Small Business
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Nothing Bundt Cakes a hit in Algonquin CommonsMar 26, 2018 11:00 pm - Danny Sorensen had stopped into Nothing Bundt Cakes locations before. And he'd seen people's eyes light up when they tried samples of the moist cake in its many flavors....
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Will your new website pass its eyeball test?Mar 26, 2018 5:00 am - You've decided, as graphic designer Traci Jendo suggested in last week's column, what the basic message your new website will send to your business' marketplace should b...
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“That's the game”: Tax planners look for loopholes in new law
Mar 25, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — In the hopes of paying less in taxes, several surgical centers in Louisiana are considering spinning off their parking garages into separate businesses. Eye...
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New businesses open in Wauconda shopping centerMar 23, 2018 1:00 am - Two new culinary businesses are bringing customers - and cash - to a Wauconda shopping center. A Mexican restaurant called El Manantial and a coffee shop called the Suga...
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Rolling Meadows aldermen back plan to offer restaurants incentivesMar 22, 2018 1:00 am - Most Rolling Meadows aldermen voiced support this week for a proposal that would provide restaurants with financial incentives to lure them to town. Aldermen John D'Asti...
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Naperville bride hires students with disabilities to create recycled invitesMar 21, 2018 11:00 pm - The raw material for Samantha Hudelson's wedding invitations starts in a Naperville classroom, where a student tosses it into a recycling bin. It meets a shredder, wher...
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Chatbots to video, websites are changingMar 19, 2018 5:00 am - What your business' new website looks like matters: You have only a handful of seconds to convince a site visitor to stay. How well the site functions may be even more i...
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Comet Frozen Custard reopens TuesdayMar 16, 2018 1:00 am - Comet Frozen Custard & Coffee in downtown Rolling Meadows reopens for the 2018 season next Tuesday, officials say. The shop at 3001 Kirchoff Road closes in the wintertim...
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What happened to the former Haeger factory in East Dundee?Mar 16, 2018 1:00 am - The former Haeger Potteries plant in East Dundee has gone dark. All plastic bag manufacturing operations have ceased at 7 Maiden Lane. A neon orange sign posted on the d...
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Dimples Donuts coming to ElginMar 14, 2018 1:00 am - Doughnut fans can look forward to a new shop opening in the location of the defunct Roll-N-Donut in Elgin. Dimples Donuts at 1315 Dundee Ave. will offer an array of doug...