North Bay Business Journal

  • Commentary: Learning how to beat a bad job market

    February 1st, 2010

    Given the California economy, this state and Sonoma County face a “difficult year ahead” with unemployment expected to remain high through 2010, according to Jerry Nickelsburg, senior economist with UCLA’s Anderson Forecast and speaker at the Sonoma County Economic Development Board’s “State of the County.”

  • Commentary: 2010 year to be open, build employee assets and market

    January 4th, 2010

    Many of us who are careful readers, followers of economic indicators and business owners are somewhat concerned about what the immediate future may bring us:

  • Commentary: How small business can create competitive advantage

    December 21st, 2009

    It’s old news that the banking, construction, mortgage industries’ and Wall Street’s tribulations have had a definite trickle-down effect on both the spirits and pocket books of our neighbors, negatively impacting local businesses and economies. That said, the real question now becomes not how we stop this downward spiral, but instead this: How can we use these uncertain times to our advantage, so our small business may once again prosper?

  • Commentary: Thinking green for jobs and the environment

    December 14th, 2009

    President Barack Obama’s announcement of the United States’ first firm target for reducing carbon emissions represented a critical step toward a more sustainable future.

  • Sales Moves: Getting people to discover their own motivation

    December 14th, 2009

    Dear Jeffrey: I’m a reporter with the Peoria Journal Star in Peoria, Ill. I’m working on a story on how the down economy is affecting motivational speakers. More business? Less? Do the times dictate a change in tone or approach?

  • Startups seeking funds need to answer these questions

    November 23rd, 2009

    By Paul Bozzo
    In October, Santa Rosa hosted the 7th North Bay Growth and Innovation Forum, an event showcasing business executives, angel and venture capital investors and founders of emerging and fast-growth companies.
    This past year has been a tough one for companies seeking funding to jumpstart their ideas.
    The marked decrease in SBA lending, combined with heightened [...]

  • Five steps to learning to love business meetings

    November 23rd, 2009

    By Mary Luttrell
    Why do so many people say, “I hate meetings.” It must be because they’ve attended so many bad ones. A bad meeting can range from merely boring to one filled with acrimony.  Indeed, these unpleasant experiences have given meetings a bad name. It doesn’t have to be that way. 
    As long as there are issues [...]

  • In uncertain economy, ‘earn-out’ can close a deal

    November 16th, 2009

    As a dealmaker working with buyers and sellers of businesses every day, I see firsthand how investors’ perceptions of value depend on whether they are buying or selling. When discussing value, a business seller usually espouses the extraordinary value of its loyal customer base, stellar reputation, irreplaceable goodwill and boundless growth prospects.

  • Music draws us together to live more deeply

    November 9th, 2009

    Can the arts survive in these turbulent economic times? I would say a resounding yes for reasons that may come as some surprise to you.

  • Getting the sales compensation right

    November 9th, 2009

    In October, Los Angeles economist Christopher Thornberg gave his yearly address to the Sonoma County Economic Development Board. The man dubbed “Dr. Doom” for his notoriously pessimistic forecasts cited Wall Street’s failure to implement performance-based compensation as one reason for the mess.

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