Informed Voter’s Guide: California 76th District Assembly

The California 76th Assembly District Candidate’s Forum The Supreme Court, redistricting, and a history lesson, combined with a run for an open seat in the California 76th Assembly District, created the background for a rare opportunity to hear Rocky Chavez, Farrah Douglas and Sherry Hodges, participate jointly in a recent public forum. Local citizens, business [...]

MiraCosta College Addresses North San Diego County’s Need for Skilled Workers

The nation is in the midst of the most serious economic downturn since the 1930′s, with California leading the way with the highest unemployment rates in the nation. Despite this, the coastal North San Diego County corridor offers hope for future job seekers–from Carmel Valley to Camp Pendleton, the cities within the MiraCosta College district [...]

Small Business Strategist Touts Oceanside Chamber Membership

Colm Kelly, owner of Do Business Smarter, is an advocate for business in the coastal communities of North San Diego County, and also a proud member of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce. Colm supports using chamber networking opportunities to build and extend ties in the local business community. He sees chamber membership as a smart and [...]

Some SEO Done Right Advice

You need to add Search Engine Optimization (SEO) into your website and your social media but this does not mean you can just add keywords and post blog posts.  Just like you use a business plan, sales strategy and market evaluation to ensure your company has a great place in the market – you must [...]

College Program for Former Foster Youth Changes Lives

This is a story of triumph. Dominique Cleveland, now 19, escaped from an abusive mother, entered California’s foster care system, and still – against almost impossible odds – managed to become a successful college student. How difficult are the odds that Dominique faced? While 70 percent of foster youth express a desire to attend college, [...]

Allocating Self-Employment Taxes Between Business Owner and Spouse

Last week I was visited by a 60 year old woman whose husband had died last year. For 30 years he had a successful, profitable business run as a Sole Proprietorship. And every year he dutifully paid his Self-Employment taxes, putting money into his social security account – HIS social security account. Now his widow [...]

Creating YOUR Healthy Life Style!!

If you’ve tried diet plans that count calories, then you should be aware of some calorie counting facts. To burn 1 lb. of body fat, you need to create a 3500 calorie deficit. For example, eating 500 calories less each day for seven days means that you would eat 3500 calories less each week, and [...]

Why I LOVE Google… and you should too!

By Lisa Frost of Amazeinc Internet Solutions. Recently I had the privilege of attending an exclusive event hosted by Google. The Engage Agency program was designed to help marketing agencies like us deliver better results for small businesses. Spending the entire day reviewing the veritable plethora of FREE tools and resources offered by Google, reminded [...]

How to Maximize your Chamber Membership

By Lisa Frost Amazeinc Internet Solutions Did you know that businesses that belong to their local Chamber have more credibility with their customers than businesses that are not members? Here are just a few of the reasons why: 1. Simply belonging to an established organization like the Chamber helps convey that your business is connected [...]

Creating a Heathly Lifestyle!

If you’ve tried diet plans that count calories, then you should be aware of some calorie counting facts. To burn 1 lb. of body fat, you need to create a 3500 calorie deficit. For example, eating 500 calories less each day for seven days means that you would eat 3500 calories less each week, and [...]

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