Small Business
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Why cost regulations have small business owners worried
Jul 26, 2015 7:32 am - NEW YORK - It's getting more expensive to be an employer and small business owners say that's making it harder for them to make money. The health care law, minimum wage ...
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How 7th Heaven guitarist juggles 14 companiesJul 26, 2015 1:00 am - Richard Hofherr, guitarist since 1985 and co-founder of the band 7th Heaven, has packed in 200 shows a year, opened for Bon Jovi and Cheap Trick, written music, and ...
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Countryside nonprofit in Palatine to sell, relocateJul 25, 2015 7:45 am - The Countryside Association for People with Disabilities is a week or two away from selling its 8-acre Palatine facility and is looking for a new location in the same ge...
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Des Plaines business owner named 2015 Vetrepreneur of the YearJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - A Des Plaines business owner has been named the 2015 Woman Vetrepreneur of the Year by a national publication that recognizes military veterans who are successful entrep...
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More merchandise, deals at Glen Ellyn sidewalk saleJul 23, 2015 1:00 am - Gone are the easygoing strolls on downtown Glen Ellyn's sidewalks. This weekend, pedestrians will have to resist the urge to elbow their way through downtown. That's bec...
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Steaks sizzle at Rosemont Gene & Georgetti's opening nightJul 22, 2015 1:00 am - The steaks were sizzling and cocktails poured strong Wednesday night at the grand opening of the new Gene & Georgetti restaurant in Rosemont - only the second location i...
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How a manager found some work-life balance
Jul 20, 2015 5:45 am - Megan Rice, 31, works late every night as a health care consultant, managing 65 people. She brings work home. She thinks about work when she's not working, so she's alwa...
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New overtime rules require strategic planningJul 20, 2015 1:00 am - There's time to figure out how President Obama's proposed changes to overtime pay rules might impact your business: Early thinking is that any new rules won't go into ef...
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Irish pub will open in downtown West Dundee next monthJul 20, 2015 1:00 am - Next month, an Irish pub will occupy a downtown West Dundee storefront that has been vacant for nearly eight years. Dooley's Irish Ale House is moving into 98 W. Main S...
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Stores open during Algonquin Commons constructionJul 19, 2015 11:00 pm - Navigating through the Algonquin Commons shopping center along Randall Road is a bit of a maze these days. But even though you may not be able to park as close as before...