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Creating Maximum Business Value
Posted May 21, 2012 by Davis Blaine
Understanding what drives value in your company will pay you dividends when you decide to sell. Every business owner wants the maximum value when he or she sells a business. Not many succeed. What prevents business owners from generating higher value? By looking at several critical factors, we can see what creates higher (or lower) [...]
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How To Save On Your Next Office Lease
Posted May 21, 2012 by Sheryl Mazirow
Landlords lease office space 365 days a year. How often do you? Good information is the first step in obtaining a more favorable lease. Your office says a lot about you and your firm. The city, the building, the space, the furnishings are all a part of your brand, so finding a space that is [...]
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Cloud Computing
Posted May 18, 2012 by Bob Green
Cloud computing is taking the business world by storm. Here’s what you need to know about “the cloud” and your business. Go to My PC” is a product that allows people to sign in to their office PCs from other locations, and is being aggressively promoted through advertising. This tool may sound like “wow” technology, [...]
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Crisis Management In A Rapid-Fire Communication World
Posted May 17, 2012 by Cindy Rakowitz
Disasters. Lawsuits. Scandals. Criminal Matters. All strike fear into the souls of business owners. Having a well-thought-out crisis plan can help you avert a business-threatening problem. What happens when there is a natural disaster? There are injuries, there are hundreds missing and the city is in shambles. As a business leader, you have to disseminate [...]
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Business Development For Young Professionals
Posted May 17, 2012 by Brian Hemsworth
Getting young professionals to blend online and offline marketing strategies will grow the receivables for your firm. Young attorneys and accountants have traditionally been a firm’s worker bees. Senior partners throw tons of work at them, and they’re expected to crank out the billable hours. And if they do that long enough, one day they [...]
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Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is taking the business world by storm. Here’s what you need to know about “the cloud” and your business. Go to My PC” is a product that allows people to sign in to their office PCs from other locations, ...
FacedIn, LinkBook, Twitrest & Pintwit: Who’s Doing What?
Here’s a rundown on what’s happening in the world of Internet, mobile and social media. Valuation FACEBOOK AT $90+ BILLION As of our release date for this issue, Facebook was in the final prep stages for its initial public ...
Crisis Management In A Rapid-Fire Communication World
Disasters. Lawsuits. Scandals. Criminal Matters. All strike fear into the souls of business owners. Having a well-thought-out crisis plan can help you avert a business-threatening problem. What happens when there is a natural d...
Business Development For Young Professionals
Getting young professionals to blend online and offline marketing strategies will grow the receivables for your firm. Young attorneys and accountants have traditionally been a firm’s worker bees. Senior partners throw tons of...
Brown To Build Electric Car Charging Network
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. announced a $120 million dollar settlement with NRG Energy Inc. that will fund the construction of a statewide network of charging stations for zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), including at least 200 ...
Obama Signs Jobs Act to Help Small Businesses
President Obama signed into law the American Jobs (Jumpstart Our Business Startups) Act, which is designed to help add jobs and bolster the economy. The bill includes $253 billion in tax credits and $194 billion in spending, pl...
Employers Don’t Have To Ensure Lunch
The California Supreme Court recently ruled that employers are under no obligation to ensure that workers take legally mandated lunch breaks. This case has impact on millions of California workers and thousands of California em...
Q1 Venture Capital Investments In Southern California Nears $1 Billion
The MoneyTree™ Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers, The National Venture Capital Association. Thomson Reuters tell us that there were just under a billion dollars in venture capital investments in the Southern California regio...
California in Recovery—Slowly But Surely
California ended the quarter on a slightly upbeat note. The state added more than 18,000 non-farm jobs in March 2012, according to the Employment Development Department of California. While the unemployment rate rose one tenth ...
Hemsworth To Be Interviewed On Stars of PR Radio
Brian Hemsworth, contributor to Southern California Professional Magazine will be interviewed by Cindy Rakowitz Thursday on the Stars of PR radio show. They’ll be discussing the magazine, marketing, and a whole bunch of...
Eight Simple Ways To Gain Favor In Selling
Many women have a natural proclivity to be pleasing and have been told it’s a bad thing. Let me stir the pot today. It’s a great quality for selling. No matter if you are male or female, to find or keep customers, it’s wi...
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