Honoring a family business that hires employees from diverse and challenging backgrounds, Senator Scott Wilk awarded Pacific Lock as his Small Business of the Month this week. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Pacific Lock Company, owned by President Greg Waugh, opened in 1997, and manufactures padlocks with the help of ...

Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, sponsored a bill to help small businesses innovate by establishing a “readiness” program and holding agencies accountable, he said Thursday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Improvements Act of 2017, H.R. 2763, unanimously passed a House committee last ...

Senator Scott Wilk thanked small business owners Wednesday, recognizing 2-in-3 Californians are employed by one during May for Small Business Appreciation Month. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “These businesses are truly the backbone of our economy,” Wilk said, referring to companies with 49 or fewer employees. Each month, Wilk promotes small ...

Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, chaired a hearing Thursday to review federal programs to assist women, veterans and other individuals seeking to start their own small business. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Small Business Administration offers outreach and technical assistance to small businesses through Entrepreneurial Development programs, which provide small businesses ...

Disabled-veteran owned businesses (DVBEs) have had a $250,000 cap when bidding for state contracts through a streamlined bidding process, weakening their ability to compete with their big business counterparts. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Now AB 632 from Assemblyman Dante Acosta, R-Santa Clarita, looks to double the streamlined bidding process amount ...

The county’s Department of Consumer and Business Affairs is once again hosting free workshops teaching you how to finance, open and maintain small business in L.A. County. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The DCBA, along with the county library, assessor and treasurer and tax collector, helps introduce prospective business owners to ...

The prospect of starting your own business can be daunting for many, but a Santa Clarita financial advisor is reminding residents that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce is there to offer support. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “Small business really is the only secret, in my opinion, to success in America,” ...

The KHTS Washington DC trip has a few spaces remaining to join a group of over 50 community leaders for three days of meetings, group tours of the White House, Pentagon and Capitol and a chance to explore our nation’s Capital from a very unique perspective. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. ...

Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, will be presented with an award Tuesday for his work helping small businesses, according to a news release from Small Business Investor Alliance officials. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The Small Business Investor Alliance (SBIA), an association of lower middle market private equity funds and investors, will ...

Small-business owners from throughout the community listened and engaged with entrepreneurs and organizations Wednesday during the second annual Small Business and Conference Expo hosted by Steve Knight, R-Palmdale. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. “A lot of it is just sitting down with experts in the field and talking about a question—talking ...