CalGreen, which was passed in 2010 and went into effect Jan. 1, 2011. The ...
Seventh-grade marketing solutions
A team of seventh-graders presented its marketing plan for Jersey Mike's at Tuesday's Valley Industry Association luncheon - a plan complete with frequent buyer cards, teddy bears and, yes, jerseys.
Landes takes over as Hyatt’s GM
With 20 years of nationwide experience in the hotel and hospitality industry behind her, Cindy Landes began her new position as the general manager of the Hyatt Regency Valencia on April 2.
Javelin looks to streamline brand
There's a risk to rebranding and renaming a company that's been around for nearly 20 years. But Javelin Logistics Corp., which was Power Freight Systems up until April 1, says its new name better embodies what the specialized transport and logistics company offers to customers.
Speaker shares accelerator success
About 60 entrepreneurs and investors gathered Wednesday at Embassy Suites for a seminar on starting business. It's very simple, said Brad Feld, a veteran entrepreneur, investor and author who co-founded TechStars, the No. 1 tech startup accelerator program in the United States according to TechCocktail.com. "The best entrepreneurs are ones that are completely and totally obsessed with the product they create," Feld said. "Period. That's it." That was the takeaway ...
Comprehending ‘the cloud’
Last week, about 15 people attended the Lunch and Learn to better understand how cloud computing differs from their current server situation and if it's worth making the switch. "We want to know what the heck 'the cloud' is," said Steven Lettau, marketing director for Advanced Audiology. Lettau attended SCV Chamber event about cloud computing April 6, hosted by Jeremy Stepan, president of Valencia-based Adage IT. Adage IT has been selling cloud-solution packages for about ...
Have a heart, donate your organs
Children have a tough time being patient and waiting, but Tim Kirby had to learn these values quickly. For two years he was on dialysis as a toddler, waiting for his doctor to tell him he had received a kidney donation. Kirby was born with bilateral renal dysplasia, an uncommon kidney disease the resulted in one completely nonfunctioning kidney and one kidney only working at 10 percent capacity. He had to have both removed and ...
Panel: Incubators a key to success
Startups should take advantage of the many incubators popping up and expanding all over Southern California, said three incubator directors in a panel hosted Wednesday by the Small Business Development Center at College of the Canyons.
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