As busy entrepreneurs trying to grow our businesses, no matter the state of the economy, we all need help at one time or another. But we don’t usually have the budget to hire a business consultant or coach. Is it … Continue reading →

Crowdfunding—raising funds from “crowds” of individuals online via websites like Kickstarter and IndieGoGo—has been used to finance thousands of projects, inventions and businesses in the past few years. Now, a provision of the recently enacted JOBS Act, called the CROWDFUND … Continue reading →

Small Business Development Center hosted by El Camino College Dolce Vita Restaurant • Redondo Beach, CA Before: When Melanie Strauss moved from Frankfurt, Germany, to the U.S. with her husband, Klaus Jaeger, she missed the European food and cheeses and … Continue reading →

April 5, 2012 With YouTube now the second-largest search engine, 70 percent of Internet users regularly watching online video, and Web video viewing projected to increase at a rate of 78 percent this year, it’s clear that online video has … Continue reading →

Developing a reputation as an expert in your industry can raise your business’s profile; help you attract customers, partners and employees; and even enable you to charge more for your products and services. You’re already an expert in what you … Continue reading →