City approves reduced allocation to “keep the body breathing”
by Carley Dryden
(The Easy Reader) Six months after cutting its $210,000 allocation to the Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce, the City Council agreed Tuesday night to a phase-out allocation. Funding for the Chamber will be reduced to $50,000 next year and $25,000 the next, with the expectation that the Chamber will be self-sufficient after two years.
City Council’s finance subcommittee, Richard Montgomery and Nick Tell, met with the Chamber last month to help them trim their budget.
“Pare it down to your necessities,” said Council member Richard Montgomery in September. “What are … Continue Reading
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The Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce and The Women in Business Committee present Social Media Demystified Real Marketing. Real Revenue.
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By Kurt Andrew Schlichter, Esq.
The article appeared in Business Insider Magazine’s first issue of 2009
While the economic downturn will increase most businesses’ exposure to legal problems, it can also be a good time to get your legal house in order. Companies and individuals in trouble often look to the law as a quick way to avoid debts or to collect on real or imagined claims that in good times would be put aside. But when things are slow, businesspeople have the chance to focus on legal matters they would otherwise … Continue Reading
By Ken Roberts
This article appeared in Business Insider Magazine’s second issue of 2009
If the real estate climate was reported like the weather, it might sound something like the following:
“Expect the stormfront in the South Bay real estate market to continue with cold temperatures, scattered showers, and occasional gale force winds in the middle class areas, gradually giving way to partial clearing and a warming trend for first-time buyers with the worst behind us for the high-end market.”
One of the barometers of the real estate climate is the number … Continue Reading
By Brian Simon
This article appeared in Business Insider Magazine’s second issue of 2009
While entire nations must grapple with the harsh implications of “global warming” and how to address it, it will ultimately take cooperation on an individual grass roots community level to spread the message espoused by leading scientists to make a meaningful impact across the country. With that in mind, a number of South Bay-based businesses, agencies and cities have already made their mark on the green front. Here is an overview of a few notable contributors to the … Continue Reading
By Kurt Schlichter, Esq, Attorney at Law
This article appeared in Business Insider Magazine in the second issue of 2009
As the economy worsens, more businesspeople find themselves being sued. Getting sued is no fun even in the best of times. You are minding your own business when some vaguely disreputable gentleman steps up and hands you a batch of papers, announcing that you have been served. Reading the “Complaint for Damages,” you do not recognize yourself. The facts are all wrong and many of the allegations are outright lies. The … Continue Reading
