Business

Paul Butler: Networking like the pros

We moved here 14 years ago this month to start our own business, and since then, many of my professional associates have told me: “You’re a great networker.” The problem

Paul Butler: Stuff happens

I have three memories of my college marketing class: the mullet, the tweed and the 4P’s. I had the mullet. The professor wore the tweed. The textbook listed the 4P’s.

Chamber provides update to 2020 employment laws

As California’s employment-related laws continue to change, local business leaders gathered for an update recently at the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual California Employment Law Update. Attorneys Brian

Chamber launches leadership program

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce recently announced the launch of FocusSCV, a leadership program for those looking to take an active role in helping shape the future of

Paul Butler: A great place to work!

We often hear people say they love their job; or they love their boss or coworkers. Why do we use such an emotive word to describe our work? Many people

Barger to speak at State of the County

Los Angeles County 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger is set to address the Santa Clarita Valley at the 12th annual State of the County event in May. Each year, the

Paul Butler: Earning a living

One of the best life lessons our daughter ever learned didn’t come from me or my wife. This quantum leap in thinking didn’t come from the school system or from

Paul Butler: Work, work, work

All of us were reminded of the brevity and fragility of life last weekend to hear of the death of basketball legend Kobe Bryant along with eight other passengers in

Grow your business in 2020

Where do you want to take your business in 2020? If you’re a small business owner, now may be the time to consider financing as interest rates remain favorable.

OK, boomer — make way for millennials

It’s a little-known fact, but millennials make up the largest generation in the U.S. and California. In 2018 there were 11.2 million millennials in the state, and fewer than 9.3 million people in any other generation.

SCVEDC works to raise global profile of SCV

Like all businesses that have chosen to locate in the Santa Clarita Valley (SCV), foreign companies are attracted by the region’s business-friendly approach, abundance of land, high quality of life,

Balance and Your Hearing

If you have vertigo, you may feel like the world is spinning, even while you’re standing still. Many people don’t know where to turn when they experience the symptoms of a balance disorder like vertigo.