Southern California Professional Magazine is California’s first Dual Internet Platform™ (DIP™)* online business publication. Written exclusively by leading business professionals, Southern California Professional focuses on business, financial and legal matters affecting businesses, business owners, and their clientele. Contributors include attorneys / lawyers, accountants, business consultants and advisors, and business owners.
Southern California Professional features articles on business, finance and legal issues written in a reader-friendly way. It is designed to provide individuals, families, businesses and business owners with information and strategies that will guide them through many of today’s challenging business, financial and legal issues.
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...
Outside of California, who buys the stuff that we make? Southern California Professional recently reviewed statistics from the Kryser Center for Economic Research in their 2011 International Trade Report. The leading export des...
An employer’s biggest productivity concern used to be whether employees were taking personal calls or playing solitaire on the computer. Social media has added a new demand for employer protection from cyber activities. Today...
Once the decision to sell has been made, a business owner should be aware of the number of possible business buyers. Just as small business itself has become more sophisticated, the people interested in buying them have also be...
One Huntington Beach resident filed 47 lawsuits last year. One of these is a lawsuit against Tom Hanks, alleging he harassed her. Another OC resident has racked up 22 lawsuits in the past few years. And according to a recent pi...
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 ...
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 ...
With pot hitting the shelves this past January 1 in California, pot shops are not the laid back shops one might have expected. In fact, they’re crazy busy. January saw long lines outside new dispensaries, extended hours, and ...
Follow these rules for a successful future. Ignore them, and you may risk everything. As a CEO, a president, a managing partner, you are the figurehead for your company. You are the leader, the north star, and the light to whic...
Here are four hidden psychological factors that corrupt performance. Business consulting often focuses on the most tangible challenges: cash flow, supply chain, work flow, job descriptions, salaries and bonuses. In my work with...
The answer is “yes,” at least if the Los Angeles Football Stadium people have anything to say about it. The stadium is part of a 600-acre district that is designed and ready to break ground in Industry, Calif. Led by Ed Ros...