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By Henry Dubroff / Thursday, December 8th, 2016 / Latest news, Restaurants / 1 Comment
President-elect Donald Trump’s appointee for secretary of labor, CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder, will have more influence on national policy than any Central Coast business leader in decades. The implications for California are significant. Puzder is a 66-year-old attorney and former general counsel of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr.’s parent company. He rebuilt the CKE brands Read More →
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, November 13th, 2015 / Latest news, Small Business, Top Stories / Comments Off on Franchises open doors for entrepreneurial veterans in Tri-Counties
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By Marissa Wenzke / Friday, July 4th, 2014 / Restaurants, Small Business, South Coast, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on American Dream, millennial edition: Young restaurateurs in Isla Vista
Daniel Dunietz and Sean Evans, both in their 20s, enjoy a friendly rivalry as neighboring small-business owners in the student-dominated community of Isla Vista, next to UC Santa Barbara.
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By Tom Bronzini / Friday, June 13th, 2014 / East Ventura County, Small Business, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Homework done: Sylvan Learning franchisees plan to widen impact
The new owners of Sylvan Learning Center in Westlake Village plan to open satellite locations at schools and libraries to better serve the surrounding communities, a move they say will also boost the business’ bottom line.
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, May 24th, 2013 / Features, Small Business / Comments Off on A baked-in model for success: Keyshawn Johnson parlays football success into Panera franchise
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, August 17th, 2012 / Features, Real Estate, Small Business / Comments Off on Hold the politics: Chick-fil-A franchisees caught in flap over exec’s comments
Craig Goettsche just wants to serve Southern-style chicken sandwiches and waffle fries to his customers. Keep the pickles — hold the politics. But like other Chick-fil-A franchisees across the country, Goettsche has found his business caught in the midst of the kerfuffle surrounding anti gay-marriage statements made by the company’s president, Dan Cathy. The Read More →
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