Business

Chamber Forms New Crowdfunding Clowd®

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Nicholas Seet, second from right, speaks with students in his UNM-LA class, ‘Financing the Entrepreneurial Enterprise.’  Photo by Vint Miller/UNM-LA

Nicholas Seet and his UNM-LA class, ‘Financing the Entrepreneurial Enterprise.’ From left, Misty in front, Alex behind (Main Street Crowd), Julia, Micheline, Yoko, Katy, Mack, Professor Nicholas Seet, Gary, Brandon and Marshall Neel (MainStreet Crowd.) Courtesy photo

CHAMBER News:

  • New Economic Development Portal Brings Projects to the People

The Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce announced today that Read More

Shaklee Distributor is Proud to Work for a Company Whose Values Match Hers

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Local Shaklee distributer Joni Holub offers environmentally friendly products. Courtesy photo

By MANDY MARKSTEINER

Joni Holub was tired of constantly getting emails from friends and family warning her about companies that say that their products are organic or natural, but who are actually lobbying against GMO labeling, or companies that are supposedly green, but leave a huge carbon footprint.

She was getting discouraged because so few companies walk their own talk. “It was getting to the point where I didn’t know who to trust,” Holub said,

That’s why Holub was so happy to learn about Shaklee. Read More

Local Generosity Raises United Way Thermometer

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A number of Los Alamos businesses donated 5 percent of their sales on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 30, to the United Way’s Community Action Fund. From left, Daniel Deschamp of High Desert Carpet Care, Randy Mock of Home Run Pizza, Eric Garcia of Home Run Pizza, David Jolly of Metzger’s, Rose Nyenhuis of Fusion Multisport and Andy Fox of CB FOX. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Andy Fox of CB FOX, left, presents a check to Jeremy Varela of United Way Tuesday afternoon in front of the Los Alamos Post Office. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com
 
Rose Nyenhuis
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Rotary Flash Mob Descends on Fusion Multisport

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Los Alamos Rotarians staged a flash mob at Fusion Multisport in downtown Los Alamos this afternoon surprising owners Brad and Rose Nyenhuis. The spontaneous event was an opportunity for the Rotary Club of Los Alamos to welcome the couple to town and wish them well in their new business endeavor. From left, Hal Davis, Nancy Cerutti, President Jim Nesmith, Brad Nyenhuis, Rose Nyenhuis, Anna Caspersen, Antonya Sanders and Wendy Schmidt. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

Yang: More Spice In Group Life: Multicultural Working Groups

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More Spice In Group Life: Multicultural Working Groups
By ELENA YANG

I have said it before and I will repeat it as often as my chosen topic calls for it: Cross-cultural issues, or diversity issues, are very personal, and therefore potentially emotional. The illustrations in last week’s entry (A Brit Insulted An Asian Woman In Germany) were “minor,” superficially, but the impact was long lasting. As US working environment grows more multicultural and the world more interconnected, it is fairly common these days to have colleagues from different cultures, be them foreign nationals or of different Read More

Facebook Offers Free Business Workshop in Santa Fe

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Business News:

On Monday, Dec. 9 Facebook’s Small Business Boost will stop in Santa Fe to offer more than 100 small business owners advice on how to optimize their presence on the world’s largest social network. Rep. Ben Ray Luján, D-N.M., will kick off the event and meet local small business owners.

Registration is 8:30 a.m. and the workshop takes place 9-10:30 a.m. at the Eldorado Hotel, 309 W. San Francisco.

“Social media offers small businesses new opportunities to connect with customers and spread the word about their products and services,” Luján said. “Facebook’s Small Business Boost Read More

IRS Announces 2014 Mileage Rates

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IRS News:

PHOENIX – The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2014 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.

 

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2014, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:

 

  • 56 cents per mile for business miles driven
  • 23.5 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes
  • 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations

The business, medical, and moving expense rates decrease one-half cent Read More