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News, articles and information about small businesses, starting and owning and operating a small business, employment law, employment taxes, minimum wage. (Photo iTOWNS)
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Burbank adopts strict ban on retail sale of pets
Burbank this week joined the growing list of cities that have banned the retail sale of pets, but built in a six-month grace period for existing pet stores. Under the ban adopted by the City Council Tuesday, pet shops in Burbank can only obtain cats...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Republic of Ireland, Pets, Business, Google+
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Small businesses bend Assemblyman Gatto's ear on industry challenges
Small business owners in Burbank and Glendale want Sacramento to realize the ever-dwindling amount of film and television production in L.A. isn’t just hurting the big studios. Speaking at Assemblyman Mike Gatto’s (D-Silver Lake) first...
Tags: Google Inc., Mike Gatto, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Business
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Word of mouth may eliminate puppy mills
A paradigm shift has occurred, offering an alternative to a former way of doing business. Many current retailers in the pet industry are embracing the opportunity to help animals in need by working with rescue groups, shelters or holding adoption events...Tags: Media Industry, Pets, Business, Pet Shops, Services, and Supplies, Consumers
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Op-Ed: No challenge too great or obstacle too high
César Chávez believed that power resides not in the few, but in the many. With shared sacrifice and effort, no challenge is too great and no obstacle too high. He taught a generation of Latinos and other Americans that each of us had the skills and...Tags: Landforms, Mountains, Barack Obama
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Small businesses are vital to the local economy
Recently, the importance of local commerce became a focal point in the presidential campaign. Both sides highlighted the success of small businesses as a key to the recovery of our economy and then used that as a platform to promote their economic...Tags: Cloud Gate, Business, Sales
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Schiff, Jennerjahn show contrasting views
From Social Security to abortion, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and his GOP challenger, Phil Jennerjahn, differed on just about everything during a debate at Burbank City Hall Monday night sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Glendale/Burbank. The...
Tags: Republican Party, Finance, National Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Government
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Green Party candidate: 'It's time to bail out the students'
Offering what she called a “green New Deal,” Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein delivered a speech Thursday at Woodbury University in Burbank that focused on jobs, education and the economy. While President Franklin D....
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Child Development, Republican Party, Colleges and Universities, Jill Stein
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Walmart would kill small businesses
We hate to hear of anyone “suffering” because we don't have a Walmart or Sam's Club in Burbank. Maybe they should consider going to the Walmart in Panorama City and the Sam's Club in Sylmar. Everyone talks about how many jobs Walmart would...Tags: Business
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Good for students, good for businesses
At a time when small business owners are struggling to get off the endangered species list, a lifeline in any form is a welcome reprieve. But when it's a lifeline worth tens of thousands of dollars, it can be a game-changer. A program at Woodbury...Tags: Banking, Education, Colleges and Universities, Market Research, Conservation
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The city is ready for Walmart
I fully support a Walmart store in Burbank. I liked the fact that Walmart reached out to the residents with an open house, the agents answered all my questions. The store will increase the retail shopping choices for Burbank residents. Before attending...Tags: China, Walmart, Business
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Zoning changes not good for business
Burbank's aim to simplify zoning regulations for business will be a nightmare for mom-and-pop commercial property owners. City staff maintains these changes will streamline the approval process, but in reality it will chase away expanding business that... -
Walmart and the American worker
The letters defending Walmart in the Dec. 14 Leader — “Crime isn’t any worse at Walmart” and “Can’t wait for Walmart to arrive” — are laughable because they reflect a total ignorance of the destructive...Tags: Career and Workplace, China, Walmart, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Business
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