Small Business Leadership Academy: Building High Performance Teams (Part II) Ria Robles, owner of B2B Delivery LLC, was spending the lion’s share of a couple days a week checking and…
When Rodney Hu’s father founded Yucca Tap Room nearly 40 years, he wanted to stay true to the bands, never wavering any commitment to the local music scene. So they…
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council ( GPEC ) hosted a forum on Dec. 8 to welcome three green and sustainable businesses to Arizona. While Arizona provides particular benefits for these…
Friedman + Kirshner Portrait Design. These two portrait artists distinguish themselves with their dedication to individuality and intuition in creating in-home masterpieces. Their dramatic and timeless portraits are often skillfully…
Although most small businesses in Arizona aren’t dropping their healthcare insurance plans right now, some are thinking about doing it when the Obama administration’s Affordable Patient Care Act is fully…
Cindy Bates, vice president of Microsoft’s US SMB Organization, gives tips on how to achieve disaster preparedness for your business. For many businesses, disaster preparedness plans entail conducting semi-regular fire drills…
After engineering a successful turnaround as CEO of Arizona Small Business Association, Donna Davis announces today she will not be renewing her contract, which ends December 31. She will continue to…
GoodSearch offers an online option to charitable donations In 2005, Ken and JJ Ramberg started a way for people to “give without giving.” After their mother died of cancer, the…
Social networking has become the ultimate platform for business development. In order to excel in growth, companies turn to these sites as outlets for promotion and customer feedback. ShopTab, a…
Last night, students in the Small Business Leadership Academy (SBLA) formed two teams and competed to see which could navigate a “minefield” best. The exercise was designed to help students…
This week’s Small Business Leadership Academy (SBLA) negotiating module continued where last week’s left off, with participants using the tenets of the Harvard Negotiation Project (HNP). HNP combines both theory…
A political appointee with a successful track record in the private sector, Don Cardon has become the face of the new and innovating Arizona Commerce Authority. While Gov. Jan Brewer…
