Small Business
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50 Chicago area Radio Shack stores closingFeb 07, 2015 12:00 am - About 50 Radio Shack stores in the Chicago area began going out of business sales Friday after the company's bankruptcy filing. "I came here to get a battery for my tele...
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'Slow Flowers' movement pushes local effortsFeb 07, 2015 12:00 am - BRUNING, Neb. - Come February, the owners of Farmstead Flowers begin nurturing seedlings and preparing three acres for their cash crop reaped from April through October ...
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Pet Supplies Plus opens in Glen EllynFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - Glen Ellyn animal lovers have a new shop in town to help meet their pets' needs. Pet Supplies Plus will hold a soft opening on Saturday at its new location at 299 Roose...
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Café N Play closing in NapervilleFeb 06, 2015 12:00 am - A Naperville kids' play area with a coffee shop to please the parents is closing at the end of next month. Café N Play at 1767 W. Ogden Ave., suite 155, will close a...
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Schaumburg library offers Teen Job Fair Feb. 28Feb 06, 2015 12:00 am - Teens ages 15 to 19 are invited to a Teen Job Fair from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Schaumburg Township District Library, 130 S. Roselle Road in Schaumburg. Man...
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Try a new place to dine during Chicago Northwest Restaurant WeekFeb 05, 2015 10:00 pm - Meet Chicago Northwest, a destination marketing organization, celebrates the abundance of dining choices in the Northwest suburbs by launching the second annual Chicago ...
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Kid President makes Naperville a stump stopFeb 02, 2015 10:00 pm - A presidential campaign rolls into Naperville when Kid President 10-year-old Robby Novak and his brother-in-law Brad Montague present "Kid President's Guide to Being Awe...
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Can 'Friend Economy' bring you more business?Feb 02, 2015 4:00 am - Which would you prefer to have, a friend or a client? Or both? Roch (pronounced "Rock") Tranel thinks you can have both. In fact, he's published a book - actually a t...
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Valentine chocolates featured at Morkes AlgonquinFeb 01, 2015 10:00 pm - The chocolate dipping won't stop between now and Valentine's Day. At Morkes Chocolates in Algonquin, workers are dipping huge, juicy, plump strawberries into milk chocol...
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As the cost of gasoline shrinks, small businesses think bigFeb 01, 2015 6:31 am - NEW YORK - For small business owners who deliver goods and services via car, truck or SUV, lower gas prices have brought more customers within reach and put more money i...