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Shopping for shipping: ShipHawk aims to make sending stuff easier

ShipHawk’s Aaron Freeman, left, and CEO Jeremy Bodenhamer have started a company to help simplify the packing and shipping process the way Kayak simplifies travel shopping. (Stephen Nellis photo)

May 17 2013 | Posted in Features,Small Business,Tech | Read More »

Don’t mind the gap: Ventura firm’s lightweight motors well-suited to electric cars, drones

Sarah Gallagher, president and CEO of ThinGap, a company that makes lightweight motors with extremely good power density. ThinGap’s newest technology could find uses in everything from unmanned aerial vehicles to electric cars.
(Stephen Nellis photo)

May 17 2013 | Posted in Features,Tech | Read More »

Moorpark mints new public company: PennyMac workforce in city reaches 1,000

PennyMac Financial Services has about 1,000 employees between two buildings on Condor Drive in Moorpark. (file photo by Michael Greywitt)

May 17 2013 | Posted in Banking Industry,Economy,Features,Finance,Personal Finance,Tri-County Public Companies | Read More »

Nip, tuck and click: Etna’s regulatory know-how is key to success with clinics

Etna founder and CEO Ryan Miller. The San Luis Obispo-based firm found its niche by providing digital marketing services to the medical and aesthetics industries, sectors that have strict and complicated rules about how they can market and communicate to clients. (Stephen Nellis photo)

May 10 2013 | Posted in Features,Tech | Read More »

Styling success: Santa Barbara salon owner starts kids hair-care line

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May 10 2013 | Posted in Features,Small Business,Women Inc. | Read More »

The real: Deal Fashion Forms founder builds an intimates empire

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May 10 2013 | Posted in Features,Small Business,Women Inc. | Read More »

A stout business plan: Brendan’s Irish Pub expands

Shawn Mulchay, chief operating officer of Brendan’s Irish Pub & Restaurant, enjoys a pint at its Camarillo location. The company plans 10 locations by 2015. (courtesy photo)

May 3 2013 | Posted in Features,Restaurants,Small Business | Read More »

At the helm of success: Island Packers adds third catamaran to its fleet

From left: Mark Connally, Cherryl Connally, Lillian Connally, and Alex Brodie of Island Packers. The closely-held business was started by family patriarch Bill Connally in the 1960s as the first company to offer public-access transporation to the Channel Islands. (Alex Drysdale photo)

May 3 2013 | Posted in Features,Small Business | Read More »

Ready for liftoff: Local Market Launch gets $1.5M in first VC funding round

The founding team of Local Market Launch offers to get businesses listed in online directories so customers can find them. From left: Grant Lepper, Gideon Rubin, Ana Wilson, Brian Coryat (seated), Travis Purdy, Susan Seiden, Janis Gamble and Jerry Calkins. (Stephen Nellis photo)

May 3 2013 | Posted in Features,Small Business,Tech | Read More »

The wind’s behind their sales: Ventura inventors bring clean energy to the masses

Josh Antelman, left, and his father, Al, are behind WindyNation. The Ventura-based firmmakes do-it-yourself wind and solar energy kits that start at about $215. (Stephen Nellis photo)

Apr 26 2013 | Posted in Features,Small Business,Tech | Read More »

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