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Guest commentary: How tri-county small business owners can kick off 2025 with confidence

By   /  Friday, January 17th, 2025  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Guest commentary: How tri-county small business owners can kick off 2025 with confidence

By Melissa Macias and Brenda Cervantes Every new year brings an opportunity for entrepreneurs to evaluate the state of their business and adjust their strategies to prepare for success in the year ahead.  Here in the tri-county region, Ventura County’s 2025 GDP is estimated to be markedly higher than in previous years according to a Read More →

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Our view: Ventura County Firefighters meet a difficult moment

By   /  Thursday, January 16th, 2025  /  Editorials, Latest news, Opinion, Subscriber content  /  Comments Off on Our view: Ventura County Firefighters meet a difficult moment

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Our view: John Nunes has earned a shot at leading CLU

By   /  Monday, January 13th, 2025  /  Editorials, Latest news, Opinion, Subscriber content  /  Comments Off on Our view: John Nunes has earned a shot at leading CLU

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Guest commentary: Entrepreneurs are not a good fit for the U.S. government

By   /  Sunday, January 12th, 2025  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Guest commentary: Entrepreneurs are not a good fit for the U.S. government

By Gerhard Apfelthaler In 1988, my former colleague at California Lutheran University, renowned entrepreneurship scholar Bill Gartner published a seminal article in the American Journal of Small Business titled “Who is an entrepreneur is the wrong question.” In the article, he argued that the focus on identifying the personality traits of entrepreneurs is misguided and Read More →

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Guest commentary: IPO outlook for Central Coast depends on AI, national trends

By   /  Saturday, January 4th, 2025  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Guest commentary: IPO outlook for Central Coast depends on AI, national trends

By Scott Olmsted and Gabe Simon Despite successful IPOs from the likes of Ibotta, Reddit and OneStream, 2024 didn’t provide the influx of capital-raising opportunities that many late-stage tech startups and venture capitalists have been waiting for.  Since highs last seen in 2021 — when 90 tech companies went public — the national IPO market has been muted, with Read More →

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Guest commentary: Securing the future of our students and our university

By   /  Saturday, January 4th, 2025  /  Latest news, Op/Eds, Opinion  /  Comments Off on Guest commentary: Securing the future of our students and our university

By Richard Yao Since 2019-20, CSU Channel Islansa has experienced a 35% drop in enrollment — from 6,406 full-time equivalent students (FTES) in 2019 to 4,154 this Fall.  As Ventura County’s only four-year public university, we have lost more than a decade’s worth of growth in just five years, having contracted back to our enrollment of 4,152 Read More →

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Our view: Mentoring month means new opportunities for sharing expertise

By   /  Friday, January 3rd, 2025  /  Editorials, Latest news, Opinion, Subscriber content  /  Comments Off on Our view: Mentoring month means new opportunities for sharing expertise

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