Small Business
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Boosting business, having fun: the guy in the Statue of Liberty costumeFeb 12, 2013 1:00 pm - Man tells pros, cons of working as costumed attention-getter for tax services
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SBA head Mills to leave Obama administrationFeb 11, 2013 11:37 am - WASHINGTON — Karen Mills is leaving her post as head of the Small Business Administration, opening yet another Cabinet-rank job for President Barack Obama to fill at the...
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Wheaton entrepreneur suggests to start planning, saving for college earlyFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - An interview with Jim Novak, president of College Funding International. Q: Describe your business. A: College Funding International is a division of Novak Financial Gro...
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Allstate's Gregoire works to help othersFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - When Maryse Gregoire left Haiti in 1971, she was preparing to get married in the United States and start a new life. Years later, her son would become ill and was near d...
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LinkedIn more complicated, but potentially more effectiveFeb 11, 2013 4:00 am - LinkedIn ain't what it used to be. The business-focused social media site has “gotten so complicated,” says Michael Yublosky. But, he adds in the next breath, “There ar...
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Palatine music store owner’s dying wish to be honoredFeb 10, 2013 3:11 pm - For John Giovannoni, co-owner of The Music Room in downtown Palatine, a dying request has become a reason to celebrate. “His request before he passed away was that he di...
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Goofy brothers get serious about fighting cancerFeb 10, 2013 7:00 am - As young brothers, Tom and Bill Latourette competed against each other in sports, board games or whatever silly contest they could envision. Now that Tom is 48 and Bill...
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Small business leader tells women owners to take chargeFeb 10, 2013 6:38 am - NEW YORK — Barbara Kasoff has a message for women business owners: If you don’t like the way government regulations affect your business, stop whining and get involved. ...
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Distillery proposal suits the taste of Lake Zurich officialsFeb 09, 2013 7:00 am - Lake Zurich business would make hard liquor, not distribute it
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Palatine restaurant’s business license hearing postponed againFeb 08, 2013 2:31 pm - For the second time, a hearing regarding possible sanctions against a Palatine restaurant where authorities say illegal drug sales have taken place has been postponed. L...