SCV Business Journal

Wilk honors Pet Supply Santa Clarita owners

State Sen. Scott Wilk  joined community members, local businesses, family and friends Tuesday to honor Chris and Kathi Hoeflich, owners of Pet Supply Santa Clarita, with his office’s Small Business

Paul Butler: Work-life balance

The dilemma of work-life balance is a relatively new phenomenon. During the agrarian age, we knew when our work was done because the sun went down. We couldn’t plough the

Paul Butler: Practice makes perfect

I’m a big Beatles fan and just this morning, I was thinking about the vast library of wonderful songs The Beatles wrote and performed — 213 original compositions and 73

Paul Butler: Interview skills

Here are three words very few Englishmen have ever said: “I love baseball.” Soccer is often referred to as the “beautiful game,” but in my mind, baseball is the most

Practice makes perfect

I’m a big Beatles fan and just this morning, I was thinking about the vast library of wonderful songs they wrote and performed — 213 original compositions and 73 cover

Paul Butler: Time and time again

When I was a young boy growing up in England, our TV stations all closed down at 4 p.m. on Sunday evenings. Therefore, that was the night my parents would

Partnerships create community impact

Besides great customer service, sales and marketing, investing in one’s community falls under the recipe for a successful business. The impact garnered by giving back can result in both tangible

Paul Butler: 23 and Me

As a Christmas gift, I received a 23 and me kit, which is a scientific test of your saliva sample to detect your ancestry. A few days ago, I received

Paul Butler: Five reasons we work

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief,

The Pie Tin owners announce bakery up for sale

The Santa Clarita Valley’s specialty bakery The Pie Tin is going up for sale, owners announced Thursday. “We are suffering from our own success,” co-owner Laura Jardine said in a

Going the Extra Mile: Lessons on a Monday

To help put our children through university, I’ve been teaching at an expensive private college in Los Angeles just on Mondays. I have learned a lot from four people at