L.A. County Assessor Explains Executive Order Granting Extension for Filing Business Personal Property Statements
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order that extends the filing deadline for the Business Property Statement without penalty until May 31.
Businesses faced a 10% penalty if they were unable to file by the May 7 deadline.
California business property taxpayers are required to...
Monrovian Creates Restaurant App to Help Local Businesses
The app includes small businesses and franchises. – Courtesy image
Rob
McClinton, a Monrovian, has created an app to support local restaurants and
“remind all of us of the variety of options we are fortunate to have in our
little town,”...
MADIA Tech Report: Tech Supports New Biz Strategies
By Brenda J. Trainor
In a COVID-19 world, essential business operations and “Safer at Home” orders have forced immediate retooling of business operations, and communication technologies are critical success factors for revamped operations.
MADIA Tech Launch has risen to the challenge of maintaining its mission...
How to Approach Market Volatility If You Are in Retirement or Close to It
By Jean D. Koehler, Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Retirement is an important milestone that often comes after years (or decades) of careful planning. But even the most seasoned planners couldn’t have foreseen the severe market selloff that happened in March in reaction...
Tips for Investing in a Bear Market
Courtesy photo / Eva Kröcher (CC BY-SA 2.5)
By Jean D. Koehler,
Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc
In
mid-March, a fear-induced global sell-off triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic ended
the longest bull market...
What Every Business Owner Must Know About Hiring an Honest, Competent, Responsive & Fairly Priced Computer Consultant
By Steven Price
– CEO, Owner Tech Rockstars, Inc.
Don’t trust your
company’s critical data and operations to just anyone. This business advisory
guide will arm you with 21 revealing questions you should ask any computer
consultant...
Sil’s Drive-Thru Shoutouts: House of Windsor
This week we feature House of Windsor in Monrovia and Mahan Indian Restaurant in Alhambra
As a former business owner myself, I know the challenges of owning a business and the pain of having...
COVID-19 and The Market: What’s Happening? And What Can I Do?
By Jean D. Koehler, a Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Historic market volatility has washed over the globe in recent weeks. The spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) has precipitated a record drop in the stock market and a sharp plunge in bond yields, sending...
COVID-19 & the Housing Market
Arcadia Association of Realtors President Jim Maceo discusses current trends in the housing market amid COVID-19 fears.
If you were looking for a home before the chaos of COVID-19 and find yourself fortunate enough to still be...
New Small Business Grant Opens Monday
The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce announced a new Small Business grant from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation.
The Foundation set up a new Save Small Business Fund in partnership with Vistaprint and a coalition of supporting companies, foundations and donors. The fund is providing $5,000...