Small Business
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Hoffman Estates will inspect rental homesDec 10, 2013 4:30 am - Hoffman Estates will inspect and license rental properties — single-family homes, townhouses and condominiums, according to an ordinance the village board gave prelimina...
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See Santa at Algonquin and Geneva CommonsDec 09, 2013 10:36 am - There is still plenty of time to squeeze in holiday fun up and down the Randall Road corridor before Christmas comes this month. If you haven’t dictated your list to San...
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Elk Grove CEO aims to stamp out hunger for kidsDec 09, 2013 4:30 am - Jamie Pritscher, co-founder and CEO of Elk Grove-based ThatsCaring.com aims to help eliminate hunger among schoolchildren. Pritscher and her team have revamped the focu...
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GreenMark Public Relations grows in suburbsDec 09, 2013 4:00 am - An interview with Sue Markgraf, founder and president of GreenMark Public Relations Inc. in Mundelein. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: I am founder and pre...
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Plan to sell the business to fund retirement? Plan long-termDec 09, 2013 4:00 am - Planning matters for entrepreneurs starting up. It turns out, however, that planning may matter even more if you’re nearing the other end of the spectrum and looking at ...
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Oh, for the days when Christmas followed ThanksgivingDec 09, 2013 4:00 am - Many years ago (perhaps 30) I was shopping in the now-defunct Karrol's Menswear (tall sizes) at Golf Mill Shopping Center. I had purchased a shirt for my husband and ask...
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Businesses give big ‘like’ to Pinterest, InstagramDec 08, 2013 5:54 am - NEW YORK — Small businesses are using social media to promote their businesses and lure shoppers this holiday season — and they’re not just on Facebook. Or Twitter. Pin...
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Bollig visits Elk Grove VillageDec 08, 2013 5:32 am - Brandon Bollig of the Chicago Blackhawks is coming to Coach’s Corner, 152 W. Biesterfield Road, Elk Grove Village, from 7-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18. He’ll hold a ques...
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Craze for coveted craft brews creates black marketDec 06, 2013 3:59 pm - MONTPELIER, Vt. — Fancy a pint of Pliny the Elder or Heady Topper double India pale ales, but can’t find it in your neighborhood? Get out your wallet. As craft brews ga...
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Free trade shop holds open houseDec 06, 2013 8:56 am - Gifts of the World, a volunteer-run, free trade shop held at Christ Community Mennonite Church, 888 S. Roselle Road, in Schaumburg, will hold holiday open houses on Dec....