Small Business
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New Glen Ellyn store showcases handmade jewelryJul 31, 2014 5:30 am - Shoppers have a new option for jewelry and trendy clothes with the opening of e & e aubé Designs in downtown Glen Ellyn. The store at 477 Forest Ave. is a few steps from...
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Naperville shop celebrates wizard with 'Potter' birthday partyJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - Anderson's Bookshop in downtown Naperville twice has hosted "Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling and even has gathered as many as 70,000 people to celebrate the release of...
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Downtown Naperville dress shop moves to strip mall with 'facelift'Jul 31, 2014 1:00 am - A designer dress shop has moved from downtown Naperville to a location that would have seemed unlikely a few months ago. The vacant strip mall on Washington Street just...
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Lombard Town Centre leader pleased with progress in village's downtownJul 30, 2014 1:01 am - Since taking over as executive director of Lombard Town Centre last August, Sarah Richardt has brought what she calls a "kinder, gentler attitude" to the village's downt...
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Batavia couple planning Naperville marijuana dispensaryJul 30, 2014 1:00 am - Traci and Hugo Fernandez already fight the pain and paralysis of chronic spinal cord injuries through research funded by a nonprofit organization they created, the Unite...
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New downtown Lombard businesses include jewelry store, salonsJul 30, 2014 1:00 am - Five businesses have opened their doors this year in downtown Lombard to help give the area a new look. “I'm just very pleased with who's coming down here,” said Sarah R...
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DuPage County manufacturing incubator nearing launchJul 29, 2014 1:01 am - An innovation center that aims to provide entrepreneurs with space and manufacturing technology to launch their ideas is soon to have a home in DuPage County. Rev3 Innov...
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International Trade Center helping Lake County businesses growJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - An interview with Frank Brisbois, director of the Illinois Small Business Development & International Trade Center at the College of Lake County. Q: Tell us about the SB...
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Des Plaines tech firm is real gem for entrepreneurJul 28, 2014 1:01 am - Born and raised in Calcutta, India, Mitul Gandhi was part of a family of jewelers. His parents owned a jewelry business and so did many other relatives. "But I was the b...
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Women business owners face gender gap, report saysJul 27, 2014 7:35 am - NEW YORK - Women who own small business are still far behind their male counterparts when it comes to getting loans and government contracts, a congressional report said...