Barri Carian, past president, NAWBO-OC
Spirit of the entrepreneur: part 2
In my previous blog , I talked about the spirit of the entrepreneur and my fervent belief that these unspoken heroes are goi... full blog | RSS Feed
Cara Good, NAWBO OC
Putting hope into action
My prediction: 2009 will be the year of more not less. In my previous bloggerie, I shared my view on why hope is a busines... full blog | RSS Feed
Cassie Hoag, president, NAWBO OC
Of news feeds and good news
Thank God for Internet news feeds and alerts. If we do a good job at setting up our filters, we can keep track of the news an... full blog | RSS Feed
Dean Anil Puri, CSUF Mihaylo College of Bus/Econ
The Tsunami on Wall Street: West Coast to be hit
While the federal Band-Aid is being applied to Wall Street’s financial mess, it will take a lot more structural surgery, regu... full blog | RSS Feed
Henry Walker, CEO Farmers & Merchants Bank
Strength in family
Although it may not be the most celebrated day in the U.S., Father’s Day has always been a special holiday for my family. At... full blog | RSS Feed
Hilary Kaye, NAWBO OC
Boring? Hardly!
When I was young and still thinking about the BIG question – “What do I want to do when I grow up?” – I didn’t give a moment’... full blog | RSS Feed
Jeff Moore, sr. managing dir., CB Richard Ellis
‘Things don’t need to be good to reverse – just better than expected.’
With each passing month, the unemployment numbers seem to look bleaker and bleaker, and almost every day, another major Ameri... full blog | RSS Feed
Jodie Palumbo, NAWBO OC
Good old communication and relationship building – there is no replacement!
It’s 6 a.m. and the alarm has just gone off on your Bose stereo – or is it your cell phone? Your Blackberry or iPhone claims ... full blog | RSS Feed
Judy Rose, NAWBO OC
The jackpot
Why do I love penny slot machines? I know that in the long run, I'm not going to win. And I know that there's nothing I can d... full blog | RSS Feed
Lucy Dunn, president and CEO, OC Business Council
The state budget impasse drags on...
Six weeks past the constitutional deadline for a state budget, everyone has “drawn lines in the sand” in Sacramento. Re... full blog | RSS Feed
Melinda Morgan Kartsonis, Morgan Marketing & PR
The value of marketing and delivering value to customers
I wanted a ski deal this season to fuel my passion of powder, and the Wall Street Journal touted a great deal that Sun Valley... full blog | RSS Feed
Mira Farka, assistant professor of economics, CSUF
Atlas shrugged
A half a century later and the title of Ayn Rand’s masterpiece has never rung so true. Atlas, the Greek god who was described... full blog | RSS Feed
Pierre André Senizergues, CEO, Sole Technology
Lights, camera – cinema
The action sports community is a hybrid of culture circling around art, music and film. With etnies in the mix of it all, it... full blog | RSS Feed
Steve Churm, Blogging from Beijing
Made in China... With apologies to Beijing, and my lasting Olympic impressions.
So what do I really think after 11 days in Beijing at the Summer Olympics? Sitting at 36,000 feet in the middle of the night ... full blog | RSS Feed
Steven Chen, CSUF Mihaylo College of Bus/Econ
Can consumers escape the market?
Anti-consumption and consumer movements have long fascinated me. Along with peers at Cal State Long Beach and the University ... full blog | RSS Feed
Thomas Shelton, President, Western National
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Tiffanny Brosnan, partner at Snell & Wilmer LLP
Employers’ property vs. employees’ private space
You provide your employee with a computer, a phone and a BlackBerry. You pay for this equipment, program it, service it and k... full blog | RSS Feed