Small Business
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Top employer health benefits you're not using (and why you should)May 01, 2017 12:00 am - Workplace wellness programs = health, happiness and productivity. Companies across the country are establishing workplace wellness programs that encourage employees to w...
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New dental practice opens in Lake in the HillsApr 30, 2017 11:00 pm - It's been a place to pick out your favorite movies on DVD and even VHS. Then it was the spot to pick out your Halloween costume for the year. Now the space at 261 N. Ran...
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Lake Zurich personal trainer wants to stay in industrial parkApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - A Lake Zurich advisory panel recommends letting a personal trainer continue operating in an industrial park if the business can strike an agreement with the private prop...
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Elgin council reverses itself, OKs gun range catering to womenApr 27, 2017 5:00 am - The city of Elgin will be getting a new gun store and shooting range on the west side after all. Two weeks ago, the Elgin City Council turned down, in a 4-4 vote, the pl...
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Denbur named Illinois Small Business Exporter of the YearApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - Small business owner Fariborz Maissami saw big potential in manufacturing small items. Denbur Inc., of Westmont, makes products for the dental, hobby, beauty and automot...
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Distillery owners garner small business awardApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - Koval Distillery, a Chicago-based organic whiskey, liqueur and spirit producer, was born in 2008 when Sonat Birnecker Hart and husband, Robert Birnecker, were living...
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Tips, strategies for owners to survive tax seasonApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - A new year brings a new tax season. With April 18th still in the rearview mirror, many small business owners are breathing a sigh of relief after having completed filing...
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Elk Grove business owner gave people money and said 'pay it forward'
Apr 27, 2017 1:00 am - Sometimes when Erin Boomer was paying the bills, she couldn't figure out why the checkbook balance was low. It turned out her husband, Frank, had dipped into the money t...
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Engaged small business community can revive Illinois' economyApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - The small business community is comprised of driven and motivated individuals. Indeed, small business owners and their employees work tirelessly to sustain and grow thei...
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Engineering & construction firm president named Illinois 8(a) Graduate of the YearApr 27, 2017 1:00 am - Milhouse Engineering and Construction of Chicago has a strategy for success: staying small and nimble. President and CEO Wilbur C. Milhouse believes the competition ...