Small Business
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Adult ‘snow day’ at Gibby’s pairs wine with chocolateJan 13, 2014 10:46 am - The kids had their turn this month. Now it’s time for the parents to have a snow day. Gibby’s Wine Den along Randall Road in Geneva is hosting an “adult snow day” at 7 p...
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Store manager starts her new year off rightJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - Yesterday, New Year’s Eve Day, while returning from a luncheon, my carpool rider and I began discussing our family’s New Year’s Day traditions. In my family, we always m...
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Online purse-making business gets celebrity attentionJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - Aileen Parks of Lake in the Hills has turned a hobby into a business that now reaches celebrities at the Cannes Film Festival, the Primetime Emmys, the Wendy Williams Sh...
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Angel group founders share insights, investment criteriaJan 13, 2014 4:00 am - Is there a business owner who at some point hasn't dreamed of angel financing — a wealthy individual or group of investors who will shower money on the entrepreneur's ob...
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How to get ahead in business with a short resumeJan 12, 2014 5:48 am - NEW YORK — Hey twentysomethings, dreaming of trading in the safety of a regular paycheck to start your own business? There’s no secret sauce. Instead, founders of three ...
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New low-cost vet clinic open in downtown ElginJan 10, 2014 3:28 pm - Alone on Friday morning in her new vet clinic in downtown Elgin, Debra Rykoff worked quietly and methodically on her patients — 13 mostly well-behaved cats that needed s...
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Carpentersville makes it easier to buy alcohol on SundaysJan 10, 2014 1:45 pm - If you’re interested in buying a case of beer in Carpentersville on Sundays, you no longer have to wait until 10 a.m. to do it. The village board this week amended that...
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BG chamber honors its best of 2013Jan 09, 2014 3:13 pm - On Jan. 7, the Buffalo Grove Area chamber recognized business owners and volunteers with the 2013 Chamber Commitment Awards, the annual event to recognize members for th...
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Mt. Prospect chamber celebrates successful yearJan 09, 2014 10:04 am - Maddy Moloney, a recent graduate of Prospect High School, said she didn’t know what to expect last year when she enrolled in the Young Entrepreneur’s Academy run by the ...
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Gambling cafe eyes former Elgin coffee shopJan 08, 2014 4:30 am - Editor’s note: This version of the story has been corrected to reflect Crown Pointe Amusement’s correct business location and the number of stores it has open. By Lenore...