Small Business
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Do Tweets still have a business role?Apr 17, 2016 1:00 am - Would you deal with a 10-year-old company whose financial statements are splashed with red ink, a result of accumulated losses totaling slightly more than $2 billion; a ...
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6 low cost ways to test yourb business ideaApr 16, 2016 1:00 am - So you've got a great idea for a new product or solution and you think it'll be a surefire hit. Not so fast. To find out if your idea has traction, you need to test it. ...
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Prospective restaurateurs can try their concepts in ElginApr 15, 2016 1:00 am - If you want to start a restaurant but are nervous about taking the plunge and signing a lease, Elgin businessman Kevin Echevarria has an answer for you: Give it a pop-up...
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Constable: 'Goat be with you' designer hoping this is year for salesApr 14, 2016 5:00 am - Limping along since 1908 without a World Series championship, Chicago Cubs players never have been that marketable. I remember balding third-baseman Steve Ontiveros, who...
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Aurora police: Scammers posing as ComEd target businessesApr 14, 2016 1:00 am - Scam artists posing as ComEd employees have stolen money from at least two Aurora business owners and unsuccessfully tried the ruse on others, police said Thursday. The ...
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Batavia postpones vote on massage business permitApr 13, 2016 1:00 am - Batavia aldermen said they've postponed giving a massage business permission to open downtown due to concerns about the legitimacy of the owner's massage license and whe...
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Lake Zurich's Old World Bakery closesApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Downtown Lake Zurich's Old World Bakery, which at one time was known for its cinnamon bread and other goodies, has closed after about 29 years on Old Rand Road. Manageme...
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Former Motorolan continues to ensure minerals are mined responsiblyApr 10, 2016 6:00 am - Whether Mike Loch went into the Democratic Republic of Congo for the first time, or for many times after that, it always struck him as "eye opening." "You can look and s...
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Touch-A-Tractor continues Sunday in St. CharlesApr 09, 2016 1:00 am - The 11th annual Touch-A-Tractor event runs through Sunday at Oak Street and Randall Road in St. Charles. It's free and open to the public. The Kane County Farm Bureau st...
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Taxing bodies - except schools - OK with proposed Geneva TIFApr 08, 2016 5:30 am - The Geneva school district continued Thursday to oppose the creation of a tax increment financing district on the east side of downtown in Geneva. It cast the only "no" ...