Small Business
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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
Jan 15, 2018 12:00 am - Last week, Walmart announced that it would be closing 63 of its underperforming Sam's Club stores at various locations throughout the country. While most of the news cen...
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Barrington chamber success luncheon set for Feb. 28Jan 14, 2018 12:00 am - Registration is open for the Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce Network to Success Scramble Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at Makray Memorial...
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Pasquesi owner says Barrington location never recovered from 2008 downturnJan 13, 2018 12:00 am - Edward Pasquesi, owner of Pasquesi Home and Garden store in Barrington, which is closing Jan. 28, said Saturday the store never recovered from the economic downturn. "Sa...
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Pasquesi's Home and Garden store in Barrington is closingJan 12, 2018 12:00 am - The Pasquesi Home and Garden store in Barrington, a fixture in the community since 1988, will close Jan. 28. Notice of the closing is posted at the entrance of the store...