Articles filed under Kendall, Jim

• LinkedIn more complicated, but potentially more effective Feb 11, 2013 12:00 AM
  LinkedIn may be more complicated, but it's potentially more effective according to a local business owner interviewed by Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall.
  

   

• Is this the year you can finally sell your business? Feb 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  After way too many years of waiting — for the economy to improve, for banks and investors to loosen up, for buyers to appear — you figure this is the year to sell your business and move on. Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall addresses the topic.
  

   

• From website videos to mentoring, new ideas to consider Jan 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  Website videos almost certainly will raise your business' standing on Internet search pages. That's reason enough to finally commit to video as part of your marketing program, but there are other reasons. Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall looks at a few.
  

   

• Family business, health care studies deserve attention Jan 21, 2013 12:00 AM
  Small Business Columnist looks at healthcare. He finds that in spite of the insurance costs we and our employees pay, we generally live shorter lives and “have a long-standing pattern of poorer health that is strikingly consistent and pervasive” over our lifetimes.
  

   

• Despite budget woes, government market remains an optionJan 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  How much of a problem the lack of fiscal management becomes for small and mid-size businesses that seek to sell goods and services to government agencies remains to be seen. Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall looks at the trend.
  

   

• Successful entrepreneurs tell what they would do differently Jan 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Looking back, Tom Walter, CEO of Tasty Catering, says he would change the way he hires. "My hiring philosophy would have been screen for skill but hire for attitude.' Then I wouldn't have gone through the pain of talented misfits." What do other owners say about what they would do differently?
  

   

• Small business borrowing outlook brightens for 2013 Dec 31, 2012 12:00 AM
  If you've been hoping banks will loosen their loan purse strings Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall says 2013 may be your year. But he finds bankers will make up for continuing low loan rates with higher fees and compensating balances, and risk will be a big part of the loan equation.
  

   

• Employment wage-and-hour issues loom in New Year Dec 24, 2012 12:00 AM
  The number of wage claims coming in our door the last year is more than twice the number of traditional discrimination claims, according to a local attorney. Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall looks into the issue.
  

   

• Holiday season a good time to connect with advisers Dec 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  There is little most small businesses must do about health coverage this year other than plan; the big changes in the Affordable Care Act show up in 2014.But it's not too soon to meet with your health insurance rep, Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall says.
  

   

• Leader says SBDCs should be part of business owner’s team Dec 10, 2012 12:00 AM
  Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall talks with the manager of the Illinois Small Business Development Center at College of DuPage, who is retiring June 1. Cook and the collar counties are home to 18 Small Business Development Centers, nearly half at local community colleges, but many fret that too few businesses are aware of the generally free resources available within the SBDC system.
  

   

• Developing a stage presence can help you sell an ideaDec 3, 2012 12:00 AM
  Jeanie Carter teaches stage presence — a potentially important difference-maker as you walk confidently to the podium, shake the hand of the individual who introduced you and begin your presentation to an audience of peers and potential customers. Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall covers the important topics with Carter.
  

   

• Mobile devices give small businesses IT options Nov 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall addresses how technology can enable, or inhibit, your business.
  

   

• Is being a franchisee better than being independent? Nov 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  Can you make more money investing in your own business rather than in a franchise? Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall explores this issue.
  

   

• Stay home one day. See how staff responds Nov 12, 2012 12:00 AM
  Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall shares a few do-it-yourself thoughts as we wait for fall to end. He suggests staying home for a day or offering sweets and coffee at your shop for customers.
  

   

• Atypical promotional approach works for search firmNov 5, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Barrington small businesss owner does things a little bit differently. The musician, composer, motivational speaker, and creator of both traditional and audio books talks to Jim Kendall about his entrepreneurial energy.
  

   

• Will end-of-year business tax moves matter? Oct 29, 2012 12:00 AM
  Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall says to keep in mind that there really is no one-size-fits-all solution to federal tax issues. He suggests that businesses talk to their accountant.
  

   

• Palatine author shares e-publishing tips with business owners Oct 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  A Palatine author shares e-publishing tips with Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall. He gives helpful tips on what and what not to do.
  

   

• Transportation company opts for help picking advisory boardOct 15, 2012 12:00 AM
  Carolyn Gable, president of New Age Transportation, Distribution & Warehousing Inc. in Lake Zurich, talks to Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall about how she put together her advisory board. She picked an outside company to help.
  

   

• Manufacturer’s advisory board could be your blueprintOct 8, 2012 12:00 AM
  Thinking about an advisory board? Small Business Columnist Jim Kendall looks at the one at Simmons Engineering Corp., a privately held, Wheeling-headquartered manufacturer of cutting blades.
  

   

• How to ‘SCORE’ advice from experienced mentors Sep 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  What business owners often are looking for is "an accountability partner, someone they can talk to ... who will hold their feet to the fire," Small Business Columnist found. He looks at an organization that can help.