Small Business
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Small businesses traverse health care, tax complexitiesFeb 07, 2016 5:12 am - NEW YORK - As more requirements of the health care law take effect, income tax filing season becomes more complex for small businesses. Companies required to offer healt...
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Long hours go into chocolate holiday for Guinness Record chef in GenevaFeb 07, 2016 4:00 am - While many will enjoy the romance of Valentine's Day, others will enjoy the holiday for one thing — chocolate! And Chef Alain Roby, owner of the All Chocolate Kitchen in...
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La Galerie in St. Charles to close in 2016Feb 03, 2016 10:00 pm - From the time it opened in the St. Charles Mall in 1987 to today, La Galerie art gallery has stayed true to its slogan - "Art for about any taste in about any price rang...
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Meet the pioneering exotic pet vet from LisleFeb 03, 2016 10:00 am - In the past, owning a nontraditional or exotic pet often meant letting nature take its course when it came to the need for medical care. Lisle veterinarian Robert Ness o...
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Mystery behind what's coming to vacant Des Plaines building revealedFeb 03, 2016 12:00 am - The mystery behind what's coming to a long-vacant building in Des Plaines has been revealed. Wolf Road Hot Dogs plans to open in April on the southeast corner of Wolf an...
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Tech CEO keeps his creative side busy with band, filmmakingJan 31, 2016 5:22 am - Patrick Stakenas of Libertyville is president and CEO of Determine Inc., a software platform provider that helps companies manage their contracts and supplies. But don'...
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Workplace safety concerns impact productivityJan 31, 2016 4:45 am - Workplace safety - or, in today's not quite so benign context, the possibility of workplace violence - likely isn't something most entrepreneurs think about. Maybe we sh...
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The man behind Elgin's Bravo magazineJan 30, 2016 6:00 am - Jeffrey Pierce believes print gives places a sense of identity, which is why you won't find any stories on the website of his Bravo magazine. If you want to read it, you...
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Schaumburg requires fingerprinting of carnival workersJan 28, 2016 12:00 am - Schaumburg now requires that fingerprinting be part of the state-mandated criminal background checks for any carnival employees that may work in the village. The state l...
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Economic development forum in GrayslakeJan 28, 2016 12:00 am - An economic development forum hosted by state Rep. Sam Yingling and the College of Lake County Small Business Development & International Trade Center will be held Feb. ...