In response to a very successful job hunting workshop series held earlier this year, the San Luis Obispo Library is offering a second series of free workshops. 

Workshops will be taught by Kelly Andreson, M.S. Counseling and Guidance and George Brusch, a volunteer computer docent at the library.

All sessions take place from 9 to 11 a.m. at the San Luis Obispo Library second floor computer lab, 995 Palm Street in San Luis Obispo. 

Christmas will come early and often for children with special needs in the community who can now find toys and games specially designed to help them grow and develop.

In a space donated by the Paso Robles Children’s Museum, Katie’s Korner is Jack’s Helping Hand’s second Adaptive Toy Lending Library operating in San Luis Obispo County. The Grand Opening was on June 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. at 623 13th Street in Paso Robles.

The first location opened more than a year ago at Central Coast Gymnastics in San Luis Obispo, making it possible for families to use and have fun with the kinds of technically advanced and modified toys that special needs children need, but that they might not otherwise be able to afford.

The need for a second location soon became apparent. 

As our broken and bruised economy slowly emerges from this recession, the same businesses that have been forced to lay off some of their best employees are now positioned to start rehiring again, or at least to start considering the idea.

If you're one of those businesses, congratulations!

Now is a critical time in your business - you must pick and choose wisely from the large pool of qualified applicants who are in desperate need of work.

The decisions you make during any hiring process can have a huge impact on the success or failure of your business, and this is even truer as you strive to rebuild your business in a struggling economy.

Here are six strategies that we utilize when hiring during a recession; they'll guide you through the hiring process and steer your business toward growth.

The following business has reached their 40-plus-year membership milestone. The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce congratulates and thanks both of the following members for their unwavering support and involvement:

Sands Inn & Suites    
1930 Monterey St.    
San Luis Obispo  CA  93401  
(800) 441-4657    
(805) 544-3529 fax

The following businesses, organizations or individuals have reached their 15-year membership milestone. The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce congratulates and thanks all of the following members for their unwavering support and involvement:

The following businesses, organizations or individuals have reached their 10-year membership milestone. The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce congratulates and thanks all of the following members for their unwavering support and involvement:

The following businesses, organizations or individuals have reached their five-year membership milestone. The San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce congratulates and thanks all of the three following members for their unwavering support and involvement:

Ninety percent of businesses don't have a written plan for success. Fortunately, local business owners and executives now have a powerful resource to help them easily create a compelling blueprint to transform their company. 

Failure to plan has repeatedly been identified as a major cause of business failure; an upcoming June 12 workshop is an opportunity to avoid this pitfall. To find out more about the workshop, click here.

Adrian Bray of Adrian Bray and Associates, a business consultancy based in San Luis Obispo, has now introduced the One Page Business Plan to the Central Coast. The One Page Plan is a methodology for quickly creating a compact but immensely powerful "business blueprint." 

Award-winning design and marketing firm iii DESiGN is moving its office to The Roadhouse at 811 El Capitan Way, Ste. 130. The new space will allow for more growth.

The company has grown from a one-woman shop to a five-person design studio with multiple sub-contractors in five short years.

"It is an exciting time! Lots of awesome stuff is happening for us and we are ready to take on more and larger projects," said iii DESIGN owner Missy Reitner-Cameron when asked about the move.