Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Last time we talked about how the number one tool used by millionaires is goal setting and that many small business owners never achieve their true potential due to a lack of focus. There are many types of goals, and it is important to set goals that lead to achieving your overall vision. Make sure that when you complete a goal, it is not the end but it leads you to the next. Don’t try to accomplish too much at once. Set one, two or maybe three goals max. Stay focused and don’t quit. Here are...
Shopping for a home loan isn’t fun. You hear a bunch of numbers and aren’t really sure how to make sense of it all. Have another look at my website article “Comparing Loan Offers” if it interests you. Here is some practical advice to weigh competing offers to see which one is the better deal. As an example, one lender might end up with a bottom-line monthly payment quote for $1168 per month, at a cash-to-close figure of $5400. Lender B might quote $1206 per month after spending $3800. Assuming y...
As we approach the end of 2015, our team at the CSU Bakersfield Small Business Development Center is working on our business plan, and we hope you are as well. When you have a moment, take some time to think about your business. When you do, it would be helpful to go over and consider the following: • Your current accounts or clients • Your sales numbers for 2015 • Your goals for 2016 and the solutions the SBDC can provide to help you reach them Business in premise is very simple, you find...
The week after the 4th of July of this year, Robert and Ann Curtin took over ownership of All American Tire on Tehachapi Boulevard and turned it into the All American Automotive Center, a full service auto repair shop. Robert explained that this is to be their retirement business. Robert has worked on and rebuilt cars and motors since he was in high school as a hobby and also as a mechanic in auto repair shops. For quite a while he had it in his mind to return to auto repair. About 30 years...
I was at a home earlier this week doing a consultation for the homeowner who wanted to remove some lawn and take advantage of the turf removal rebate. Her lawn looked really healthy – and she only watered once a week. I hope one thing we are learning from this drought is that lawns DO NOT need to be watered every day. That’s just plain wasteful (not to mention against the drought emergency regulations). We know with scientific accuracy how much water fescue lawn needs. A watering schedule to keep your lawn healthy would look like this: • Once...
TEHACHAPI - Second District Supervisor Zack Scrivner announced today all veterans are welcome to speak to a Kern County Veterans Services representative via teleconferencing at his Tehachapi office on the first Tuesday of every month, which started on Oct. 6, 2015. "I am happy to provide my Tehachapi office to those Eastern Kern vets to speak with the county Veterans Services Department to explore any and all benefits they may be entitled to. Using the teleconferencing at my office will save...
At their Oct. 5 meeting, the Tehachapi City Council awarded the East Tehachapi Traffic Signal and Street Improvements Project to Cal Prime, Inc. in the amount of $1,346,000. The project consistes of the installation of traffic signals, curb, gutter, sidewalk, curb ramps, pavement widening, new traffic signs and striping on Tehachapi Blvd. between Steuber Rd. and Monolith St. Including design, environmental impact, construction and construction administration, the initial estimated project cost was $1,390,000. The City submitted a grant...
It often amazes me how many small business owners cannot read their own company financial statements. You do not need a Ph.D. in accounting to successfully operate a small business but any business owner who wants to grow their business should, at least, have a basic understanding. There are two basic Financial Statements that you need to be familiar with, the Balance Sheet, and the Profit & Loss Statement or P & L. Balance Sheet In school, you got a report card grading your performance. In...
A new survey conducted by TransUnion indicated that home buyers may not be as prepared to purchase a home as they thought. The survey revealed that those looking to buy a home within the next 12 to 18 months are not cognizant of the actions that could help improve their credit score, and the majority of respondents did not understand how their credit score affects their ability to obtain home financing. The survey found that almost 75 percent of potential home buyers believe it’s important to c...
For years it has been said that a small business is just a smaller version of a big business. We now know this is not completely true. Though there are some similarities, there are many more differences between the two. As an entrepreneur it is all up to you. In the beginning, everything rises and falls upon your actions and quite often this occurs on a daily basis. As time goes on you will gain strength and stability. You will build your team or network and things will eventually start to even...
Meteorologists at NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association) have stated they are 95% sure we will have an El Nino winter. We can expect abundant rain and snow, flooding and mudslides. Batten down the hatches! Will this “fix” the drought? Can we go back to normal now? Sorry, but no. After four years of drought, the moisture in the deeper soils and the groundwater stores have been deeply depleted. It will take several years of wet or at least normal weather to replace this water. That’s a fairly big picture view of our situation, but t...
Development Services Director Jay Schlosser asked the City Council to award the long awaited Freedom Plaza Project to Cal Prime, Inc. in the amount of $498,000.at the Sept.21 City Council Meeting. This project proposes to construct a public space on the one-half acre lot in downtown Tehachapi located in the southwest corner of Tehachapi Boulevard and Curry Street. The plans for the plaza include decorative colored concrete, brick paving, monuments to honor our military, landscaping, a parking...
Style Country Salon in Tehachapi has been owned by Karen Coontz since 2005. Karen has 36 years of experience in the industry and specializes in color, permanents and is one of the few remaining stylists that will do a shampoo and set. Karen is introducing two new faces to her salon: Born and raised in Tehachapi, Daniela Watts specializes in hair coloring and corrections, make-up application, manicures and pedicures. Her portfolio can be viewed on her blog at www.DearestDarlingDaniela.com....
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Many people look for the “secrets” to investment success. Is it timing the market just right? Is it finding those hot stocks or getting in on the “ground floor” of the next big thing? Actually, these types of moves have little relevance to the vast majority of investors — even the most successful ones. So let’s take a look at some steps you can take that can be effective in helping you work toward...
I don’t really mean that, but it caught your attention, didn’t it? What I hope to help you understand is that plants have their own set of characteristics, agendas, strategies, and abilities that we can take advantage of to save a ton of water on that quarter acre piece of land that we call home. Anthropocentrism is the characteristic of regarding humankind as the central or most important element of existence, especially as opposed to animals. Notice this definition doesn’t even bother to mention plants. To save water in the landscape, we ne...
With over 49 fires devastating the Western States it may seem odd to discuss a topic as totally different as flood insurance. Unfortunately the recent floods we had after the rains and the potential for a long needed El Nino have made me reconsider my thinking on flood insurance. According to the NFIP, the National Flood Insurance Program, nearly 20% of flood insurance claims occur in moderate to low risk areas! Most of Tehachapi would fall into this classification, but after looking at all the flooding in our city after the recent rains this s...
If you’ve ever thought about changing out your lawn for a waterwise garden NOW is the time! The State Department of Water Resources (DWR) opened their Turf Replacement Rebate Program earlier this month. Rebates are $2 per square foot of lawn removed, up to 1,000 square feet of lawn or $2,000. You must have lawn – dead or alive – to qualify. You are especially well qualified to be eligible for a rebate for two reasons. Kern County is one of the ten San Joaquin Valley counties where DWR is directing extra funding. Also, residents of the city...
Are you achieving your full potential in your business? There may be something that you do in your business that keeps you from reaching the level of success that is possible for you. Being in control of your money and creating wealth has more to do with the right mindset than anything else. Here are some steps that you may find helpful. 1. Desire. You have to want to be successful more than anything else. The enemy of greatness is good enough. Once you have determined what you want to achieve...
This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. Many people look for the “secrets” to investment success. Is it timing the market just right? Is it finding those hot stocks or getting in on the “ground floor” of the next big thing? Actually, these types of moves have little relevance to the vast majority of investors — even the most successful ones. So let’s take a look at some steps you can take that can be effective in helping you work toward...
Getting a loan for your small business has never been easy and for most small business owners it seems harder now than ever. Put yourself in the lenders position, you want to borrow their money and they are in the business of lending money, so it should be easy right? Well, the first thing you need to realize is all loans start at no. It’s not that they don’t want to lend to you, they want to get paid back. If they give you a dollar, how will you repay that dollar with interest? If you have a p...
All of us have those days when we've got a bunch of errands. Suppose on your day off you need to get gas, pick up some groceries, swing by your ATM and get the kids from school. Now you could make four trips, but that would be a waste of time and money – totally inefficient. Instead you get organized and hit the ATM first and get some gas next. Then you go to your supermarket and pick up the kids on the way home. Way better use of your time. Now you may wonder what this has to do with your vehicle. Well, back in the day, each of your e...
Inkopelli is on the move again – expanding their space. Here’s what they have to say: “Inkopelli is growing. Our little store is in the process of expanding to bring you a bigger and better selection of everything you want and need. “We will be bringing you a larger selection of new and used books. That’s not all, you’ll save even more on books as we have slashed prices. Most used books will now sell for just $1.50-$2.50. We have also reduced prices on thousands of new books, with discounts of 30%-75% off publisher’s list prices. Be sure to se...
Does your business continue to operate on its own without you being present? A “real business” is one that functions even when you are not there. Many people who claim to be business owners really have a practice. Professionals, such as, attorneys or physicians, are good examples of this. They may even have several people on staff to assist them but if they don’t work everything stops. The whole operation is dependent upon the principal’s activity. Now there is nothing wrong with having a pract...
Hi, my name is Mike Weast. My wife Michelle and I have opened up a new auto repair facility on South St. in Old Town Tehachapi. We call it Blacksmith Automotive. I personally have over 40 years of experience in the automotive repair industry. I'm also a graduate of Ford School, Bender Brake and Suspension, Bendex Brake Repair and as you might guess, I know the old and new automobiles. We also have several very good employees. Robert served our country for seven years and then graduated from Bake...
If you are like most of us, paying your taxes just emptied your wallet and you are just now getting over the pain from April 15th. Now is the time to start planning for next year and to resolve making the hit a little less painful. The plan is to be mindful of your taxes everyday. You need to prepare all year long so that when April 15th comes again next year, and it will, you are ready and you are in the driver’s seat. What you need to know is there are two tax systems in the USA, one for t...
