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Guest Commentary


| Friday, June 29th, 2012

Op/ed: In business, sometimes it’s about learning how to let go

Op/Eds, Opinion

It’s the idea of taking a small loss for a potentially huge gain.

| Friday, June 22nd, 2012

Op/ed: The fiscal cliff is the perfect financial storm of 2013

Op/Eds, Opinion

A toxic combination of tax increases and spending cuts that happen on Jan. 1.

| Friday, June 22nd, 2012

Op/ed: A bond for Cuesta is not a matter of if but when

Op/Eds, Opinion

A bond is in the college’s immediate future.

| Friday, June 8th, 2012

Op/ed: The seven deadly sins of marketing communications

Op/Eds, Opinion

By Darrel Kachan on June 8, 2012 Most business owners and other professionals have a goodwill ambassador or lead generator that often works 24/7 without salary or complaints. But the way they treat this invaluable contributor to their success can be downright sinful. I’m referring not to a person, but to your public and industry Read More →

| Friday, May 11th, 2012

Op/ed: Franchisee or independent, the choice is yours

Op/Eds, Opinion

By Barry Kurtz on May 11, 2012 If you’re like many ambitious middle-managers and c-level employees who find themselves “in transition” as the recession drags on, you may face a stark choice — whether to downsize your lifestyle and your ego by working an unfulfilling job or, in the alternative, start your own business. If Read More →

| Friday, May 4th, 2012

Letter: Clarifying the status of solar and wind projects in the region

Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor: First, let me thank you for writing the article on renewable energy in our region. [See Green Coast special section, published April 6]. It is important for people to know about local projects and their progress. I actually produce a monthly renewable energy report on projects large and small for regional stakeholders and Read More →

| Friday, May 4th, 2012

Letter: Reflecting on the rise and fall of United Airlines

Letters to the Editor, Opinion

Dear Editor: I’m an avid reader of the Pacific Coast Business Times and a small business owner in Oxnard. I’m also a huge fan of yours and read all of your columns and perspectives and learn from them. Editor Henry Dubroff’s April 6 column on what’s happened to the United Airlines business model rang so Read More →