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April 2, 2012
Family Businesses Survival

It’s the ‘triple trifecta,’ said Nick Frank of his family-run business.

It’s the ‘triple trifecta,’ said Nick Frank of his family-run business.

Founder of Santa Clarita-based Nicholas Aire Systems, Frank has been in the air conditioning business for more than three decades and runs the business made up of himself, his wife, Donna, his son, Jeff, and a handful of employees from a business office at their family home.

April 2, 2012
Keeping Both Family and Business Intact

When you purchase a red velvet cupcake at Kupcake Kitchen, know that owner Lisa Jurado’s entire family was involved in making it for you.

When you purchase a red velvet cupcake at Kupcake Kitchen, know that owner Lisa Jurado’s entire family was involved in making it for you.

In 2010, when the public relations specialist turned her baking hobby into a full storefront business on Bouquet Canyon Road, Jurado enlisted her then-unemployed husband and her parents, in-laws and children to help with the bakery.

April 2, 2012
Keeping Both Family and Business Intact

When you purchase a red velvet cupcake at Kupcake Kitchen, know that owner Lisa Jurado’s entire family was involved in making it for you.

When you purchase a red velvet cupcake at Kupcake Kitchen, know that owner Lisa Jurado’s entire family was involved in making it for you.

In 2010, when the public relations specialist turned her baking hobby into a full storefront business on Bouquet Canyon Road, Jurado enlisted her then-unemployed husband and her parents, in-laws and children to help with the bakery.

February 2, 2012
Santa Clarita Home to Dozens of Law Specialties

It’s becoming less common for lawyers to do it all, as the law business becomes more and more specialized each year.

It’s becoming less common for lawyers to do it all, as the law business becomes more and more specialized each year.

Stephen C. Yeazell, a law professor at UCLA, said decades ago the legal field was mostly comprised of general sole practitioners. The legal specialization trend started about 20 to 30 years ago and he sees no reason for the trend to reverse anytime soon, as laws become more and more complex for each area and law schools continue to allow you to specialize your law school education through electives and extracurriculars.

January 3, 2012
Signal Website Reaches the Million Page View Mark

The Signal’s website has reached the mark of a million page views per month, an upward trend in its website viewing spurred by a “Web first” policy initiated in June, newspaper officials announced.

The Signal’s website has reached the mark of a million page views per month, an upward trend in its website viewing spurred by a “Web first” policy initiated in June, newspaper officials announced.

December 29, 2011
Turning the Idea Into a Business

Many business people will tell you the product or idea is only a fraction of what matters – the execution and marketing of the service will make or break your venture. 

Many business people will tell you the product or idea is only a fraction of what matters – the execution and marketing of the service will make or break your venture. Four Santa Clarita-based entrepreneurs shared their experiences in successfully building a business around their idea for a new product.

 

 

August 25, 2011
Freelancing

A dept at navigating today’s social media landscape, technically-savvy young entrepreneurs often network in cyber space as well as in-person to build business careers as independent contractors.

A dept at navigating today’s social media landscape, technically-savvy young entrepreneurs often network in cyber space as well as in-person to build business careers as independent contractors.

Working primarily as a freelance designer, Nathan Ryan, 23, focuses on print, packaging and branding.
“I do it, firstly, because I really enjoy it, secondly because I think I’m pretty good at it, and third, because it’s proved to be a sustainable business for myself,” Ryan said.