End of Free Checking a Financial Squeeze: How Employers Can Help
By Clare Morgan nFinanSe, Inc. As posted on The Huffington Post The free checking accounts many Americans enjoy will soon be a thing of the past as banks scramble to find new ways to recoup overdraft charges and other fees they’re no longer allowed to impose. One bank which built its slogan around free checking [...]
Towbes wins Entrepreneur of the Year honors
By Henry Dubroff Pacific Coast Business Times Click here to view the full article Breaking a five-year drought for South Coast companies, Montecito Bank & Trust owner Michael Towbes won a coveted Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award for Greater Los Angeles. The awards were presented June 22 at the Beverly Hilton hotel. [...]
HIRE Act Offers a Major Tax Break for Employers
By Roger Russell Accounting Today Click here to read the full article Tax Credit Company president Brandon Edwards calls the HIRE Act a “game changer” for mid-market and smaller companies that now can take advantage of the hiring incentive program. His company specializes in finding credits that are missed by companies, their accountants, or other [...]
Entrepreneur of the Year LA Award Winners Announced
By Ben Kuo socaltech.com Click here to view the article Ernst & Young named its LA region Entrepreneur of The Year award winners last night at the Beverly Hilton, including a number of technology executives. Among the winners honored last night were Adam Bernhard, CEO of flash sales site HauteLook, Greg Waldorf, CEO of eHarmony, [...]
Michael Towbes Named Ernst & Young Regional Entrepreneur of Year
By Ray Estrada Noozhawk Click here to read the full article Expressing his trademark modesty and humility at just being a finalist for Ernst & Young’s 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Michael Towbes — one of the South Coast’s top entrepreneurs — said he was quite pleased at winning the prestigious honor this week [...]
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2010 award winners in the Greater Los Angeles Area announced
Los Angeles, CA – Ernst & Young LLP is pleased to announce the winners of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® award in the Greater Los Angeles Area. This group of leading entrepreneurs was selected by an independent judging panel made up of regional business, academic and community leaders. The winners were revealed [...]
Is time really money? For these millionaires, yes.
By Laura Vanderkam USA Today Click here to read the full article Most small businesses in the USA stay small — or fail. Few grow to have $1 million or more in revenue. So when the non-profit Count Me In organization, which provides support to women entrepreneurs, started seeing former finalists in its Make Mine [...]
The New Bank Fees: How to Fight Back
By Robin Sidel The Wall Street Journal Click here to read the full article Bank on it: Higher fees, and more of them, are coming soon to a financial institution near you. Regulators in the past year have pushed through a raft of changes designed to rein in banks’ most abusive practices, from excessive overdraft [...]
