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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 »

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 »

A breakthrough product: French inventor thrives on South Coast

Laurent Colasse with his Santa Barbara-based firm’s patented car emergency rescue device, ResQMe. Since he started the business 10 years ago, it has sold between 2 million and 3 million devices, Colasse said, and has won an award for road safety. (Alex Drysdale photo)

Apr 12 2013 | Posted in Features,Small Business | Read More »

Sidecar Restaurant blows the whistle on a decade in Ventura

Tim Kilcoyne is closing his Sidecar Restaurant in Ventura on May 14, when the 10-year lease on the railway car ends. (courtesy photo)

The Sidecar Restaurant in Ventura is closing next month after a decade of serving fresh, locally sourced food in a 1910 Pullman railway car.

Apr 5 2013 | Posted in Columns,Restaurants,Small Business | Read More »

The urban farmer: Summerland venture supplies to area restaurants

From left: Greg Murphy, chef at Bouchon in Santa Barbara, and Todd Mehl, operations manager for Montecito Urban Farms. (courtesy photo)

Apr 5 2013 | Posted in Agriculture,Features,Restaurants,Small Business | Read More »

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