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Stimulating Economic Vitality

In 805conversations, Partners by Mark Sylvester

Ken Oplinger, the CEO of the Chamber of the Santa Barbara Region and Zoe Taylor, Director of Economic Development for the newly formed Economic Vitality Team (EVT) headquartered at the Chamber sat down to talk about Santa Barbara for this 805conversation.

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Oniracom

In Partners, Who's Doing Cool Stuff? by Mark Sylvester

Founded in 2001, Oniracom is a boutique creative agency with operations in Santa Barbara, CA. Over the last 13 years, they’ve built an inspiring portfolio with world-renowned artists and brands including Jack Johnson, Disney Records, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Maroon 5, CAA, MTV, and Arcade Fire. While they work with many international brands, their roots are firmly planted …
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Nasif, Hicks, Harris and Co

In Partners by Mark Sylvester

Nasif, Hicks, Harris and Co, specializes in serving a wide range of closely held businesses, including the high technology, construction, real estate, and professional service industries. Services include preparation of individual, business, estate, and trust tax returns, financial statement audits, reviews, and compilations, business consulting, trust and court accounting, general bookkeeping and software consulting.
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Staffing for Success

In 805conversations, Partners by Mark Sylvester

Trish Miller of Spherion and 805connect’s Ambassador sat down to an 805conversation podcast to discuss issues related to staffing, being competitive in the regional market and how she helps businesses attract talent.
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Lee & Associates

In Partners by Mark Sylvester

LOCAL EXPERTISE. NATIONAL REACH. WORLD CLASS With offices in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo and Los Olivos, Lee & Associates – Central Coast is proud to sponsor 805connect and service the businesses and professionals of the 805 region. Lee & Associates – Central Coast  is independently owned and operated, answering only to its clientele and maintaining a strategic alignment of …
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HG Data

In Partners by Mark Sylvester

Data. Made better. That’s what we do. If you were to walk into HGDATA’s offices you would get the feeling that you are in a room with some really smart people. Then you learn that there are thirty data scientists working feverishly away at developing HGDATA’s core product, information. Here’s how they describe what they do. “Every day, we index more …
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FastSpring

In Partners by Mark Sylvester

FastSpring was founded in 2005 as a partnership of industry veterans with over 40 years experience in the e-commerce software industry, with a vision of bypassing legacy systems, addressing e-commerce customer dissatisfaction and building a robust e-commerce engine with the latest database, transactional and marketing technologies. Members of the FastSpring team pioneered key segments of previous-generation e-commerce systems and joined …
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Building a Vibrant Future – The SLO EVC

In 805conversations, Partners by Mark Sylvester

Mike Manchak, Executive Director of the EVC and Mark Sylvester, 805connect’s Ambassador recently sat down for a conversation about economic vitality and how the he and his team are working hard to create an atmosphere that supports all phases of business activity in the region.
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MIT Enterprise Forum

In Partners by Mark Sylvester

The MIT Enterprise Forum (MITEF) has been promoting the entrepreneurial environment in the Central Coast for almost 30 years. We have done this by producing good programs.