Message on a bottle: New Paso Robles firm takes the paper out of wine labels
Small BusinessA Paso Robles start-up is breaking into the region’s wine industry by creating custom wine bottle labels printed directly on glass. Peltier Glassworks was founded recently by Adam and Marisa Peltier, a husband-and-wife team who both graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. It’s the only glass silk screening company on the Central Coast, Adam Read More →
Simi Valley Town Center the latest mall with
ColumnsThe newly developed Simi Valley Town Center, a 619,000-square-foot shopping center off of Highway 118, is up for grabs. The center is now listed for sale, a broker announced June 29. The mall, which opened in 2005, has an occupancy rate of 86 percent and includes Macy’s, Apple, Anthropologie, California Pizza Kitchen, Forever 21 and Read More →
Lessons from a summer of disasters
ColumnsThis generally dismal summer for business has produced a few teachable moments — if only we are willing to pay attention. In fact, most experts would tell you that there is more to be learned from failure than from success. Here are three management lessons, ripped from the headlines in recent weeks. Lesson No. 1: Read More →
Editorial: EDV-VC advances small business agenda
OpinionVentura County scored a coup of sorts last month when the Economic Development Collaborative of Ventura County was granted the contract to run small business training programs. The programs, put together under the Small Business Development Center umbrella, are operated out of the Long Beach Community College District. In our region, the EDC-VC will keep Read More →
