Small Business
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First Person Live bringing storytelling shows to suburbsJan 23, 2017 10:00 pm - For a new series of storytelling events, this is the beginning. A crowded bar at Two-Nine Martini Lounge in downtown Naperville. One hundred or so listeners, ears train...
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Wauconda's new Legacy 1878 continues tradition of unique businesses on Main StreetJan 23, 2017 4:30 am - For the owner of a new business, there may be no sweeter sound than a customer walking through the front door and gleefully exclaiming, "You're open! You're open!" Remar...
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New operator reopening Mount Prospect banquet hall closed three yearsJan 22, 2017 12:00 am - Mount Prospect trustees have approved a liquor license to reopen a banquet hall at 1700 S. Elmhurst Road that closed in November 2014. The owner of the proposed Victoria...
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Factors that affect how quickly your business will sellJan 22, 2017 12:00 am - How long will it take to sell your business? There are seven basic factors: • The price you set, which should be based in part on your determination of how many dollars ...
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Four Northwest suburban police departments compete to lose weightJan 19, 2017 12:00 am - Cops in four Northwest suburbs will be battling it out to see who loses the most weight over the next two months. Max Muscle Sports Nutrition, a health supplement store ...
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'Wine'about winter eventJan 16, 2017 12:00 am - The 12th annual "Let's Wine About Winter" wine tasting event will be hosted by MainStreet Libertyville from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18. A $30 ticket includes: a comme...
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How much will downtown pay for new Naperville streetscapes?Jan 15, 2017 6:37 am - Naperville is working on designs for new downtown streetscapes - and on how much property owners should pay for them. In an estimated $15 million project that's expecte...
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Harper's 'Shark Tank' gives to small businesses with Duchossois' helpJan 13, 2017 4:15 am - Harper College has a "Shark Tank" of its own, with the financial backing of a Barrington-area philanthropist. Unlike the TV show, Kim Duchossois doesn't sit on the panel...
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Let's turn down the noise and run our businessesJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - There's more political blather than ever, so let's turn down the volume when the talking heads talk; ignore the tweets and bemused responses; and, for at least a while, ...
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CCS, Parr find ways to help othersJan 10, 2017 12:00 am - CCS founder helps young people advance