Silicon Valley

San Francisco Small Business Week And The $12 Million Small Business Loan Announcement

May 15, 2013 // 0 Comments

San Francisco’s ChinaTown via Wikipedia San Francisco Small Business Week is a partnership that was formed to honor and support the more than 85,000 thousand small [Read more...]

Federal Bank Report On The Current State On The Economy In The Bay Area

May 9, 2013 // 0 Comments

Commonly known as the Beige Book, this report is published eight times per year. Each Federal Reserve Bank gathers anecdotal information on current economic conditions in its [Read more...]

Small Businesses Give California “D” Grade, But Bay Area Still Ranked At Top In The State

April 25, 2013 // 0 Comments

Bay Area Small Business Owners: I have some good news for you and I have some bad news. The bad news is that California was graded with a “D” for “small [Read more...]

Plastic Bag Ban: How San Mateo County Celebrated Earth Day

April 23, 2013 // 0 Comments

My wife and I went to Trader Joe’s yesterday and when we went up to the cashier the bagger asked us: “Would you like one or two paper bags?” He then [Read more...]

(Expert Feature) To “Out People” on Twitter or Not: The Ethical Side of Social Media

April 17, 2013 // 4 Comments

Lately, a few incidents have occurred that question the morals and ethics of individuals who use Twitter to “out people”. The question is, “Should people [Read more...]

San Jose City Council Considers Unique Proposal To Attract Foot Traffic By Filling Vacant Storefronts

April 4, 2013 // 0 Comments

I’ve seen so many empty business buildings in the Bay Area – buildings that have sat empty for years. I’ve thought, “Man, that seems to be a waste of [Read more...]

Silicon Valley Has Changed Its Mind: They Now Want You To Come Into Work

April 2, 2013 // 0 Comments

15 years ago, the culture here in Silicon Valley was one of fun perks: at work massages, snack food and beverages, video games, etc. Currently, the Silicon Valley is [Read more...]

Is This Really One Of The Few Things Silicon Valley And Washington Agree On?

April 1, 2013 // 0 Comments

Silicon Valley and Washington on the “same page” on an issue? Sounds unbelievable, doesn’t it? Well, check out this article called “Main Street and [Read more...]

FedEx Moving Into Huge Warehouse In South San Francisco

March 27, 2013 // 0 Comments

Paying attention to what’s happening in your local cities can sometimes give you a “heads up” about potential opportunities or dangers for your business. [Read more...]

The Minimum Wage In San Jose Just Went Up To $10 An Hour

March 12, 2013 // 0 Comments

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The voter-approved San José minimum wage law took effect this Monday, March 11, 2013. The new law requires employers operating within the city [Read more...]

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