Small Business
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Increased small business activity points to economic gainsJul 22, 2013 5:30 am - If small business actually is the bell cow for economic activity, the outlook may be brighter than it has been in some time. At least that's what conversations with four...
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Insperity-Intuit provide small-business hiring gaugeJul 21, 2013 7:34 am - Investors are looking to Insperity Inc. and Intuit Inc. to see if small-business jobs are keeping pace with broader measures of U.S. labor demand. Intuit, maker of finan...
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Social media tips for small businessesJul 21, 2013 7:32 am - Not tweeting yet? If your small business doesn’t have a social media presence, you may be missing out on building brand loyalty with your customers or attracting new one...
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Technology can provide a boost for small businessJul 21, 2013 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Small business owner Sean Hilty is getting more customers — and more sleep — now that he's ditched his pen for a keyboard. The owner of auto repair shop HBH M...
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Local Pump It Up locations to hold Autism Speaks fundraiser July 24Jul 19, 2013 11:14 am - The children’s entertainment franchise, Pump It Up, is holding a nationwide “Imagination Celebration” fundraiser Wednesday, July 24, for Autism Speaks. From 6 to 8 p.m.,...
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Down syndrome no barrier to running Sunday’s half-marathonJul 17, 2013 2:23 pm - Team members wearing yellow shirts swarmed the Dick Pond’s Athletics store in Schaumburg last week. They met for their last team practice before Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll h...
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Earn gift cards by having your photo taken with Founding FathersJul 15, 2013 1:39 pm - In this patriotic month, you can find some of our country’s Founding Fathers peeking out of the windows at the stores and restaurants in Algonquin Commons. As part of a ...
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Supportive housing should be relocatedJul 15, 2013 12:00 pm - Your article “Palatine housing project reps say facility makes financial sense” (July 2, 2013), pointed out one of the most important issues involved when public funds a...
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Proud of BG board and zoning boardJul 15, 2013 12:00 pm - In the matter of the Svigos Asset Management appeal to raise the allowed roof height on the old Rogan’s shoe store at Dundee and Buffalo Grove roads: The people of Buffa...
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Libertyville entrepreneur puts fashion on wheelsJul 15, 2013 6:00 am - When a friend gave Gina Crater-Lilja a sweater as a gift, she asked where the friend bought it. Off a truck, the woman said. That's hardly the answer Crater-Lilja expect...