Small Business
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Jim Kendall: School days offer business-building opportunitiesAug 04, 2019 1:00 am - Sometimes we need to open our eyes and notice the opportunities in front of us. One example: Schools, where you can provide an often-needed boost to programs and at the...
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Pub 72 in Gilberts wants to add outdoor sand volleyballAug 01, 2019 1:00 am - The owners of a bar/restaurant in Gilberts said they want to add an outdoor sand volleyball court, just like they did successfully at their establishment in St. Charles....
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Hanover Park may lift happy-hour ban after more than 30 yearsJul 31, 2019 1:00 am - Decades after Hanover Park banned happy hours to counteract the suburb's reputation as a place for excessive drinking, village board members Thursday night will consider...
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Cinnaholic Bakery wants to open north of Woodfield Mall in SchaumburgJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - Stores in Schaumburg's Woodfield Village Green Shopping Center should expect more foot traffic from their numerous restaurant neighbors if the newly proposed Cinnaholic ...
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Jim Kendall: Is an ESOP in your future?Jul 28, 2019 1:00 am - Maybe it's the people I hang with, but I don't pick up a lot of conversation about ESOPs. Yet Employee Stock Ownership Plans apparently can be an extremely effective too...
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From fry guy to college graduate: McDonald's honors employees in Northwest suburbsJul 25, 2019 5:30 am - School was out for the year and Quitmon Hartzol went to his local McDonald's in South suburban Sauk Village to apply for his first job at the age of 15, just looking to ...
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Aliano's to receive $25,000 for patio expansion in East DundeeJul 25, 2019 5:20 am - An Italian restaurant in downtown East Dundee will receive the first commercial facade improvement grant awarded through the village's revamped program. Owners of Aliano...
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Multithemed escape-room business to open in Hoffman EstatesJul 23, 2019 5:27 am - Hoffman Estates officials Monday unanimously approved a multithemed escape-room business in the basement of a four-story medical office building. South Elgin-based Panic...
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Jim Kendall: Selling can be made easierJul 21, 2019 1:00 am - Some entrepreneurs I know can sell almost anything to almost anybody, but most of us are more likely to be uncomfortable than comfortable when we have to sell. And, when...
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New doggy day care coming to Arlington HeightsJul 19, 2019 1:00 am - A new doggy day care and overnight boarding facility is coming to Arlington Heights. Dogtopia will move into four vacant units within the Southpoint Shopping Center at t...