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Middle-class retailers are being squeezed out of the shopping scene

By   /  Friday, November 30th, 2012  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Middle-class retailers are being squeezed out of the shopping scene

A pre-holiday walk up and down State Street in Santa Barbara gives a pretty good cross section of what’s happening in retail stores across the nation.

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Editorial: Cal Poly coach shares lessons after win over UCLA

By   /  Friday, November 30th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Cal Poly coach shares lessons after win over UCLA

Callero said he approaches basketball coaching in many of the same ways that a small-business owner approaches building a successful enterprise.

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Editorial: The perils of growing a green economy

By   /  Friday, November 23rd, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  1 Comment

The growth of alternative energy varies with government policy, which itself is as fickle as our nation’s politics.

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Editorial: Remembering Greg Hind

By   /  Friday, November 16th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Remembering Greg Hind

He founded a string of successful businesses, including apparel company GH Sports.

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Editorial: Prop. 30 promises may fall short on delivery

By   /  Friday, November 16th, 2012  /  Editorials, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Editorial: Prop. 30 promises may fall short on delivery

It turns out the post-election reality is far more complicated than the pre-election promise.

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Bank profits pay Community Dividends as $1M event salutes 10 years

By   /  Friday, November 16th, 2012  /  Columns, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Bank profits pay Community Dividends as $1M event salutes 10 years

More than a decade ago, banker and developer Michael Towbes came up with the idea of turning Montecito Bank & Trust into an S Corporation.

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Op/ed: Why Jon Stewart’s ‘softer cushion for failure’ will create jobs

By   /  Friday, November 16th, 2012  /  Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Op/ed: Why Jon Stewart’s ‘softer cushion for failure’ will create jobs

Would-be entrepreneurs with families or pre-existing conditions are being blocked from self-employment.

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