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Shopping got too pricey, so she opened her own e-store
As a mother of four teenagers, Andrea Bridges found herself spending tons of money on clothes — and spending way too much time at the mall. Yoga pants Andrea Bridges With money tight and time even...
View ArticleA Web site can help you reinvent yourself
“Looking for a job? Launching a business? Got a little competition? Then set yourself apart from the crowd through your own Web page,” advises “Our Time” columnist Jane Glenn Haas. Among the atypical...
View ArticleBanner shop adds jobs, expands despite economy
Reporter Sarah Tully tells how a small Anaheim-based novelty-advertising business has managed to expand despite the recession: Monstrous gorillas outside car dealerships, puffy ice cream cones atop...
View ArticleEconomic slump creates strife between landlord, businesses
Staff writer Rashi Kesarwani reports that the economic downturn is creating conflict between business owners and shopping-center management in Ladera Ranch: Business owners at the Mercantile West...
View ArticleCan firms demand private info from job applicants?
Q. I always assumed asking a candidate for information about gender, age and for things like social security number and driver’s license number were illegal questions, not to mention questionable in...
View ArticleArt store owner asks patrons for ideas to stay afloat
ARTbar project Art store owner Nicole Steiman knew that she had to do something to drum up business when she kept seeing “for lease” signs. But she didn’t want to send out advertisement fliers or...
View ArticlePrint shop closing after ejection from Platinum Triangle
Stadium Printing’s owners hoped they could bounce back after they were shoved out of Anaheim’s Platinum Triangle four years ago. But the sagging economy was too tough to survive. And now, the...
View ArticleMystery solved: how bosses find new workers
It is one of the mysteries of the universe — where do employers look when they want to hire somebody? You can get a glimpse of what small business owners do in a survey recently conducted for Small...
View ArticleBofA hiring 34 O.C. small business bankers
(Update 2:45 p.m: A Bank of America spokesman said 34 of the new hires will be in Orange County.) Bank of America, which previously announced it will hire 1,000 new small business bankers nationwide...
View ArticleStarbucks leads campaign for more jobs
Starbucks Coffee Co. is teaming up with a group of community financial development agencies to raise money to loan to small businesses to create or retain jobs. In an announcement today, the...
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