Continuing Education for Small Business
By Bruce Logue

I was talking to someone recently about Business eXpress and what we were trying to accomplish with it. “Not exactly a newspaper. The Business Journal meets the need for business news. More like practical information for Merced businesses.”    more>>

Strategic Planning For Life and Business Success
By Crystal Andersen
Resources For Improved Living (ReFIL), LLC

“The road to success…is under construction.” I read this saying recently and wondered how many people feel that way? How many have identified what “success” means to them?     more>>

Marketing 101: Repetition and Consistency, Repetition and Consistency
By Jennifer West
J. West Group

Human beings learn by repetition. In marketing our job is essentially to educate our potential customers about our product or service. Repetition is a key strategy in marketing because it can lead to increased learning.     more>>

Snapshot of Success: Toni Fiorenza
By MaryAnn McKissick

When Michael and Elsa named the beautiful baby girl, born into their Southern California Italian family of 4 brothers and 1 sister, Antonella Maria Fiorenza, it was a given she’d become a force to be reckoned with.     more>>

Applying For College: "As Painless as Possible"
By Tonya Luiz

Applying for college can be a stressful process, but it doesn’t have to be. The key to making it through the applications process is simply to be prepared. There are a lot of details to consider, but parents and students don’t have to recreate the wheel.     more>>