Small Business
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Cupcake shop expands to downtown ElginNov 26, 2016 4:00 am - Fans of cupcakes now have a go-to spot in downtown Elgin, where they are greeted by signs like “Eat cake for breakfast” and “Life is better with frosting” for that extra...
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Schaumburg craft show draws shoppers looking to spend locallyNov 26, 2016 12:00 am - Shoppers heading to craft shows this holiday season often know they're going to pay a little more than they would for something from the mall that is mass-produced, but ...
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Gurnee supports small businessesNov 24, 2016 12:00 am - Gurnee village government is officially supporting Small Business Saturday, which is a localized version of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. To support Small Business Satu...
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M.H.S. Business Incubator students ready to launch productNov 20, 2016 10:00 pm - One of the new courses offered at Mundelein High School this year is the Business Incubator Laboratory course. The facilities for this course are housed in the school's...
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Did father's hiring of son boost sales?Nov 20, 2016 12:00 am - Just shy of a year ago, I chronicled Michael Wajer's arrival at Business Engineering. Hired in August 2015 by his father, Ron Wajer, managing partner at Business Engin...
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Kukec's People: Glenview entrepreneur seeks to help kids with asthmaNov 20, 2016 12:00 am - A quotation by Mahatma Gandhi inspired his namesake Prasanthi Gandhi of Glenview. "You must be the change you wish to see in this world," he said. That quote was the co...
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Custom ice cubes win Judson's 'Shark Tank' business pitch contestNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - An idea for creating customizable ice cubes won first place in Judson University's third "Shark Tank" entrepreneurial pitch competition this week. Five finalists who wer...
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Dundee-Crown students preparing to launch businessesNov 17, 2016 12:00 am - Two groups of young entrepreneurs from Dundee-Crown High School are preparing to launch real businesses that stemmed from ideas for a class project. Students in a second...
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New youth center coming to BarringtonNov 15, 2016 4:00 am - A plan to build a Christian youth center just north of The English Daisy Consignment shop at 200 S. Lageschulte St. was approved by the Barrington board of trustees at t...
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How strong is your business' infrastructure?Nov 14, 2016 12:00 am - The infrastructure that supports most small businesses typically doesn't involve roads and bridges. Think instead about such internal structures as management teams, adv...