Finance
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Overcoming hurdles to small business financingOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, Illinois is home to 1.2 million small businesses, which, collectively, employ nearly half of the private workforce i...
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Women entrepreneurs, there's no better month to revisit your financial strategyOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - October is National Women's Small Business Month, a great time to bring awareness to the importance of women-owned businesses. Not only are women making a significant, p...
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Surviving and thriving during an economic downturnOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - The rumblings are getting louder. As we enter the 124th consecutive month of economic expansion, economists point to varying factors that may be precursors to the next d...
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Making late payments can hurt your businessOct 16, 2019 1:00 am - Small businesses that don't pay their bills on time can see a negative hit to their bottom line, along with encountering several other adverse effects that can hurt thei...
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These are the 20 richest people in the automotive industry
Oct 13, 2019 6:22 am - Siblings Susanne Klatten and Stefan Quandt own almost half of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG. The billionaires are descendants of Guenther Quandt, who built a German indust...
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October is the new April for accountants after tax law confusion
Oct 13, 2019 6:20 am - For Americans who couldn't figure out how to pay their taxes in April after Republicans overhauled the tax code, there is a new day of dread for accountants: Oct. 15. Th...
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Analysis: GE pension freeze shows workers need better way to save
Oct 13, 2019 6:10 am - Pensions are chronically underfunded. Defined-contribution plans like 401(k)s are needlessly complicated and expensive, and many Americans can't afford to put away even ...
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Startups with female founders raise more venture cash
Oct 13, 2019 6:00 am - Startups with at least one female founder raised 21% more in venture capital funding than companies with all male teams, according to a study released Thursday by the Ka...
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Parents, teens: Wake up to the truth about 'dream schools'Oct 13, 2019 6:00 am - The college admissions scandal — which recently led to a 14-day prison sentence for actress Felicity Huffman — exposed a group of wealthy parents' obsession with getting...
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Has your newborn's identity already been stolen?
Oct 11, 2019 7:00 am - Imagine discovering that your newborn's brand new Social Security number has already been used to construct what Eva Velasquez, president and CEO of the Identity Theft R...