Small Business
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Entrepreneurship: Hard work but fun, tooJan 22, 2018 4:00 am - Entrepreneurs never run out of things to do. Whether that's a good thing depends very much on individual circumstances. For many of us, however, the planning, creating a...
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Analysis: Are small businesses overrated?
Jan 21, 2018 12:10 am - America loves its small businesses. According to a Gallup poll, 70 percent of us say we have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in our Main Street merchants a...
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Award helps Naperville car shop keep jobseekers on the roadJan 18, 2018 12:00 am - A national award for a Naperville auto repair shop will benefit a DuPage County charity that helps low-income employees and jobseekers afford reliable transportation. W...
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Did Cook County's failed soda tax cause sales taxes to fizzle, too?Jan 17, 2018 4:30 am - Cook County's short-lived penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages not only failed to bring in as much revenue as projected, but it might also have cost the county mil...
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Two new restaurants get permission to open in Lake ZurichJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - Two new restaurants are coming to Lake Zurich after the village board approved a drive-through lane for a new Meat & Potato Eatery and a liquor license for a new Carlos ...
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Create buyer personas to help in your small business marketing tacticsJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - Uncovering and understanding demographic information about your customers will only provide you with limited knowledge about the most effective direction and tactics in ...
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Palatine awards liquor license to Mother CluckersJan 16, 2018 4:13 am - Mother Cluckers Kitchen has received approval for a liquor license as its owners prepare to open their first suburban location in Palatine. Palatine village council memb...
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Barrington's The Fresh Flower Market reopens downtownJan 16, 2018 12:00 am - The Fresh Flower Market at 122 W. Main Street has announced it has reopened under new ownership. The flower shop closed Dec. 23 after longtime owner Liz Liz Bremner sai...
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You bought a book store? Are you crazy?Jan 15, 2018 4:00 am - Probably not, which is good news for friends and acquaintances of Shannon Burgess and Gail Dickson. On Jan. 1, the two became co-owners of Glen Ellyn's venerable The Boo...
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The closing of 63 Sam's Club stores has big implications for small business