Small Business
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Not a networking natural? Don't sweat it
May 14, 2017 7:18 am - I envy natural-born networkers: The sunny teens who know everyone within the first 48 hours of summer camp. The polished business majors smoothly chatting up professors....
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When baby boomers retire, what happens to their small businesses?
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Schaumburg library hosts seminar for startups May 15May 12, 2017 1:00 am - Anyone who owns their own business or is considering starting one will learn valuable business strategies in "Lean Planning for Illinois Startups" from 7 to 8 p.m., Mond...
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Hoffman Estates recommends opting out of minimum-wage hikeMay 09, 2017 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday unanimously recommended opting out of Cook County laws raising the minimum wage and requiring paid sick days for part-time w...
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West Dundee offers incentives to new farm-to-table restaurantMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - West Dundee officials have agreed to loan local business owners $50,000 to help kick-start their new farm-to-table restaurant. Bleuroot, which is under the same ownershi...
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Round Lake High business students make their pitchesMay 09, 2017 1:00 am - Teams of Round Lake High School students competed for seed money Tuesday to help launch business proposals they created this year in a new course that aims to boost entr...
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Ideas that can help your business be successfulMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - Katie Fielmann's Comfort Keepers of Chicagoland has 747 competitors - all nicely cataloged by the state's Department of Public Health in an April online listing that inc...
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Gurnee franchisee helps kids excel at sportsMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - Brian Davis of Gurnee has had such a love of sports since childhood, that he decided to make it a career. Davis is now owner of the Hi-Five Sports franchise in Gurnee, w...
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Warm weather sparks memories of former custard standMay 07, 2017 11:00 pm - A month or so ago, I mentioned a past fondness for the Gilles custard stand in St. Charles in the early 1990s, a small restaurant setting located just south of the corne...
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More al fresco dining approved in Arlington HeightsMay 07, 2017 1:00 am - More al fresco dining is coming to downtown Arlington Heights this spring. The village board last week approved license agreements with two more restaurants seeking perm...