Finance
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5 lessons from working in a family businessJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - "Never work with family" is something I heard years ago. It may have been valuable advice for some, but clearly I had other ideas. My family's business, Platania Financi...
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Maintaining business relationship is hard workJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - Working with family can be extremely rewarding, but it takes a lot of hard work. You have to find a healthy balance between managing the different personalities among f...
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Small business growing pains: 6 common financial challengesJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - Starting a small business is challenging and overwhelming. A Bureau of Labor Statistics* report shows, on average, 20% of businesses don't make it past the first year, ...
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Financing organic farmers: opportunity intertwined with a challengeJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - When President Biden released his plan to protect and grow the rural economy earlier this year, he called for investing in programs that would help farmers reduce their ...
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Social Security isn't going away, but changes need to be madeJul 13, 2021 1:00 am - It seems everyone is talking about the U.S. Social Security program. Analysts, economists and politicians express concern that the program will run out of money. This na...
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Wynnchurch sells its stake in air ambulance serviceJul 12, 2021 11:00 pm - ROSEMONT - Wynnchurch Capital L.P. Tuesday said it sold its investment in Carson Air, a provider of fixed-wing air ambulance services, air cargo services and flight scho...
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Garner joins Cornerstone National Bank & Trust Co.Jul 12, 2021 11:00 pm - PALATINE — Cornerstone National Bank & Trust Co. announced the addition of Ed Garner as a senior vice president based out of its Naperville location. Garner joins the te...
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Back to barter: A solution for struggling area businessesJul 12, 2021 1:00 am - Everything old is new again. As business bottomed out as a result of COVID-19, the oldest form of trade - barter - was booming. However, this is not your father's direct...
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Liz Weston: Smart strategies to fight back against inflation
Jul 11, 2021 6:00 am - Few economists predict we'll return to the double-digit price increases of the late 1970s and early 1980s. But knowing some of the ways consumers coped back then - and h...
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Are state interest-rate caps an automatic win for borrowers?