Open for business: OK! Coffee Bakery and More
Karla Martinez has something impossible to sell. But it’s not impossible to buy.
Sustainable workshop offered for businesses
The Sustainable Enterprise Coalition will be holding its fourth annual Sustainable Enterprise Conference May 8th at the Sonoma Mountain Village in Rohnert Park. The day-long learning and networking conference is dedicated to helping North Bay businesses and organizations transition to economic, environmental, and social sustainability.
WorkforceNapa helping staff Black Bear Diner
A hiring event for Black Bear Diner will be held at the WorkforceNapa career center, at 650 Imperial Way in Napa, on Tuesday, noon to 4 p.m.
Business networking
The public is invited to a Visitors Day sponsored by the Professional Business Alliance, Napa Chapter of Business Network International (BNI), Wednesday, 6:15-7:30 p.m. at the RiverPointe Napa Valley, at 500 Lincoln Ave, in Napa.
Foreclosure workshop
Are your mortgage payments increasing? Are you worried about losing your home? Were you given a loan you can’t afford or didn’t want? Do you feel like you were misled by the professionals who helped you get your loan? Are you wondering whether you should pay someone to help you stop your foreclosure?
10 Questions for Violet the clown
Interviewing this week’s 10 Questions candidate is like talking to an impish, double-talking 6-year-old.
Keeping your customers loyal
Excellent customer service is the lifeblood of any business.
Tuteur, county astrologer
As if he were not already busy enough, it appears that John Tuteur, Napa County assessor, recorder and county clerk, may have taken on an additional title this week as county astrologer.
Taylor's reaches greenware goal
If you’re an environmentally-conscious person looking for a guilt-free burger and shake, I suggest Taylor’s. Joel and Duncan Gott, owners of Taylor’s Automatic Refresher, have realized a sustainability goal within the last year: 100 percent of their product packaging is recyclable. The only part of a meal at Taylor’s that goes to the landfill is the bottle top from glass containers. Everything else gets recycled or composted.
Custodian worried about daughter’s trust
Dear Len & Rosie, I am the custodian for a $55,000 Uniform Transfers to Minors Act account for my 16-year-old daughter that was given to her by her now-deceased grandparents. My daughter is supposed to use it to pay for her education. But at this point in time, she wants to buy a car, move into an apartment on her own, and, no doubt, party until the cows come home.