Hurray for Hollywood! After all, who doesn’t love movies, celebrities, and the bright lights of that big city? But what’s it really like to do business in Tinseltown?

On a recent business trip to Los Angeles, I had the opportunity to take a look at the City of Angels from a business angle. In this issue of Be Inkandescent magazine, we dedicate our 18 columns to learning more about what makes LA tick — and how you might be able to play more like a movie star or a mogul at your small business.

To get us started, we turn to Prof. Adam Gordon, PhD, who teaches at Cardiff University and writes regularly on business topics for Forbes.com. Scroll down for his insightful article, “Celebrities as Entrepreneurs.” And don’t miss Gordon’s Tips for Entrepreneurs, in which he takes us to Oxford University to learn how educators are helping business leaders better forecast and manage the future.

To whet your appetite, here’s a taste of what else is in this month’s issue:

• Child actor Jeff Cohen — best known as Chunk in “The Goonies” — grew up to be an attorney who penned The Dealmaker’s Ten Commandments. Be sure to check out this title from the guy who did the infamous “truffle shuffle.”

• Actor and director Paul Barry — known for his work on “Love Is a Four-Letter Word,” “Small Claims,” and “Introducing the Dwights” — shares his thoughts on how actors tap into their intuition, and how you can, too, in this month’s IntuitionRules.com column.

• Paul Newman’s daughter Clea is carrying on her father’s legacy as you’ll see in our podcast interview about her nonprofit, SeriousFun.

We leave you with this parting thought from Paul Newman: “I was terrorized by the emotional requirements of being an actor. Acting is like letting your pants down; you’re exposed. I’d like to be remembered as a guy who tried — tried to be part of his times, tried to help people communicate with one another, tried to find some decency in his own life, tried to extend himself as a human being. Someone who isn’t complacent, who doesn’t cop out.”

Here’s to seeing your name in lights! — Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher, Be Inkandescent • founder, Inkandescent Public Relations