Small Business
-
Join Autumn Wine Walk Saturday in BarringtonSep 11, 2013 12:12 pm - The merchants in downtown Barrington will host an Autumn Wine Walk 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, to kick off the fall shopping season by introducing shoppers and visit...
-
New restaurants, businesses planning fall debut in Arlington HeightsSep 11, 2013 11:00 am - Arlington Heights officials say fall will bring the opening of several new businesses and restaurants — including a few that had expected to open their doors over the su...
-
Asteroids, Centipede: West Dundee to welcome retro video arcadeSep 10, 2013 5:30 am - It's game on for a retro arcade in West Dundee. Monday night, trustees unanimously gave the green light for Scott Lambert to open his Underground Retrocade, which will ...
-
Gibby’s Wine Den gives back with Think Pink bags tourneySep 09, 2013 1:51 pm - Gibby’s Wine Den along Randall Road in Geneva is helping to host a breast cancer fundraiser this month. Gibby’s, along with Batavia Enterprises and the American Cancer S...
-
Mundelein sausage maker brings Ukrainian flavor to AmericansSep 09, 2013 5:30 am - When Alec Mikhaylov emigrated from Ukraine to the United States in 1992, he settled in Chicago and then later Arlington Heights and then Vernon Hills to be near family m...
-
Planning your exit from the business requires actual planningSep 09, 2013 5:30 am - Talk exit planning with Peter Christman, and he’ll throw a bunch of statistics at you. The numbers can be grim. Here are two to consider: Ÿ The typical business owner, ...
-
Father, son team run growing bank in Hanover ParkSep 09, 2013 5:30 am - An interview with Andy Salk, co-owner of First Eagle Bank in Hanover Park. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: First Eagle Bank is an independent, entrepreneur...
-
Business owners still struggling after budget cutsSep 08, 2013 7:03 am - NEW YORK — LaJuanna Russell has lost a third of her revenue and about half of her staff to federal budget cuts. “It has been just a very difficult year,” says Russell, ...
-
Illinois sales tax receipts rise 11 percentSep 07, 2013 1:27 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois sales tax receipts rose 11 percent in August. Strong automobile sales likely helped lift the numbers. That runs counter to the state government’s ...
-
Lake Zurich caterer persuades village to retreat on $1,000 catering liquor license feeSep 07, 2013 8:00 am - Lake Zurich village board members this week retreated from the police chief’s recommendation to create a catering business liquor license that would have cost $1,000 ann...