Small Business
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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...
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From laborer to president, Jeff Krusinski in line to lead construction companyNov 14, 2016 12:00 am - Jeffrey J. Krusinski started as a laborer in 1994 at his family's Krusinski Construction Co., a general contracting and construction management firm based in Oak Brook. ...
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Orthodontic Experts To Give Away $20,000 in Free Braces Through An Essay Contest This Holiday SeasonNov 10, 2016 10:00 pm - For Immediate Release Orthodontic Experts To Give Away $20,000 in Free Braces Through An Essay Contest This Holiday Season www.facebook.com/OrthodonticExperts Well that ...
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Should eyebrow tattooing be allowed in Naperville?Nov 10, 2016 12:00 am - Exactly what is a practice called microblading and whether it constitutes body art are questions the city of Naperville soon will be researching at the request of a tech...
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Residents oppose plans for 24-hour gas station in Arlington HeightsNov 10, 2016 12:00 am - A proposal to make an Arlington Heights gas station a 24-hour operation is meeting opposition from neighbors and village trustees. Franchisee Steven Chacko wants to conv...