November 2013

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News and Features Employees With ‘Attitude’: How to Reverse the Entitlement Attitude of Your Problem- Staffers Sadly, attitude of entitlement is not a rarity in the workforce of today, particularly amongst employees under the age of 30. Fortunately, reversing course with problem staffers is not as difficult as some employers may think. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 There’s No Such Thing as a Bad Idea. (Or Is There?) Generally, there is widespread contempt for the “no bad ideas” notion. Yet authors Rigie and Harmeyer have a different take on it. . . . . . . 6 Top 10 Tips When Audited by the IRS or FTB (in California) Bill Lindsey gives 10 tips that could be a game changer for you if you have just received notice from the IRS or Franchise Tax Board. . . . . . . . . 7 Beyond the Business Plan: “Lucky” 13 Essentials You Won’t Learn in Business School According to authors Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey of the Barefoot Cellars winery, entrepreneurs can be made—you don’t have to be born with that entrepreneurial gift. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Columns Real Estate Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 & 18 Venture Capital. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Business Success. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Investments and Finance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Entrepreneurship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 The Lists: Long Distance Companies Serving the Inland Empire. . . 10 Interconnect/Telecommunications Firms. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Internet Service Providers Serving the Inland Empire. . . 15 Private Aviation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Copier, Fax and Business Equipment Retailers. . . . . . . . 29 Computer Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Restaurant Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Women in Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 & 40 Financial Planning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Financial Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Manager’s Bookshelf. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 New Business Lists: County of San Bernardino. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 County of Riverside. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Executive Time Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3