Small Business
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Tips for getting 'Staff Pick' on KickstarterDec 21, 2014 6:41 am - NEW YORK - Entrepreneurs and other users of crowdfunding site Kickstarter have been seeking the secret to becoming a "Staff Pick" for some time without much luck. Not ev...
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Texas ranchers seeking alternative incomesDec 20, 2014 12:01 am - GAIL, Texas - The Muleshoe Ranch's profits were chopped in half when the drought withered pastures, dried up stock tanks and forced the owner to move most of his cattle...
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Holiday shopping season comes down to the wireDec 19, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - Despite an early start, sales data provided to The Associated Press show that stores may once again have to rely on procrastinators to save the holiday shoppi...
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Ricketts at suburban chamber luncheon Jan. 27Dec 19, 2014 12:01 am - Cubs owner Tom Ricketts will talk about the state of his ball club at a multi-chamber luncheon, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Jan. 27 at Avalon Banquets, 1905 E. Higgins Road, El...
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Buffalo Grove honors retiring chamber executiveDec 18, 2014 12:01 am - The Buffalo Grove village board this week honored the retiring executive director of the local chamber of commerce. Lynne Schneider, a resident since 1988, has served wi...
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Don't hold your breath waiting for Cuban cigarsDec 17, 2014 12:01 am - Mike Gold is the suburban tobacco distributor quoted in this article. His name has been corrected. Mike Gold doesn't expect to sell his first Cuban cigar for at lea...
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New breakfast spot Nora's Cafe opens in NapervilleDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - The namesake of the new Nora's Cafe in Naperville is a fan of the pancakes. Four-year-old Nora Besiri, the daughter of restaurant owners Tim and Zena Besiri of Westmont...
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Accident leads to new road in life for executiveDec 15, 2014 5:11 am - In the blink of an eye, or a text of a word, the world of Erin Doyle of Downers Grove changed forever. But she's still eager to keep changing to make her future brighter...
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Small businesses help drive sustainability issuesDec 15, 2014 5:00 am - The holidays are greener than they used to be — which has little to do with the weather and more to do with the fact that many business owners “really do care” about sus...
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Deli, import grocer opens in St. CharlesDec 15, 2014 12:01 am - The Bend General Store, located at 320 W. Main. in downtown St. Charles, is a new deli and import grocery store that recently opened. Owners Tony Scheufler and Adam...