Small Business
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A look at what 2014 may hold for small businessesJan 05, 2014 5:32 am - NEW YORK — What stresses small business owners the most? Our conversations with them and the research we come across suggest it’s a lack of clarity. Well, there’s no sma...
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Mundelein jewelry store likely not refunding customersJan 04, 2014 4:05 pm - Chances are customers of a Mundelein jewelry store will not be getting refunds for about $151,000 worth of purchases, although not all is lost yet. Rich Bennett, owner o...
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St. Charles religious store owner contemplates futureJan 04, 2014 10:37 am - Even in good times, it’s not likely you could describe Angel Kisses in St. Charles as a robust business. But it served what one might describe as worldwide purpose in se...
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Misconception: Older workers take jobs from youngJan 03, 2014 8:14 pm - CHICAGO — It’s an assertion that has been accepted as fact by droves of the unemployed: Older people remaining on the job later in life are stealing jobs from young peop...
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Mt. Prospect chamber announces award winnersJan 03, 2014 1:25 pm - The Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce has announced this year’s Business Award winners. They are Business Leader of the Year, Susan Dozier, American Chartered Bank; Bus...
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Gingerbread winners chosen in Naperville displayJan 03, 2014 9:00 am - The 25 sculptures designed to look like gingerbread cookies in downtown Naperville may be covered with snow, but they're still smiling — especially the three that captur...
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Snowplow driver misses sleep but enjoys the jobJan 02, 2014 10:27 am - If snowplow driver Joe Dugo of J.D. Enterprises had a choice between 8 inches of snow falling overnight or over the course of two days, he’d prefer it all at once. That ...
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MCC offers seminars for small business ownersJan 02, 2014 9:30 am - Submitted by McHenry County College Small business owners can ring in the year in a new way with three new marketing seminars offered by the Illinois Small Business Deve...
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Barrington Chamber offers business training seminarsDec 31, 2013 11:34 am - The Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce will host four lunchtime business training seminars in January aimed to help business owners improve and succeed. The sessions ar...
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Organico Vitamins growing strong in NapervilleDec 30, 2013 4:30 am - An interview with Ahmad Khan, owner of Organico Vitamins in Naperville. Q: Describe your business. A: Organico Vitamins is a result of my vision to have a central place ...