Small Business
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What are the right first steps to starting my small business?Aug 10, 2017 1:00 am - Building and growing a successful small business requires considerable time, thought and planning. If you've never traveled the road to entrepreneurship before you might...
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Long-sought hardware store opens in Hoffman EstatesAug 09, 2017 5:30 am - The co-owner of a long-awaited Ace Hardware store in Hoffman Estates shared the joy of his opening day with customers and even village officials Tuesday. "It's a passion...
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Wise Apple helps parents pack healthy, fresh school lunchesAug 09, 2017 1:00 am - A new business is helping suburban Chicago parents pack school lunches. Wise Apple, co-founded by Highland Park resident Nate Cooper, delivers custom, fresh, ready-...
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Business accelerators become hot ideasAug 06, 2017 1:00 am - This is an interesting time to own a small business, especially a start-up. • Naperville's North Central College is roughly 18 months into ConVerge, a college-created bu...
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Hoffman Estates entrepreneur hits home run with artistic furnitureAug 06, 2017 1:00 am - Jennifer Hiser hit a home run with her new business in Hoffman Estates, 4Everly Adorned, where she paints artistic designs on furniture and other items. She created a s...
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New Naperville co-working space targets women entrepreneursAug 04, 2017 5:30 am - Things are clicking at work for the founders of a new co-working space in downtown Naperville called Klique. Heather DeMonte, a storyteller and branding expert and Stac...
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Businesses happy to see boating restrictions ease on Chain, Fox RiverAug 04, 2017 1:00 am - As boaters got word Friday they can return to the Chain O' Lakes and Fox River, business owners who watched weeks of revenue wash away with the floodwaters hope this wee...
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New cafe, bar to open this year in downtown East DundeeAug 03, 2017 1:00 am - Kathleen Bergeron hasn't pinned down a name for her new East Dundee bar and cafe, but she knows exactly what type of vibe she wants it to convey. She envisions a cozy, w...
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'Soda tax' a tough sell for Cook County retailers in border townsAug 02, 2017 1:00 am - Matt Eckols wasn't happy to find a 24-ounce energy drink on Wednesday morning in Elgin cost more than usual - 24 cents extra, to be precise. The Elgin resident, who has ...
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Cook County soda tax: The amount you pay could varyAug 02, 2017 1:00 am - On the first day of what is supposed to be a penny-per-ounce Cook County tax on sweetened beverages, the amount actually charged by restaurants and retailers for fountai...