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Having a mentor will help your business succeed

By   /  Friday, April 6th, 2018  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Small Business  /  Comments Off on Having a mentor will help your business succeed

By Bill Riegler If you are a small business owner or starting up a new business, get yourself a mentor, or six. You read correctly; the more the merrier. Most small business owners, myself included when I owned a small business recently, do not get a mentor. That doesn’t mean we don’t ask occasional advice Read More →

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Our view: Greater transparency needed at credit union

By   /  Friday, March 30th, 2018  /  Banking & Finance, Banking Industry, Central Coast, Editorials, Latest news, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Our view: Greater transparency needed at credit union

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Follow these tips to be a great change agent

By   /  Friday, March 30th, 2018  /  Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Follow these tips to be a great change agent

By Sumantra Sengupta Calling yourself a change agent is cool. Who would not want to be known by that moniker? If you are not a change agent, then you are just part of an engine — a cog in a wheel. That is probably not something that you want to openly admit — even if Read More →

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Light: Labor laws driving businesses to leave state

By   /  Friday, March 23rd, 2018  /  Latest news, Law, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Light: Labor laws driving businesses to leave state

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Our view: Storms a threat to Highway 101 commerce

By   /  Friday, March 23rd, 2018  /  Editorials, Latest news  /  Comments Off on Our view: Storms a threat to Highway 101 commerce

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Prepare for an exodus of business owners

By   /  Friday, March 16th, 2018  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion, Small Business  /  Comments Off on Prepare for an exodus of business owners

By Jim Wisdom Throughout their lives, baby boomers have had a profound impact on our society. One key reason for their large influence is the sheer size of their generation, which is estimated to be about 76 million people. According to John Dini, a prominent exit planning strategist and author of the book “Your Exit Read More →

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Culture key to attracting and retaining top talent

By   /  Friday, March 16th, 2018  /  Education, Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Culture key to attracting and retaining top talent

By Vlad Vaiman There have been quite a few conversations lately on the importance of organizational culture in managing talent or, in other words, in attracting, developing and retaining top performers. There are several aspects of your company’s culture you should examine to determine how well you are doing. It is important to keep in Read More →

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