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Ice cream venture thrives in small retail spaces

By   /  Friday, April 10th, 2015  /  Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Ice cream venture thrives in small retail spaces

Rori’s Creamery has whipped up a plan for retail expansion.

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Santa Barbara startup to close crowdfunding’s missing link

By   /  Friday, April 3rd, 2015  /  Columns, Latest news, Small Business, Technology, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Santa Barbara startup to close crowdfunding’s missing link

GroupGets is an online platform that hopes to democratize access to high-tech components.

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Independent bookstores on decline as Granada Books shuts doors

By   /  Friday, April 3rd, 2015  /  Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy  /  Comments Off on Independent bookstores on decline as Granada Books shuts doors

With the rise of book-selling giants like Borders and Barnes & Noble in the 1990s, followed by digitized selling popularized by Amazon in the new millennium, independently owned bookstores like Granada have become a rarity.

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Public market project celebrates one year

By   /  Friday, April 3rd, 2015  /  Latest news, Real Estate, Small Business, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Public market project celebrates one year

Although patrons initially recoiled from sticker shock, the market continues to grind it out and some tenants are thriving.

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Navy turns to area firms for work at Surface Warfare Center

By   /  Friday, March 27th, 2015  /  Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Navy turns to area firms for work at Surface Warfare Center

Officials from the testing and research facility told tri-county businesses during an industry forum on March 25 that it’s now sourcing nearly half of its work from area small businesses.

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SLO restaurateur rides a wave of business, tourism growth

By   /  Friday, March 27th, 2015  /  Latest news, Real Estate, Restaurants, Small Business, Top Stories, Tourism  /  Comments Off on SLO restaurateur rides a wave of business, tourism growth

The city is building an impressive lineup of new restaurants, which are filling up vacant real estate.

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Pedal to the metal: Stinner Frameworks expands

By   /  Friday, March 20th, 2015  /  Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories  /  Comments Off on Pedal to the metal: Stinner Frameworks expands

The company is one of just 100 or so handmade bike builders in the U.S. that, save for components like brakes and wheels, custom manufacture everything from the bicycle frame to the paint.

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