Business

How COVID-19 could impact your tax credits

Tax season is once again upon us. Many aspects of your life may look very different due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and that doesn’t stop with your taxes and finances.

Deeper into the profit zone

Ken Keller SCVBJ Contributing Writer Profits are much more than increasing revenue and keeping costs down.  There are 10 elements in your profit zone and last month, I covered the

A look at leadership versus management

By Paul Raggio Co-owner, One True North The opening scene in this seven-time Academy Award-winning film is iconic: A lone figure, climbing stairs to a narrow stage with the United

A few insights on outsourcing

Paul butler Signal Contributing Writer “The trouble with most accountants is, they know the cost of everything but the value of very little.” ~ Albert Einstein My wife and I

Keeping small business in business

In the past year, businesses of every shape and size faced unprecedented challenges. Between COVID-19, government-mandated lockdowns and consumer fears that emerged as the pandemic evolved, no industry was left

Preparing for tax season, COVID edition

As tax season gets into full swing after the roller coaster year that was 2020, tax experts say this year will be unlike any other when it comes to filing

5 tips for taking care of your hearing aids

Dr. Kevin Bolder AuD, Audiology Associates Hearing aids are designed to help you hear better even in the most challenging listening environments. In order to keep your hearing aids functioning

Update on Prop 19, inheritance concerns

By Jeff Prang Los Angeles County Assessor  Last month, I visited with you about a new Constitutional amendment to Proposition 13 that threatens the ability of middle-income and working-class families

Raising heart-healthy kids

Patrick Moody Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Think heart health is solely an adult topic? Think again. Research suggests that the risk factors for heart disease begin to develop during childhood

The SCVEDC 2020 Annual Report

Holly Schroeder President & CEO of SCVEDC The COVID-19 pandemic brought both health implications and serious economic ones. In 2020, the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation celebrated its 10th

MB2 purchases Mountasia

After being shuttered for almost a year due to pandemic restrictions, Mountasia Family Fun Center has been purchased by MB2 Group. Michael Fleming, former general managing partner at Mountasia, announced

Maria’s Italian Deli set to reopen

Maria’s Italian Deli in Newhall has plans to reopen in April, following the announcement it would be closing its doors after 47 years in business last year. When the locale’s

SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Paul Raggio | The cynic, skeptic and Pollyanna!

He sits at his computer hour after hour, trolling connections on various social media platforms, spewing righteous indignations at the skeptic and pollyannaish posts, offering fatalistic views rooted in ignorance,